The Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs was a government ministry of the

State of Pasundan The State of Pasundan ( Indonesian and su, Negara Pasundan) was a federal state ''(negara bagian)'' formed in the western part of the Indonesian island of Java by the Netherlands in 1948 following the Linggadjati Agreement. It was similar to th ...

. The ministry was responsible for the schools, university, and religious matters in the State of Pasundan.

Transfer of power

After the establishment of the

Adil Cabinet The Adil Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Adil) was the first cabinet established by the State of Pasundan following the formation of the state on 28 April 1948. It was composed of eight ministers and one official. Its term of office ran from 8 May 1948 to 1 ...

on 8 May 1948, prime minister Adil Puradiredja appointed Otto Judakusumah as the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs. The formation of the ministry was done a month later, on 11 June 1948, after the handover of the authority from the ''Recomba'' (government commissioner for administrative affairs) to the Minister of Justice. The instrument of transfer for this purpose was the ''Staatsblaad'' (State Gazette) 1948 No. 116. Even though most of the authorities regarding to education and religion was given to the ministry, the federal government still managed matters relating to secondary educations, higher educations (university) and the supply of textbooks and other educational equipment. Nevertheless, the limitations in the ministry was less than the limitations in other ministries.

Goals

According to the ministry, the goals for the education in the State of Pasundan are as the following: * Raising the standard of education in the State of Pasundan to a level equivalent to that of other nations as soon as possible. * To lead children and youth, based on their abilities, so that the future society of the state would consist of intellectual citizens which could properly fulfill the task assigned to them, optimistic citizens which could create innovations, and pride citizens which aware of his own worth and his people, in accordance with the spirit of an independent society. * Spiritual education, which is moral education and character formation in a pedagogical sense. In additional to the education, the ministry also provides a new form of spiritual education: to make students aware of its original nature, so that he is not tossed to and fro by all kinds of worldly events, but remains firm and has a hold on faith in God.

Division of ministry

After the formation of the Anwar Cabinet on 11 January 1950, the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs was divided into two different ministries: the Ministry of Education, headed by Minister Otto Judakusumah, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, headed by Minister Ahmad Hassan.

Ministers

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{{State of Pasundan Government ministries of Pasundan Ministries established in 1948 Ministries disestablished in 1950