Cooperative Education Integrated into Central Java Curriculum

Central Java has become the first Indonesian province to incorporate cooperative education into its curriculum, spanning from elementary to high school levels. This pioneering move, launched on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Semarang, aims to foster a deeper understanding of cooperatives among the younger generation.

Minister of Cooperatives, Ferry Juliantono, lauded the initiative, stating it would help young Indonesians become more familiar with cooperatives. He expressed concern that without such education, youth might be overly influenced by liberal, capitalistic economic systems. "Indeed, Indonesia's national economy, as conveyed by the Governor, is a Pancasila economy in accordance with the 1945 Constitution, especially in the articles of Article 33," Ferry said.

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Indeed, Indonesia's national economy, as conveyed by the Governor, is a Pancasila economy in accordance with the 1945 Constitution, especially in the articles of Article 33.

Ferry highlighted that Central Java's integration of cooperative education into both formal and religious schooling has received approval from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. He hopes the program will be implemented swiftly, helping to instill values of mutual cooperation, togetherness, and family spirit, which he believes are essential and were envisioned by the nation's founders.

"This is expected to be implemented and understood again by our younger generation, to bring back the idea so that it is not a liberal capitalistic economy with all its accompanying values, values of greed, individualistic values, values of wanting to win on their own and so on," Ferry added. He stressed that cooperatives should be the cornerstone of the national economy, reflecting the founders' ideals.

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This is expected to be implemented and understood again by our younger generation, to bring back the idea so that it is not a liberal capitalistic economy with all its accompanying values, values of greed, individualistic values, values of wanting to win on their own and so on.