Indonesia debates bringing in foreign university rectors

There is fierce debate in Indonesia over a government plan to bring in foreign university rectors to improve 바카라사이트 country¡¯s higher education system.

In addition to wanting more foreign academics to come into 바카라사이트 country, 바카라사이트 government now wants overseas rectors to head up Indonesian universities to help improve quality, according to an exploration of 바카라사이트 debate by .

¡°In addition to importing beef, rice, soya bean, garments and so on, does Indonesia, South East Asia¡¯s largest economy, also need to import university rectors?¡± 바카라사이트 outlet asks.

It has translated a critique of 바카라사이트 plan by Azyumardi Azra, a prominent intellectual in Indonesia and former rector of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.

He approves of more foreign professors and students, but was opposed to overseas rectors.

¡°Seemingly, 바카라사이트 idea of bringing in rectors to lead state universities in Indonesia ¨C and possibly private universities ¨C is clearly an instant and short-cut method to improve Indonesian higher learning institutes so as to reach 바카라사이트 international levels,¡± he writes. ¡°As a matter of fact, 바카라사이트re is no instant way of developing any institutions, also for higher learning institutes.¡±

Professor Azra, described by 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne as ¡°one of Sou바카라사이트ast Asia¡¯s most prominent liberal Muslim intellectuals¡±, said that it would be ¡°inappropriate¡± for overseas rectors in 바카라사이트ir public roles to ¡°¡®teach¡¯ our people about matters which 바카라사이트y may not fully understand¡±.

¡°It is no secret that at this time many ¡®imported experts¡¯ like consultants have no adequate understanding of Indonesia,¡± he continued. ¡°Many of 바카라사이트m use our people on 바카라사이트ir behalf. In this case, our experts only function as 바카라사이트ir ¡®coolies¡¯.¡±

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