No more student scholarships?

No more student scholarships?

From Suara Karya

In this period of reform many college students are deprived of
the opportunity to further their studies because of high tuition
fees. Meanwhile, there are a dearth of government-sponsored
scholarships for students with high achievements.

In the past, there was the Super Semar scholarship foundation,
a semi-government institution providing scholarships to model
students. Since the end of the New Order, this foundation has no
longer been functional.

Regardless of the arguments for and against the New Order
regime, the Super Semar foundation set up by former president
Soeharto was undoubtedly beneficial to students in this country,
at least for those with exemplary records.

The government seems allergic to the past -- it is unable to
learn from the good things created then, while what is bad
continues to be practiced today.

It would not be difficult for the government to create such a
scholarship scheme, which would greatly enhance the quality of
human resources in this country.

The question is whether the government has the intention and
the willingness to do so.

HADI M. MUSA SAIED
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