Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Issues Circular on Remote Learning and Work-from-Home
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has issued a circular regarding regulations on remote learning and working from home within the ministry’s environment. The regulation is outlined in Circular Letter Number 2 of 2026 on Adjustments to Work Patterns in the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Environment and Adjustments to the Implementation of Academic Activities in Higher Education Institutions.
“We have just issued a circular from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to improve work patterns and learning patterns, making them more efficient,” said Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto when met at the Ministry’s office in South Jakarta on Monday, 6 April 2026.
The content of the circular states that employees in the main unit, the Higher Education Service Agency (LLDikti), and higher education leaders must adjust work patterns in accordance with legal provisions.
“Employees in the main unit, LLDikti, and higher education institutions work from the office from Monday to Thursday,” as stated in the circular.
The implementation of working from home (WFH) is carried out on Fridays. For lecturers specifically, it is adjusted to the needs of the learning process.
In implementing these work pattern adjustments, leaders of the main unit, LLDikti leaders, and higher education leaders are expected to create rules for dividing office work time. Thus, the number of employees working simultaneously should be at least 50 percent of the total employees.
In addition, higher education leaders are also asked to adjust lecture schedules for lecturers in a more centralised or concentrated manner on certain days. The aim is to allow lecturers to carry out work from home for one day each week according to the lecture schedule they handle. “Without disrupting the learning process and the implementation of the three duties,” states the circular.
These work pattern regulations are expected to be carried out flexibly while still paying attention to the smooth execution of organisational tasks and functions, the continuity of public services, and the achievement of organisational performance.
Specifically for teaching and learning activities on campus, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology urges every higher education institution to adjust the implementation of academic activities based on the readiness and characteristics of the study programmes.
Higher education leaders are asked to conduct academic activities using various methods, including the proportional implementation of remote learning. This must also be done according to the readiness and characteristics of the study programmes for students in the fifth semester and above as well as postgraduates. “Considering the substance of the course material, learning outcomes, and the effectiveness of the learning process.”
In addition, remote learning is not applied to courses or academic activities that require practicums, laboratories, studios, clinics, workshops, field practices, or other forms of learning that must be carried out face-to-face.
“Courses that are intensive such as calculations, formula derivations, or practicums cannot be done remotely. How can veterinary medicine dissect animals through remote learning?” said Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian.