FREE TOLS: Breakthrough Brave East Kalimantan Cost of Lectures up to S3, including Overseas!



About Semarang – The Provincial Government of East Kalimantan (East Kalimantan Provincial Government) again shows the real commitment in building superior human resources by launching the free program (free Polytechnic Education to S3).

This excellent program is designed to finance the higher education of East Kalimantan children from diploma to doctoral levels, both domestically and abroad.

The launch of the freefol for the good news that is awaited, especially for East Kalimantan citizens who have economic limitations but have high academic enthusiasm and achievement.

The Head of the Regional Welfare Bureau (Kesra) of the East Kalimantan Regional Secretariat, Dasmiah, emphasized that the FREE was a concrete form of local government partiality in ensuring justice of access to higher education.

“We want no more East Kalimantan children who fail to go to college only for cost reasons. Free is a HR investment for the 2045 gold generation,” Dasmiah said in an official statement, Thursday (6/26/2025).

This program is also predicted as a strategic foundation towards the era of the Capital City of the Archipelago (IKN), where East Kalimantan is the center of Indonesia’s new growth.

Free POL consists of three main categories, namely within the region, outside the region, and abroad, as well as several special schemes and affirmations. The following explanation:

1. Free in the area

  • Applies to new semester new students 2025/2026.
  • Old students will start getting help in the next semester.
  • Bear UKT (single tuition) per semester based on the knowledge of knowledge.

Examples of financing:

  • Engineering/Science S1: IDR 5 million
  • S1 Pharmacy: IDR 7.5 million
  • S1 Medicine: IDR 15 million

Direct payments are made to a college account.

2. FREE OUTSIDE OF OUTSIDE

Targeting East Kalimantan students who were accepted at the famous national campus.

  • Direct Path: For new students who pass SNBP in the 10 best tertiary institutions.
  • Pathway Selection: Considering academic achievement, economic conditions, campus accreditation, and regional origin.

Maximum assistance:

  • General S1: IDR 7.5 million
  • Medicine/Ners/Midwife: Rp17.5 million
  • S2 & S3: Rp. 17.5 million
  • Specialist 2: IDR 35 million

Funds are sent directly to the student account.

3. FREE Overseas College

Focus on S2 and S3 levels on world-class campuses based on QS World University Ranking.

  • Priority is given to scholarship recipients at the world’s top 50 campus.
  • Strict selection is carried out to guarantee the quality of foreign graduates.

4. Special scheme & affirmation

  • Free Special College: For the needs of developing ASN or OPD, for example health workers.
  • FREE COOPERATE COLLECTION: Based on the MoU between the Provincial Government and other institutions.
  • Free Affirmation: For vulnerable groups such as disabilities, poor families, 3T areas, Hafidz Qur’an, and Governor/DPRD recommendations.

Terms and targets for free recipients

To guarantee the program is right on target, the East Kalimantan Provincial Government sets strict conditions:

General Requirements:

  • East Kalimantan KTP and KK for at least 3 years.
  • Maximum age:
    • S1: 25 years
    • S2: 35 years
    • S3: 40 years (teacher/lecturer up to 45 years)
  • Listed on the campus recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
  • Not receiving another scholarship.
  • Active students (not on leave).
  • Ready to report academic developments every year.

Recipient’s Target:

  • 2025: 3,943 students.
  • 2026: increased to 85,000 students, with a projection of an increase of 3% every year.

Financing Duration:

  • S1: Maximum 8 semesters
  • S2: Maximum 4 semester
  • S3: Maximum 6 semesters

Answering the concerns of students who have already paid UKT, Dasmiah asserted that the return will be made if they are included in the category of free recipients.

This includes students of Mulawarman University and other campuses in East Kalimantan.

Dasmiah closes its explanation by emphasizing that the FREE Politics are not just assistance in tuition fees, but a big strategy for the development of East Kalimantan HR.

“The biggest investment in an area is in its people. Through free, we want to create a golden generation that is intelligent, superior, and love for East Kalimantan,” he said.

With this policy, East Kalimantan not only prepares itself to be an important part of the Capital City of the Archipelago, but also ensures that the children of their regions are the main actor on the national and global stage. ***


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