President Prabowo: Education is Key to Successful Nation-Development

President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that education plays a fundamental role in realizing the ideals of the nation’s founding fathers of a free and just nation. The Head of State made the statement in his remarks at the inauguration of Taruna Nusantara High School, Cimahi Campus, in West Java province, on Friday (10/30).

“The key to successful nation-building is education. Education from the very beginning, education from before birth, parental education, early childhood education, kindergarten education, as well as elementary school, middle school, junior high school, and high school education, and so on,” said the President.

On the occasion, President Prabowo also highlighted the importance of safeguarding and managing the nation’s resources responsibly to support the development of quality education. The Head of State stressed that significant investment in the education sector must be supported by managing state assets free from corruption, misappropriation, and abuse of authority.

“We need good education, but we need significant investment; we need significant funding. Therefore, the nation’s resources must be secured and protected. The nation’s resources must not be stolen, misappropriated, or corrupted. Corruption, misappropriation, and abuse of authority are truly the beginning of the nation’s destruction,” he stated.

The President further explained that the idea of establishing Taruna Nusantara High School arose from an awareness of the importance of preparing outstanding national leaders of the future. Intelligence, he said, must be balanced with integrity and morality so these abilities can benefit society and the nation.

“Excellent leaders must be carefully selected. A good selection is not only finding someone excellent in brain, but also in body, in soul, and in heart,” he said.

The President underscored that the opportunity to obtain a quality education must be open to all children of the nation, regardless of economic, ethnic, racial, or religious backgrounds. This spirit of equality, he said, was one of the main foundations for establishing Taruna Nusantara High School, which was designed from the outset to attract the best talents from across Indonesia.

“These excellent talents, as the products of this institution, will work, will act, will contribute to the good of the country, will provide discoveries for the country, and will bring wealth to the country,” he concluded. (BPMI of Presidential Secretariat) (JAS/MMB)