Pemprov Papua Siapkan Beasiswa S3 bagi OAP

JAYAPURA - Pemerintah Provinsi Papua memperkuat komitmennya dalam pengembangan sumber daya manusia melalui berbagai program bantuan pendidikan. Dimana pemerintah menyiapkan tambahan bantuan studi bagi mahasiswa, dokter umum, dokter spesialis hingga program doktor (S3) bagi orang asli Papua (OAP).

Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Papua, Marthen Medlama Tabenak mengatakan, bantuan tersebut merupakan bagian dari program unggulan Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur Papua melalui Program Mahasiswa Cerdas (Mace) dan Pelajar Cerdas (Pace).

Selain bantuan studi akhir, Pemprov Papua juga akan memberikan dukungan kepada dokter umum yang sedang menjalani pendidikan profesi atau koas. Selama ini, bantuan yang diberikan berkisar Rp10 juta per orang.

“Kami juga memberikan perhatian kepada dokter umum yang sedang menjalani koas. Besaran bantuan masih akan disesuaikan, namun selama ini rata-rata sekitar Rp10 juta per orang,” ujarnya.

Pemerintah juga menyiapkan bantuan pendidikan bagi putra-putri Papua yang sedang menempuh pendidikan dokter spesialis.

“Bagi anak-anak Papua yang mengambil pendidikan spesialis dapat mengajukan permohonan ke Dinas Pendidikan. Anggarannya sudah kami siapkan melalui ABT,” katanya.

Tak hanya itu, Pemprov Papua juga menyediakan bantuan pendidikan program doktor (S3) bagi orang asli Papua sebagai bagian dari upaya mencetak SDM unggul yang mampu berkontribusi dalam pembangunan daerah. ***

JAYAPURA – The Papua Provincial Government is strengthening its commitment to human resource development through various educational assistance programs. The government is preparing additional study assistance for students, general practitioners, specialist doctors, and doctoral (PhD) programs for Indigenous Papuans.

Head of the Papua Provincial Education Office, Marthen Medlama Tabenak, said the assistance is part of the flagship programs of the Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua through the Smart Students Program (Mace) and Smart Learners Program (Pace).

In addition to final-study assistance, the Papua Provincial Government will also provide support for general practitioners undergoing professional medical education or clinical rotations. So far, the assistance provided has been around IDR 10 million per person.

"We also pay attention to general practitioners who are undergoing clinical rotations. The amount of assistance will still be adjusted, but so far it has averaged around IDR 10 million each person," he said.

The government is also preparing educational assistance for Papuan pursuing specialist medical education.

"Papuan students taking specialist education may submit applications to the Education Office. The budget has been prepared through the Revised Regional Budget," he said.

Furthermore, the Papua Provincial Government is also providing educational assistance for doctoral (PhD) programs for Indigenous Papuans as part of efforts to produce excellent human resources capable of contributing to regional development. ***