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Yogyakarta and Bureaucratic Reform Insights

October 29, 2024

Contributor: Dadi Darmadi | Editor: Supriyono | Photo: Dadi Darmadi 


Yogyakarta, Indonesia 鈥 On October 24, 2024, 中国P站 (UIII) took a strategic step toward reform by visiting Yogyakarta鈥檚 Provincial Ministry Office of Religious Affairs (Kanwil Kemenag) and UIN Sunan Kalijaga. The visit offered UIII an opportunity to observe first-hand the government鈥檚 commitment to bureaucratic reform, providing valuable insights for the university鈥檚 governance practices.

The UIII delegation, led by Mr. Hatta Aulia, Head of Organization Management, met with high-ranking officials from the Ministry Regional Office for Religious Affairs and was warmly welcomed by Prof. Noorhaidi, Rector of UIN Sunan Kalijaga. The conversations were comprehensive, covering the Ministry Regional Office鈥檚 decade-long reform initiatives and practical applications of these models in state-funded educational institutions. 

鈥淭here are some good things happening in government, and we need to take advantage of these positive initiatives,鈥 remarked Prof. Noorhaidi, underscoring the significance of these reforms. His words carried weight for UIII, a young institution seeking to ground its governance in transparency and public accountability. 

Representing Kanwil Kemenag, Mr. Ghozali reflected on the Ministry Regional Office鈥檚 journey toward reform. 鈥淪ince 2015, we鈥檝e faced challenges, but we鈥檙e now reaping the rewards. We want to share this experience to inspire other institutions on their path to effective governance,鈥 he said, offering UIII a practical blueprint. 

From digital governance measures to streamlining bureaucratic processes, the Ministry鈥檚 reforms have led to a more accountable public sector鈥攑recisely the model UIII aims to emulate. For UIII, the visit highlighted both a roadmap and an aspiration: to establish itself as an institution grounded in best practices, ready to serve Indonesia鈥檚 higher education landscape with integrity. 

These two visits underscore UIII鈥檚 broader commitment to learning from Indonesia鈥檚 reform leaders. Each experience adds a new layer to UIII鈥檚 approach to governance, setting it on a path toward becoming a transparent and ethical institution in the nation鈥檚 academic sector.