SURABAYA : President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday called for improvements to the quality of education through more funding and legal reforms of the education system.
The President used a public lecture titled "Indonesia's Transformation in the Globalization Era" at Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java, to call for a more effective legal framework to ensure government funding for education reached its targets.
"What is meant here is that there should not be deviations in the disbursement of education funds," Yudhoyono said.
Yudhoyono's comments came in response to a letter sent to him by Airlangga University's Student Executive Body (BEM Unair).
In its letter, BEM Unair urged the government to focus on setting objectives and targets for improving the quality of education, rather than merely focusing on expanding funding.
"I agree with the students' way of thinking because, with (our) existing capabilities, we have to be serious about increasing the budget, and at the same time properly using it," the President said. (ID Nugroho)
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