Sustainable career development for education personnel at state universities with legal entity status: A perspective from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

¹ Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
² Universitas Dr. Soetomo, Surabaya, Indonesia
³ Asia E-University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

^* Corresponding author: sulaksono@unesa.ac.id

Abstract

This study discusses sustainable career development for educational personnel at State Universities with Legal Entity Status (PTNBH) in Indonesia. The careers of education personnel are a strategic aspect of creating effective, inclusive, and competitive higher education institutions, particularly in their contribution for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 16 (Strong Institutions). Although PTNBHs are granted autonomy in human resource management, career development policies for educational personnel remain fragmented and lack a long-term sustainability framework. Using normative legal methods and literature-based policy analysis, this study formulates a conceptual framework for career development that integrates institutional governance with sustainability principles. This study identifies regulatory gaps at both the national and institutional levels and proposes a career development model that emphasizes transparency, competency-based advancement, and inclusive human resource management. These findings contribute to bridging policy and research in higher-education institutional reform and promote more effective, accountable, and inclusive governance practices in line with the 2030 Agenda. The results of this study are expected to serve as a foundation for further empirical research and relevant policy formulation and as a reference for higher-education institutions and policymakers.