IPB University trustees set 19 November vote to replace rector named deputy minister

Why it matters: IPB University's Academic Senate must put forward replacement-rector candidates by 9 November, ahead of the trustees' election session on 19 November.

IPB University said its rector, Dr Alim Setiawan Slamet, was sworn in as Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Agriculture on 15 October, and his resignation letter reached the Board of Trustees (MWA, Majelis Wali Amanat) that same day.

According to the university, the board held a plenary session on 23 October to deal with the resignation and to set the procedure for electing an interim replacement rector for the 2023–2028 term.

Under the published timetable, the Academic Senate will select candidates between 26 October and 9 November, the board will vote on 19 November and the new rector will be inaugurated on 26 November 2026, when the outgoing rector's dismissal also takes effect.

Board chair Prof Hardinsyah said the board had coordinated with IPB's four leadership pillars and consulted the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek), and that every stage would follow the applicable rules.

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Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

IPB University's Academic Senate and Board of Trustees are running the selection between 26 October and 26 November 2026; if the schedule holds, the replacement rector for the 2023–2028 period will be inaugurated on 26 November, the date Dr Alim's dismissal takes effect.

What to watch

• The Academic Senate is due to submit its replacement-rector candidates to the Board of Trustees on 9 November.
• The Board of Trustees is scheduled to elect the replacement rector on 19 November and inaugurate them on 26 November 2026.