Undip Student Body Vows Continued Protests Amidst National Crisis Concerns

Hundreds of students from Diponegoro University (Undip) took to the streets in Semarang, Central Java, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Their protest targeted the Governor's Office, highlighting a range of national issues including fuel price hikes, the depreciating rupiah, and the controversial new police law.

Nur Maajid, the president of Undip's Student Executive Board (BEM), declared that the student movement would persist. He views the current national situation, marked by rising fuel costs, a weakening currency, and shrinking job opportunities, as indicators of a nation heading toward crisis. Maajid expressed concern for his generation, stating, "The youth have no hope." He pointed to unfulfilled promises of job creation and the extended waiting periods for university graduates seeking employment.

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I don't care how many thousands (of students) come down, but rather how consistent the Undip friends are. So we are not focused on quantity, but we are focused on how consistent we are in this movement.

"I don't care how many thousands (of students) come down, but rather how consistent the Undip friends are," Maajid told reporters during the demonstration. "So we are not focused on quantity, but we are focused on how consistent we are in this movement." He indicated plans for further consolidation and future protests, underscoring a commitment to sustained action rather than a single large turnout.

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The youth have no hope. Today all staple food prices have increased. The promise of 19 million jobs has not been realized. Even friends who are graduates today have to wait one or two years before they can work.