Basri noted in a statement here on Wednesday that the request was made in keeping with societal aspirations since no universities or colleges in North Kalimantan yet had an official medicine faculty.
In addition to appealing for support to build a faculty medicine, the senator conveyed three other aspirations of North Kalimantan's communities, including repairing facilities and utilities for schools impacted by flooding.
According to the North Kalimantan senator, flooding in North Kalimantan had damaged some school infrastructure and facilities, including textbooks.
Furthermore, Basri remarked that the people of North Kalimantan had encountered some barriers in realizing self-sufficiency in implementing the use of the Red and White vaccine simultaneously.
He explained that it was due to the shortage of research budget for the Red and White vaccine, reaching only Rp1 billion, despite the necessary figure reaching around Rp1 trillion.
"Lastly, related to scholarships, we propose for the outermost, remote, and underdeveloped regions (3T) to receive scholarship assistance," Basri added.
At the end of the meeting, the senator also appealed that the ministry follow up on his proposals and recommendations.
Acting Director General of Education, Research, and Technology Nizam responded to the senator's recommendations.
"Alhamdulillah (Thank God), preparations are being made for the establishment of medical education and teaching hospitals in North Kalimantan," Nizam stated.
Nizam affirmed that the people of North Kalimantan can check details on the scholarship program on the official website of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.
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