Tackling Teacher Shortages, Horizon University Opens Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
West Java Province continues to face serious challenges in the education sector. Data show that several areas in the province still suffer a significant shortage of teaching staff. One example is Bogor Regency, which reports a shortage of more than 8,400 teachers. Additionally, Bandung Regency faces a shortage of 14,000 teachers. Meanwhile, other surrounding areas such as Cianjur and Bekasi still require thousands of additional teaching personnel due to high retirement rates, amounting to hundreds of teachers each year.
To address the crisis, Horizon University Indonesia officially announced the opening of five new study programmes under the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences (FPIS) for the Academic Year 2026/2027. The university campus is located in Karawang Regency.
The ceremonial inauguration was held symbolically at the North Building of Horizon University Indonesia, Karawang, Karawang, through the signing of the Decree (SK) by the Chair of the Horizon Education Horizon Triputra Persada Foundation, Ade Hendriawan; Horizon University Rector, Eindye Taufiq; and the Chair of the Higher Education Services Institute (LLDIKTI) Regional IV of West Java, Lukman.
“We aim to produce graduates of high quality. Horizon University is working to assist regional governments in meeting the need for teachers, for a better future,” said Horizon University Rector, Eindye Taufiq, on Friday (6/3).
Meanwhile, the Head of LLDIKTI Region IV West Java and Banten, Lukman, appreciated Horizon University’s achievement of officially obtaining 17 new study programmes as a result of merger with a higher education institution in Sulawesi. He noted that the addition of these study programmes will increase the student population and strengthen the campus’s role in producing outstanding human resources.
Furthermore, the presence of students is also expected to have a positive impact on Karawang’s economic growth, from housing needs to the culinary and trade sectors. “I hope Horizon University can develop into a world-class, leading university,” he concluded.
Supporting Karawang’s Human Development Index acceleration
Eindye Taufik added that the establishment of the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences is an effort to contribute to raising Karawang’s Human Development Index (HDI), which in 2025 reached 74.59 (an increase of 1.04% from the previous year).
“However, the knowledge dimension, especially the Average Years of Schooling (RLS), still requires a major push through the availability of quality higher education institutions that are close to the community,” he said.
The Horizon University Indonesia Faculty of Education and Social Sciences comprises five study programmes: Bachelor of Education in Primary School Teacher Education (PGSD), Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (PAUD), Bachelor of English Education, Bachelor of Communication Science and Bachelor of Psychology.
Admission information
New student admissions for the five programmes in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences have officially opened for the 2026/2027 Academic Year intake. Classes will commence in September 2026. Prospective students can visit the Horizon University Indonesia campus in Karawang or access further information via the following link: horizon.ac.id/newprodi