Imported rector: Is it necessary for Indonesia?

Balairung Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta.

Balairung Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta. Source: Humas UGM

Importing rector or chancellor - inviting foreign academics to lead state universities in Indonesia - has become a polemic. Does Indonesia not have a competent rector it needs to import one?


If foreign academic were to lead universities in Indonesia, could the person possibly sustain the different work culture? The following is the view of one education observer, Bambang Supriyadi.

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