Kota Bandung, April 15 -- Indonesian University of Education (UPI) is exploring collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs to develop the Sekolah Rakyat program as an effort to expand education access in Indonesia.

UPI's Vice Rector for Research, Service, and Partnerships, Agus Setiabudi, stated that this meeting gives an opportunity for UPI to contribute to addressing real-world issues in education, particularly the high number of children not yet in school.

"It is like gayung bersambut. We are indeed addressing real-world issues in education," Setiabudi said in Bandung on Tuesday.

He explained that UPI's contribution will focus on curriculum development, teacher capacity building, and implementation of the Sekolah Rakyat progr...