The special Autonomy Fund (Otsus) opens opportunities and opportunities for indigenous Papuans to make achievements. Because at this time the indigenous Papuan people have become pioneers in various scientific fields, both on a local, national and even international scale.
"Currently, the indigenous Papuan people have become pioneers in various scientific fields, so the opportunity to make Papua more advanced is more open, especially since the achievements of native Papuan sons have proven to make the country where they are educated abroad thanks to scholarships from the special autonomy fund," said the Executive Director. Human Studies Institute, Rasminto in a virtual discussion entitled 'Prospective Development of Papua in the New Normal Era', Tuesday (10/5).
He gave an example such as the achievements made by As Sherina Fernanda Msen who was educated at Corban University, Oregon, United States.
"Sherina managed to make the earth of paradise even Indonesia proud, because she graduated with Magna Cum Laude or honorary predicate," he explained.
It is known that Sherina herself majored in Business Administration in the Accounting Leadership and Management program. In addition to Sherina, a native Papuan student on behalf of Yafeth Werijo who majored in Ministry Linguistics managed to get the best student award.
Meanwhile, four Papuan students who also graduated with 285 other graduates from various countries, namely Janet Theresia Matani, a student majoring in Health Science, Maria Magdalena Pallo majoring in Education and Intercultural, Maria Rosalia Nasadit and Marlina Sorabut, majoring in Business Administration, Accounting Leadership and Management program.
Meanwhile, the Papuan provincial government appreciates the achievements of Earth Cenderawasih students who study in the United States, where most of them achieve above average GPA scores.
"So this makes me surprised and I don't understand why Papuan children excel abroad but not in Papua," said Doren Wakerwa, Assistant for the Papua Regional Secretariat in Jayapura.
He explained that in the United States there are more than 325 people taking studies in various states.
"Many native Papuan students in the US have achieved extraordinary GPAs. This is again what makes me not understand why their GPAs are high but those studying in Indonesia are dropping," he said.
Doren hopes that all Papuan students who study domestically can achieve as well as those who study abroad.
"My hope is that native Papuan students can emulate the achievements of a number of Papuan students abroad. So that they can return to Papua to build their own region," he concluded.
SOURCE : https://m.merdeka.com/amp/events/otsus-papua-buka-peluang- Masyarakat-ukir-prestasi.html
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