Overview

The Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemdikbud; Indonesian: Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan) is a government ministry which organises early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education and community education affairs and the management of culture within the Indonesian government. The ministry formerly organised higher education affairs until the presidency of Joko Widodo, when higher education affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. The ministry was first named the Ministry of Teaching (Indonesian: Kementerian Pengajaran), and the first person who held the position of minister was Ki Hadjar Dewantara. The ministry organisations consists of: 1. Secretary General 2. Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel 3. Directorate General of Early Childhood Education and Community Education 4. Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education 5. Directorate General of Culture 6. Inspectorate General 7. Agency of Language Development and Construction 8. Agency of Research and Development 9. Special Advisor to the Minister on Innovation and Competitiveness 10. Special Advisor to the Minister on Central and Regional Relations 11. Special Advisor to the Minister on Character Development 12. Special Advisor to the Minister on Education and Culture Regulations