Tangerang Selatan, June 12, 2025 – What if archives not only store the past but also pave the way to the future? This is the spirit that united Universitas Terbuka (UT) and the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI) in an audience held in the Operation Room, BKUK UT Central Building. This audience marked the beginning of exploring strategic cooperation in the development of human resources in the archival field towards Golden Indonesia 2045.
The warm event was attended directly by the Rector of UT, Dr. Mohamad Yunus, S.S., M.A., and the Head of ANRI, Mego Pinandito, along with leadership from both institutions. In his remarks, the Rector of UT expressed optimism that this collaboration could be the beginning of forming a good cooperation strategy between the two parties. He hoped that this meeting would encourage the strengthening of knowledge and competence in the archival field through the open and distance higher education (PTTJJ) approach, which has been UT’s main strength.
“We welcome this collaboration. Hopefully, the UT-ANRI cooperation can enrich the archival study program at UT and contribute to increasing literacy and professionalism of human resources in the national archival field,” said the Rector of UT.
The Head of ANRI, Mego Pinandito, also expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to visit UT, while also expressing his appreciation for UT’s role as a pioneering state university in PTTJJ in Indonesia that can reach all corners of the country. He sees UT as a strategic partner in providing educational instruments, training, and competency development for ANRI’s archival human resources in the digital era.
“UT is the right partner for ANRI. With its superior learning technology, we are optimistic that this cooperation will produce adaptive, resilient archivist human resources ready to welcome Golden Indonesia 2045,” said the Head of ANRI.
In the discussion session, a number of collaborative initiatives were discussed, ranging from plans to open an Archival study program up to the master’s (S2) level, the development of an archival competency testing center, the provision of student internship programs, to opportunities for assistance in managing digital archives within UT.
The series of events concluded with the exchange of souvenirs, a joint photo session, and a social gathering. In addition, ANRI was also invited to visit the Indonesia Cyber Education Institute (ICE-I), as a form of UT’s commitment to technology-based learning innovation and collaboration among global universities.
This ANRI visit is the initial step in building concrete synergy between higher education and national archive management institutions in supporting inclusive, accountable, and sustainable public information governance.
