Muhammad Sayuti received his PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia in Vocational Education and Training, and is an expert in higher education and vocational education in Indonesia. As secretary of the council, Mr. Sayuti plays an important role in managing 165 tertiary education institutions (universities, institutes and academies) of the more than 10 thousand education institutions (pre-school; primary; secondary; tertiary) under the Muhammadiyah Foundation. He also served as a Member of the National Accreditation Board for School and Madrasah (BAN S/M) at the Indonesia Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. He teaches in the Masters Program on Vocational Education and Training of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia.