Critical Analysis of the 2024 PTNBH Campus UKT/IPI Increase Policy in Indonesia

The policy of increasing the UKT/IPI (Single Tuition Fee/Institutional Development Fee) for PTNBH (Legal Entity State University) campuses in 2024 proposed by the Indonesian Minister of Education Nadiem Makarim has sparked a frenzy in society. In fact, the idea of increasing tuition fees is quite good, namely in order to increase income and the quality of higher education in Indonesia, but this proposal is a controversial proposal and has the potential to hamper access to education for underprivileged people. However, this policy is only a trial and does not take into account other negative issues and consequences. Does the IPI increase need to be increased, or is it just a failed policy that was finally canceled as it was supposed to be?