IPDN Rector Asks North Sumatra Governor to Share His Experience with Cadets

Medan (ANTARA) – Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri (IPDN) Rector Dr Halilul Khairi has asked North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution to visit the institute and speak to its cadets, sharing his experience as a regional leader.

“Not merely to visit: the governor is also expected to speak and share his experience as a regional head, to motivate the cadets,” Halilul Khairi said during a visit to the North Sumatra Governor’s Office in Medan on Tuesday.

At the meeting, the IPDN rector expressed hope that Governor Bobby Nasution would make another visit to the IPDN campus. Halilul also said that, under a directive from Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian, governors are members of IPDN’s Board of Trustees.

He said the institute hoped for support from regional governments, which he considered important to educational activities and the development of IPDN cadets.

“We are visiting a few places in Sumatra, and North Sumatra is one of them. We hope that, as a member of the Board of Trustees, the governor can provide assistance for IPDN activities,” he said.

Meanwhile, North Sumatra Governor Bobby Afif Nasution said he supported IPDN’s role in producing capable and professional prospective civil servants.

“Thank you, Rector, for coming and encouraging us here, particularly IPDN alumni who are capable and professional,” Bobby said as he welcomed Halilul Khairi.

The governor said IPDN had produced many government officials since the institution was established and developed. Its graduates, he said, had contributed to government and held various strategic positions, including within the North Sumatra Provincial Government.

“Among them are heads of regional government agencies and people in various other strategic posts,” Bobby said.

IPDN alumni now also hold strategic positions in regencies and municipalities across North Sumatra.

“North Sumatra is the largest province outside Java. Besides its vast area, it has a population of 15 million. Many of our provincial officials graduated from IPDN,” he said.

Bobby said the provincial government was prepared to support IPDN activities within its means and in accordance with applicable regulations. However, he noted that the provincial budget was also being adjusted following a reduction in allocations from the central government.

“If it is possible, the provincial government will support IPDN activities,” he said.