Papua chief prioritizes education

Papua chief prioritizes education

MANADO, North Sulawesi: Papua governor JP Salosa said he planned to improve the quality of teachers and the universities in the province, as part of making education his government's priority.

"If at all possible, teachers in Papua should have a bachelor degree or at least a college degree," said Salosa in a seminar on the empowerment of the Papuan generation in the North Sulawesi provincial capital, Manado, on Thursday night.

The local administration had prepared masters and doctorate study programs for the teachers, the governor added, but he did not say whether that included funding for the programs.

It was also looking at ways of improving the quality of the University of Cendrawasih in the capital city, Jayapura. "That way, Papuan students no longer have to go to other regions to pursue education, at great expense," Saloso added. -- Antara