Jakarta – Wednesday (31/1/2024) Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ir. Suharti, M.A., Ph.D. officially inaugurated Prof. Setyabudi Indartono, MM., Ph.D as Head of Region V Higher Education Service Institution replacing Prof. drh. Aris Junaidi., Ph.D. This inauguration is based on the Decree of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Numbers 3306, 3293, 3295, and 4964/M/06/2024 concerning the Appointment of Higher Education Leaders and Primary High Officials within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.

Located at Plaza Insan Berprestasi, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Suharti also inaugurated 2 university rectors, 2 functional officials and 7 primary leadership officials.

In his remarks, Suharti said that 2024 is a crucial year where planning for both the national long-term plan and those listed in the strategic plan ends in 2024, therefore all targets set in the strategic plan must be ensured to be achieved this year.

"We need to move faster and ensure that performance gets better and continues in 2025, so we can immediately develop a strategy together with the staff to reactivate what we are doing," stressed Suharti.

At the end of his speech, Suharti  also expressed his thanks to previous officials who had advanced the agency he led, and hoped that his successor would be able to continue the good programs in the agency. The event ended with congratulations to the inaugurated officials.