Sentul – Indonesian Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto attended the 2024 Open Senate Graduation Ceremony for the Bachelor (S-1), Masters (S-2) and Doctoral (S-3) Programs of the Indonesian Defense University (Unhan) in the Red and White Hall of the Indonesian Defense University, Regional IPSC – Sentul, Bogor, Monday, (12/2).
On this occasion, the Unhan graduated 573 students, including 17 from the Doctoral Program, 273 from the Faculty of Defense Strategy (FSP), 69 from the Faculty of Defense Management (FMP), 82 from the Faculty of National Security (FKN), 57 from the Faculty of Science and Defense Technology (FSTP), and 75 people from the Faculty of Military Medicine (FKM) Undergraduate Program (S-1).
This graduation is different from previous graduations. The reason is, this is the first time the Unhan has been able to graduate 75 military medical graduates who were formed in 2020.
“For the first time, the Indonesian Defense University produced 75 Military Medicine graduates. I am proud and congratulate all graduates and female graduates,” said Menhan Prabowo.
“You have completed your study assignments, worked hard and now you will enter the field of real service,” continued the Menhan.
In the Menhan’s view, the nation’s children who are willing to work hard, work smart, have strong discipline, have a strong will to excel and continue to innovate will be able to make the Indonesian nation superior, able to survive and survive.
Therefore, the Unhan as a strategic institution continues to prepare a superior generation and catch up by preparing national defense human resources in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical (STEMM).
“Our future will be determined by the STEMM revolution. So we have to catch up,” stressed the Menhan.
The Menhan also underlined that Indonesia only has 92 Medical Faculties. Meanwhile, the country needs an additional 140 thousand doctors.
“If we fill it with 140 thousand, then it will fulfill the requirements for the country to be recognized by the UN with health standards appropriate for a modern country. The index is one doctor per thousand population. We now only have one doctor per 2 thousand population,” said the Menhan.
Meanwhile, the Chancellor of the Unhan, Letjen TNI Jonni Mahroza, when opening the Open Senate Session for the 2024 Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Graduation of the Indonesian Defense University, expressed his thanks and highest appreciation to the Menhan for initiating the formation of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) at the Unhan. Not to forget, he also thanked the Ministry of Education and Culture for the full support given in its implementation.
“Graduation is a form of achievement of the university’s real work in producing quality human resources, in line with government policy in preparing superior human resources towards a golden Indonesia in 2045,” said the Chancellor of the Unhan.
Also present at this open senate session were, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, Deputy KSAD, Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, Officials of Echelon I and II of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, Officials of TNI Headquarters and Forces, Director General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, High Officials of Ministries and Institutions of the Republic of Indonesia, Chancellor of UPN Veteran Jakarta, University Leaders, Senate Members and Professors of the Indonesian Defense University and Ambassadors and Defense Attachés of Friends of the Nation. Bembo
