PALMOILMAGAZINE, MAKASSAR – The Ministry of Agriculture has awarded 300 scholarships to high school graduates in South Sulawesi as part of the 2024 Sumber Daya Manusia Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit (SDMPKS) initiative. These scholarships aim to support students pursuing a Diploma (D4) or undergraduate degree, specifically for those involved directly in the palm oil industry.
Prof. Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, the Acting Governor of South Sulawesi, expressed his gratitude for the initiative. “Thank you for the 300 scholarships for undergraduate and D4 degrees for our high school graduates,” Prof. Zudan said to an audience of 2,000 during the Pelepasan Bantuan Bencana Alam dan Alsintan ceremony, hosted by Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman in the yard of the South Sulawesi Governor’s Office, as reported by Palmoilmagazine.com on Wednesday (29/5/2024).
Prof. Zudan also urged the regents to fully utilize the scholarship quota. “Dear regents, please make the most of the 300 scholarship quotas. Hopefully, you will,” he encouraged.
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The scholarship would be part of the government’s commitment to developing qualified human resource (HR) in palm oil sector in Indonesia.
General Director of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Andi Nur Alam Syah emphasized that the scholarship would be about to create superior HR in palm oil sectors.
“This is the evidence of government’s commitment to develop qualified HR in palm oil sectors in Indonesia,” he said.
The educational program should create the best graduate that would reinforce Indonesia’s palm oil industries to develop sustainably and deliver social, and economic advantages for the people of Indonesia. (T2)
