MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Gedung D lanti 7, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Pintu I Senayan Jakarta 10270
‘Telephone: (021) $7946073, Facsimile: (021) 57946072
Number: 498/E/T/2011 April 13, 2011
Attachment: -
Subject: D-IV qualification is the same as S-1
To:
1. The Management of State Tertiary Educational Institutions
2. Coordinator of Kopertis Area I to XII
In Indonesia
In line with the acknowledgment as well as the admittance of employees in the circle of the central
and regional government, I hereby wish to report the following matters:
1. that in accordance with Law Number 20 Year 2003 On National Education System, Article 19,
tertiary education includes diploma education program with the degree of bachelor, master,
specialist, and doctor conducted by tertiary educational institutions;
2. that in accordance with Law Number 20 Year 2003 On National Education System, Article 20,
tertiary educational institutions may conduet academic, profession and/or vocational programs;
3. that in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of National Education Number 178/U/2001
Year 2001 On Title and Graduate of Tertiary Educational Institutions, Article 10 paragraph 1,
Diploma IV Program has the tile of Sarjana Sains Terapan (Applied Science Bachelor)
abbreviated as SST;
4, that the qualification of graduate of tertiary educational institution of Diploma IV Program is
the same as Sarjana Strata-1 (S1) (Strata-1 Bachelor), whether from High School,
Polytechnic, Institute, or University. Diploma IV constitutes vocational program, whilst $1
constitutes academic program, which has the same credit content of 144 sks and taken in a
period of four (4) years,
I send this report in order that it can be used as consideration in admitting and further study of
employees in the future. Thank you for your attention.
1b. Minister of National Education
Director General of Tertiary Education,
Seal and signature
Djoko Santoso
NIP. 19530909 197803 1 003
Copies:
1. Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia (as report)
2. Head of Employees Bureau of the Ministry of National Education
3. Education Attache of all the Indonesian Embassies
Translated by:
Mrs. Indayani K. Halim S.H.,
Sworn Translator.
Jakarta, November 22, 2011.
Telephone: 7353133, 7360046. Fax: 7353133
Email: kh@mbklaw net, sfalim@cbn -net.id
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