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The provisions in Act on Higher Education (UU PT) contained the spirit of improving the quality of education and to avoid commercialization. In fact, the autonomy of education in the Act has been in line with the thinking of the founding fathers.

 

Similarly, it was revealed by the witnesses presented by the Government in Advanced Session Case 103/PUU-X/2012 and Case 111/PUU-X/2012, Wednesday (20/2) at the Plenary Court. On the occasion, the professors from various universities, namely Prof. Dr. Sofian Effendi, Prof. Dr. Anwar Arifin, Prof. Dr. Nizam, and Prof. Dr. Fasich presented the trial.

 

Anwar Arifin, as one of those who followed the debates concerning the Law PT, said that basically the government and the House of Representatives by law to provide the appropriate solution on the progress and development of education in Indonesia, particularly higher education, with academic autonomy. It was, he said, the Government and Parliament agreed childbirth Higher Education Act in favor of the student.

 

"Aiming to establish norms of quality and affordable education to realize economically by the students," said Anwar. In fact, in the law, it was formulated affirmative provisions for students who have high academic potential derived from the orphans, especially those in the frontier, outer, and left to be guaranteed at least 20% of the total new students.

 

Therefore, he argued, the provisions of which were reviewed by the Petitioners did not violate the constitution because while ensuring legal certainty at each college. "The government will not get out of hand. The Government was also set up the organizational structure and legal PTN all other aspects. Including when the bankruptcy or liquidation," he said.

 

Sofyan Efendi supported testimony. According to him, it was arranging Act on Higher Education in order to improve education in Indonesia. Based on the minutes of the sessions BPUPKI and PPKI, he said, the resulting view that needs to be given the broadest possible autonomy to universities nationwide. "Congress was also announced at the National Education II to be held in Surakarta on 4 and 6 August 1945," he explained.

 

According to Sofyan, who was also involved in the formation of PT Act, stating that the government and parliament have sought to consider various things in formulating the articles of the Law PT, such as improving education quality, relevance to the needs of the labor market, access to higher education, and finance?

 

According to Nizam, this law actually guarantees access to higher education for all children equitable nation. "Anticipate the future and less well avoid practices that occurred during this time, in the form of commercialization and co modification of higher education," he said.

 

Fasich, a witness who his daily work as a lecturer at the University of Airlangga, he concluded that through a legal entity, it has achieved some progress in college. One is in terms of management. Because of it, he thought, with this provision, have generated positive developments in the world of higher education today.

 

After listening to the views of the government witnesses, Plenary Justice, chaired by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court. Moh. Mahfud MD, informed the parties that the final hearing will be held on Thursday (7/3). "To listen to the witness / applicant experts or the government." (Dodi / mh)

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