Academic ranks promotion in higher education in Indonesia during 1987–2014

The system of academic rank structure and first appointment regulation for academic staff has been established since 1987, this applied for either state and private-owned universities. The academic rank structure was divided into 9 level, starting from Associate Lecturer rate 100 credit points up to Full Professor rate 1000 credit points. Two years of staying in the previous position was mandatory before promotion to the higher rank, and accelerating or office caper was not possible. New regulation introduced in 1999 transformed the academic rank structure became simpler. By this new regulation Head Lecturer has been considered as associate professor level with rate 400, 550, and 700 credit points, while Professor rank rates 850 and 1050 credit points. It is eligible to get a rate promotion in the same academic ranks after 2 years in the current rate. However, The rate promotion is not possible if the adjacent rate belong to higher academic rank. A new statute passed by the parliament in 2006 stated that part time lecturer is no longer have academic ranks and also abolished Associate Lecturer rank rate 100 credit points. To have a promotion to be Professor from Head Lecturer rank, the candidate should publishes at least 1 article in accredited journal by Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE) of Ministry of Education and Culture and fulfill the credit points needed. Special circumstances apply for office caper who jump directly from Associate Lecturer to Head Lecturer or from Lecturer to Professor, the candidate should has published at least 4 articles in acredited national journal, or equivalently 2 articles in international reputable journal. Since 2011 the DGHE has already implemented a new tighter assesment for academic rank promotion although still under the same regulation.