The program is split into three major clusters: the Top Researcher Scheme, Impactful Research Scheme, and Strategic Research Downstreaming Scheme, all financed by the Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP).
“These focus areas align with national strategic priorities to address key challenges such as energy self-sufficiency, food security, achieving 8 percent economic growth, and waste management solutions,” Director General of Research and Development Fauzan Adziman mentioned on Tuesday.
He mentioned the initiative goals to develop analysis and entrepreneurial universities by means of an built-in ecosystem supporting Indonesia’s transition towards “University 4.0.”
University 4.0 refers to increased schooling establishments that generate actual societal impression, significantly amid speedy digital and technological transformation.
“We are not only creating programs but also ensuring that research outcomes truly benefit society,” Adziman mentioned.
The Strategic Research Program focuses on eight precedence industrial sectors: meals, power, well being, protection, maritime, downstreaming and industrialization, digitalization (together with synthetic intelligence and semiconductors), and superior supplies and manufacturing. These are aligned with President Prabowo Subianto’s Asta Cita imaginative and prescient for nationwide improvement.
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To improve this system’s effectiveness, Adziman mentioned the ministry will assist construct an built-in ecosystem that connects lecturers, industries, and policymakers in fixing research-based challenges.
He added that the choice course of for analysis proposals is predicted to be accomplished by December, with funding to be distributed by February 2026 to guarantee instant implementation.
Adziman referred to as on universities, trade gamers, and analysis establishments to collaborate intently to strengthen Indonesia’s analysis and innovation panorama.
At the identical occasion, the ministry additionally launched the 2026 Priority Research Program, which might be funded by means of the state price range (APBN), reinforcing the federal government’s dedication to advancing science, expertise, and innovation as pillars of sustainable financial progress.
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