Education in Indonesia falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. In Indonesia, all citizens must undertake twelve years of compulsory education which consists of six years at elementary level and three each at middle and high school levels. Islamic, Christian, Catholic, and Buddhist Schools are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Arie Frederik Lasut was a National Hero of Indonesia, because of his involvement in the struggle for independence and his efforts to advance Indonesia’s mining and geological infrastructure during the nation’s beginnings. Arie Lasut was born in Kapataran, a village in the regency of Minahasa in the province of North Sulawesi. He was the eldest son of eight children born to Darius Lasut and Ingkan Supit. His brother, Willy Lasut, went on to become governor of North Sulawesi.
Assaat Datuk Mudo, known as Mr. Assaat, was born in Banuhampu, Agam, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. He was the only President of the Yogyakarta-based Republic of Indonesia before it became the part of the United States of Indonesia, and was in office from December 1949 until August 1950. He and a number of Indonesia founders, fought for the independence of Indonesia from the Dutch.
Umar Kayam was an Indonesian sociologist and writer.
Robert Wolter Mongisidi was part of Indonesia's struggle for independence from the Dutch in South Sulawesi.
Bahder Djohan was an Indonesian politician who served as the 6th Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia. He served in the Natsir and Wilopo Cabinets.
Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs was during part of the twentieth century a level of education in the Netherlands, comparable with the junior high school level in the US education system. Its successors were the mavo and vbo, now both replaced by vmbo. This level of education was used up to 2021 in Suriname, when it was replaced with "voortgezet onderwijs".
Suharso, (1912–1971) also spelled Soeharso, was an Indonesian medical doctor known for his work with disabled people and in the rehabilitation of people injured during the Indonesian National Revolution. He was declared to be a National Hero of Indonesia in 1973.
Bagindo Azizchan, was an Indonesian independence fighter and second Mayor of Padang after independence, inaugurated on August 15, 1946, replacing Abubakar Jaar. He died at the age of 36 after being involved in a battle against Dutch forces. His body was buried at the Bahagia Heroes Cemetery, Bukittinggi. On November 9, 2005, Bagindo Azizchan was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.
Sidik Djojosukarto was an Indonesian journalist and politician of the Indonesian National Party (PNI), who served as the party's fifth chairman from his election in 1950 until his death in 1955. As PNI chairman, he was revered by all party factions, and was the closest to being an "authentic party hero".
Ani Abbas Manopo was the first Indonesian woman to receive a law degree. She completed her studies at the College of Law in Batavia. She would go on to practice law in Sumatra and become dean of faculties at the University of North Sumatra and the State University of Medan.
Elam Sibuea was a Toba Bataknese politician and bureaucrat person who served as the Regent of North Tapanuli from 1963 until 1966.
Djerman Prawirawinata was a Sundanese politician who served as the last Minister of State of Pasundan and a member of the People's Representative Council.
Mohammad Noor, known by his Indonesian name Pangeran Mohammad Noor and also written as P. M. Noor, was an Indonesian politician, independence fighter and first Governor of Kalimantan. He was also member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence and served as the Minister of Public Works between 1956 and 1959.
Hollandsch-Chineesche School (HCS) were schools established by the Dutch colonial government in Indonesia for children of Chinese descent. These schools were first established in Jakarta in 1908, mainly to compete with the Chinese language schools founded by Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan in 1901 and which attracted a lot of interest.
Tandiono Manu was an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Agriculture in the Natsir Cabinet between 1950 and 1951, and Minister of Trade and Industry within the Halim Cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia during the United States of Indonesia period.
Mananti Sitompul, was a Christian Indonesian politician from North Sumatra. A member of the Indonesian Christian Party (Parkindo), he served in a number of national cabinets during the Indonesian National Revolution. Born in Pahae, North Tapanuli, he studied at the Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng (THB), and graduated as a civil engineer in 1939. Subsequently, he worked at the Waterloopkundig Laboratory and later at the Waterstaatsdienst. During the Japanese occupation, he became the head of the Provinciale Waterstaat of West Java, before he moved to Sukabumi and later Jakarta, to work in the Public works office.
Hollandsch Inlandsche Kweekschool, often abbreviated as HIK, were a type of Christian Dutch language auxiliary teacher training schools for Indonesian students in the Dutch East Indies in the early twentieth century. There were other types of teacher training schools in the Indies, including Hoogere Kweek School which trained teachers at a higher level, and Taman Siswa and Muhammadiyah schools which were outside of the colonial system and affiliated with the Indonesian nationalist movement. Because the HIK schools were more accessible than other forms of European education for native Indonesians, a number of figures who later rose to prominence in the late colonial and early independence era were educated in HIK schools.
Rear Admiral Mas Pardi was the founder and leader of the central People's Security Agency Marines, which was the forerunner of the Indonesian Navy. Mas Pardi is known as the "Father of Indonesian Shipping" by establishing maritime schools. On September 10, 1945, the marine BKR was renamed to TKR Laut. Mas Pardi was the Chief of the Marine TKR General Staff. He is the namesake of buildings at the Semarang Shipping Science Polytechnic and the Indonesian Naval Academy.
Aang Kunaefi was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who served as Governor of West Java between 1975 and 1985 and as Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He had previously commanded the Siliwangi Military Region during his time in the Indonesian Army.
