Prabowo Urges Academics to Help Find Solutions to National Problems
President Prabowo Subianto has urged the academic community, including deans, professors, and rectors, to jointly contribute to solving the nation’s various problems through their respective fields of expertise. Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi conveyed this message after attending the closing of the National Symposium on Science, Technology, and Industry (KSTI) Convention in Jakarta on Sunday. The President views deans, professors, and rectors as the best individuals the nation possesses due to their scientific capacity and expertise.
“For the President, deans, professors, and rectors are the smartest individuals a nation has, and from that, he believes that in order to solve all the problems our nation currently faces, he wants to invite the entire academic community to work together,” Prasetyo said on Sunday, 28 June 2026.
He explained that during the opening of the event on Friday (26 June), President Prabowo had expressed his desire for academics from various disciplines to collaborate and deploy their best abilities according to their fields within a national framework. “These individuals with expertise in their respective fields should work together to bring out their best abilities, but within one national framework,” Prasetyo stated.
Regarding the President’s presence at the closing of the event, Prasetyo said it was at the request of the organising committee. “There was a request, if the President had the time, from the committee asking whether he would be willing to close this convention and perhaps also provide further direction and views. Earlier, we all learned a lot of new knowledge from the President,” he remarked.
Previously, at the opening of the national symposium, Prabowo stirred the spirit of the attending academic community to direct their thoughts, findings, and innovations towards the nation’s progress and the people’s welfare. “I have always believed that professors are the smartest people in a country. So, if a country wants to rise, wants to advance, it must utilise and mobilise the potential and capabilities of its campuses, its universities,” President Prabowo said.