Gibran Backs Global Scholarship Summit 2026, Stresses Access for Underprivileged Students
CTARSA Foundation, together with the Indonesian Scholarship Forum – the Indonesian Scholarship Network Association (AJBI), held an audience with the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta.
This strategic step was taken as an effort to build national synergy in strengthening the scholarship ecosystem while seeking support for the staging of the Global Scholarship Summit 2026.
During the audience, held on Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the organising committee presented the vision of the Global Scholarship Summit 2026 as an international-scale collaborative forum bringing together stakeholders in education, philanthropy, business, and government. The hope is that the forum will act as a catalyst for tangible cooperation in expanding access to quality education for Indonesia’s younger generation.
For context, the Global Scholarship Summit 2026 will be held on 8 September 2026 at The Trans Luxury Hotel Jakarta. The event is initiated by CTARSA Foundation together with the Indonesian Scholarship Forum as a strategic platform to strengthen cross-sector partnerships in developing sustainable scholarship programmes.
Unlike conventional discussion forums, the Global Scholarship Summit 2026 is designed as an exclusive forum oriented towards concrete action. More than 100 strategic partners, corporate leaders, philanthropic organisations, donor agencies, educational institutions, and national and international partners will be brought together in a single collaborative space to produce agreements, partnerships, and concrete solutions for the future of Indonesian education.
The audience also aligns with the Government’s commitment to strengthening human resource development as the foundation towards Golden Indonesia 2045. The meeting discussed various efforts to reinforce the national scholarship ecosystem through inter-institutional synergy, enhanced multi-stakeholder collaboration, and wider access to quality education for the public.
Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka stated that he supports the staging of the Global Scholarship Summit 2026 and emphasised the importance of strengthening scholarship access so that more of Indonesia’s young generation have the opportunity to develop their fullest potential, particularly for high-achieving students from pre-prosperous families.
Furthermore, CTARSA Foundation believes that collaboration is the key to creating a more inclusive, sustainable, and far-reaching scholarship system. Through the Global Scholarship Summit 2026, it is hoped that various strategic initiatives will emerge that can match the needs of the education sector with support from the private sector, philanthropy, and government, so that more of the nation’s children can access quality education without being hindered by economic limitations.
Ultimately, the Global Scholarship Summit 2026 is expected to be an important moment to strengthen national and international networks in building a stronger, more inclusive, and future-oriented scholarship ecosystem. With a spirit of collaboration, the forum is expected to produce an excellent generation ready to contribute to realising the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045.