Campus Requested to Become Young Entrepreneur Development Base

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta- Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Agus Muharram hopes that the number of entrepreneurs in Indonesia could increase to 4 percent by the end of 2017.

Based on the economic census data of 2016 BPS at this time the number of entrepreneurs as much as 7.8 million people or 3.1 percent of the population. This ratio is still lower than other countries such as Malaysia 5 percent, China 10 percent, Singapore 7 percent, Japan 11 percent, and US 12 percent.

"This year the number of entrepreneurs if we can grow to 4 percent," said Agus in his official statement on Thursday (28/09/2017).

For that, Agus asked universities to play a role assist the government in Regenerte entrepreneurial spirit, especially among the younger generation. With the increasing number of universities play a role, the future of Indonesia's young generation will be more independent.

"So at least in the future the graduates can help themselves and do not burden the parents and the state, it is the most important, able to open and create business opportunity to others," said Agus.

Agus Muharram, reminded that universities should not only clustered to take a conventional course, but must be keen to see the challenges of the era, so that students are not confined to formal jobs. In this case as "Employees and civil servants," he explained.

In the same place, Coordinator Kopertis Region IV Jabar, Prof. DR. Uman Suherman, hoping lecturers should not only teach, but also must be able to prepare the character of a nation that has confidence and confidence.

"To have knowledge and skills, at least not only to compete, but to win in any competition, so that the students will not only become spectators but become players, so that after becoming alumni, they will not be the requester but also the donors," said Uman.

In order for the students to be able to stand on their own, Uman Usman Suherman explained, the students with the help of their lecturers should be self-reliant in order to fulfill their autonomy and economic power.

"Not only has the competitiveness, but the students must also have economic value. This creative economy is built like that," he concluded.

Attending the event were Director of Institutional Development of Higher Education Ministry of Research and Technology Higher Ridwan, Coordinator Kopertis Region IV Usman Suherman, Mayor of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil, Binus Bernard Gunawan Foundation Chairman and Bandung Binus Rector Andreas Chang.