The scholarship program is not only a role as an aid for education costs, but is also one of the efforts to improve the quality of human resources. Through various trainings and mentoring, scholarship recipients are expected to be able to develop academic competencies and skills needed in the world of work.
In addition to encouraging achievement in college, student development programs are now also directed to strengthen leadership skills, digital literacy, financial management, and foreign language skills. This provision is considered important so that college graduates have better competitiveness.
One of the programs that recorded these results was Scholarship Eramet Beyond. The program, which was run by Eramet Indonesia with the Kitong Bisa Foundation (KBF), said that there was an increase in the Cumulative Achievement Index (GPA), English language skills, and leadership skills of the college student receiver scholarship of Eastern Indonesia.
Eramet Indonesia CEO Jerome Baudelet said, investing in education is a long-term step that can provide benefits to the community. Education is an important foundation in creating inclusive and sustainable development.
‘We want to open more opportunities for talented young people to develop their potential, strengthen leadership capacity, and create positive impacts in their hometowns,’ said Jerome at the closing ceremony of the Eramet Beyond program in Jakarta.
The program, which was launched in November 2024, was attended by 41 college student From Maluku, Sulawesi, and Papua, selected from more than 500 registrants throughout Indonesia. During the program, participants received 46 development sessions covering English, Project Management, Leadership, Financial Literacy, and Digital Literacy.
The entire learning process is arranged in four stages. Namely Learn, Lead, Serve, and Give Back, which aims to encourage participants to develop their own capacity while providing benefits to the surrounding community.
During the program, a number of indicators showed improvement. As many as 70 percent of participants experienced an increase in English skills at least one level. Meanwhile, 73.2 percent of participants experienced an increase in knowledge and skills in the field of project management.
The program also increases participants’ understanding of financial management. As many as 73 percent of the participants admitted that they better understand the importance of emergency funds after attending a financial literacy session.
From the academic side, the average GPA of participants increased from 3.50 to 3.63, an increase of about 3.75 percent from semester five to semester seven. In addition, 19 out of 41 students or about 45 percent of participants are also actively participating in organizations, communities, and various social activities throughout 2026.
Meanwhile, CEO of Kitong Bisa Foundation, Mohammad Afif added, the success of the program is not only measured by the academic achievement of the participants, but also from the contributions they can make to the community.
‘We not only support students to complete their education, but also equip them with leadership character, spirit of dedication, and the ability to create real impacts,’ said Afif.
Author: Nanda Prayoga
