First virtual university enrolling students<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first multimedia and Internet-based
\nvirtual university, which provides lectures and tutorials through
\nthe Internet, has started enrolling students.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Bangkit University Teledukasi (IBUTeledukasi)
\noffers both undergraduate and graduate programs on information
\ntechnology, information systems, information technology
\nmanagement and business administration.<\/p>\n
\"We are making a breakthrough by promoting low-cost education
\nand preparing the nation to face global challenges,\" Adi Sasono,
\ncofounder and chairman of the board of directors of the
\nuniversity, told reporters at the launching of the university
\nlast week.<\/p>\n
The university is run by Perhimpunan Bangkit Indonesia, a non-
\ngovernmental organization under the Association of Indonesian
\nMuslim Intellectuals (ICMI), in cooperation with Malaysia's
\nUniversity of Tun Abdul Razak (Unitar), the first virtual college
\nin Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Adi, a former cooperatives minister, said the university will
\nalso organize conventional lectures with several universities,
\nincluding Sultan Agung Islamic University (Unisula) in Semarang,
\nCentral Java.<\/p>\n
Le Ikhsan K Amin, customer service manager of IBUTeledukasi
\ntold The Jakarta Post on Friday that the four-year undergraduate
\nprogram at IBUTeledukasi would cost students around Rp 16
\nmillion. He said at least 30 people have enrolled at
\nIBUTeledukasi through its office in Menteng, Central Jakarta,
\nwhile another 1,500 people have enrolled through Unisula in
\nSemarang. Interested parties can also enroll online through the
\nuniversity's website www.ibuteledukasi.com, starting mid August.
\n(07)<\/p>",
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