Antara News·Indonesia·Monday, September 14, 2026 at 01:58 PM

Indonesia's DPD, KMOU discuss human resources for blue economy

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B. Ledy Watra, Tegar Nurfitra

Bengkulu (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and Korea Maritime & Ocean University (KMOU) exchanged views on the country’s need for qualified human resources to fully tap its blue economy potential.

“Indonesia needs a large number of top-tier human resources in the marine and maritime sectors,” DPD Speaker Sultan B. Najamudin said during a meeting with a KMOU delegation on Monday, according to a message cited in Bengkulu.

He highlighted Indonesia’s vast blue economy potential as an archipelagic nation with extensive maritime territory, saying the country needs educational institutions capable of producing highly skilled talent in marine and maritime fields.

Najamudin noted that Indonesia’s seas contain abundant marine resources that can be leveraged to develop the fisheries and salt industries, while also tapping into carbon storage opportunities.

In this regard, the senator underscored the importance of the Indonesian government developing high-quality higher education institutions specializing in marine and maritime fields, similar to KMOU.

He added that regional governments also share responsibility for advancing the agenda and urged them to facilitate promising young people to study marine and maritime disciplines at leading universities such as KMOU.

“Preparing excellent marine and maritime human resources is crucial and urgent to support the government’s priority programs, especially those aimed at strengthening the fisheries sector, shipping industry, and maritime security,” he said.

KMOU President Ryoo Dong-keun said opportunities are available for Indonesian students to pursue higher education at the South Korean university free of charge, noting that Indonesia still lacks marine and maritime experts despite its large population.

He added that KMOU is also ready to facilitate Indonesian students in joining shipping internship programs at various Korean companies and to cooperate with Indonesian counterparts in marine and maritime sciences.

To that end, Ryoo urged Najamudin to encourage the Indonesian government to make greater efforts to create a conducive environment for blue economy development.

He further emphasized that KMOU is keen to work with the government to develop high-quality human resources for both Indonesia and South Korea.

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