Jakarta, October 21, 2025 — The Europe Today: President Prabowo Subianto has expressed optimism that the University of Indonesia (UI) will soon join the ranks of the world’s top 100 universities, instructing the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to work toward this ambitious goal.
Speaking during a plenary cabinet meeting on Monday, President Prabowo lauded UI’s recent achievement of reaching the 189th position in the QS World University Rankings—making it the first Indonesian university to enter the top 200 globally.
“For the first time, the University of Indonesia has entered the top 200 in the QS university ranking. However, I am asking the Minister and Deputy Ministers of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to elevate UI into the top 100,” he said.
The President expressed confidence that UI’s success would serve as inspiration for other leading Indonesian universities, including the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), and Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), to further enhance their international competitiveness.
“UI’s success will be followed by ITB, UGM, ITS, and other campuses,” Prabowo remarked.
Highlighting his administration’s commitment to equitable access to higher education, President Prabowo noted that over 1,044,000 students have benefited from the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) scholarship program. He also emphasized that the government has increased benefits for teachers and ensured direct fund distribution to prevent payment delays.
“We send the money directly to the recipients, not through other avenues that may cause delays for days or weeks,” the President stated.
Prabowo further directed that a portion of the Rp13.2 trillion (US$800 million) recovered from a major crude palm oil export corruption case be allocated to the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship program.
He added that the government aims to expand LPDP funding through budget efficiency initiatives and by utilizing resources recovered from corruption cases, including those related to the crude palm oil export scandal.
