Dream - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was shocked by the low ratio of educated population with a master's degree (S2) and a doctoral degree (S3) in Indonesia. "The ratio of the population with S2 and S3 education to the productive population is still very low for us. I was also surprised to receive this figure yesterday, I was shocked," said Jokowi at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Indonesian Rectors Forum in Surabaya, quoted from Liputan6.com, Monday, January 15, 2024.

"I don't know where the budget will come from, but we will find it so that the number of S2 and S3 degrees among the productive age population can truly increase dramatically, far away from 0.45 to 2.43," said Jokowi. "The numbers may seem small, but if multiplied, how many times is it already? It is 5 times lower compared to the countries I mentioned earlier, not developed countries, compared to developed countries," he continued."

Jokowi emphasized the importance of quality human resources (SDM) to advance Indonesia. For that, Jokowi strives to optimize financing for education and research. "Not only from the state budget and regional budget, but also the utilization of our perpetual funds, including possibly connecting with the industry through matching funds. This is also important," said Jokowi.