ITB to have new rector on Monday<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nBandung<\/p>\n
Following a three-month selection period involving 200 nominees,
\nthe Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) was scheduled to elect
\none of three favored candidates for the institute's top position
\non Monday, to replace current rector Prof. Lilik Hendrajaya.<\/p>\n
Rizal T. Tamin, secretary of the ITB representatives assembly,
\nsaid the election would be conducted by the assembly at the
\neducation ministry in Jakarta to allow Minister of National
\nEducation Abdul Malik Fadjar, also an ITB assemblyman, to
\nparticipate in the election.<\/p>\n
\"We want the minister to cast his vote in the election and
\nthat is why the election is being held in Jakarta,\" he told The
\nJakarta Post here on Friday.<\/p>\n
ITB is the first state institute to offer the rectorship to
\nthe public through a free and fair election. Of the 200 who
\nsubmitted their candidacy for the institute's top position, the
\nassembly has selected three candidates. State university rectors
\nused to be appointed by the government in consultation with the
\nuniversity's academic senate.<\/p>\n
The three, all from the institute, are Sahari Besari of the
\narchitecture department, Bana Kartasasmita of the mathematics
\ndepartment and Kusmayanto Kardiman, a lecturer in the physics
\ndepartment.<\/p>\n
The minister held a dialog with the three candidates at the
\ncampus on Friday. \"Coincidentally the minister is visiting ITB,
\nso he could meet the three candidates,\" said Rizal.<\/p>\n
Before their selection, all nominees were required to present
\ntheir own vision before the 20-member assembly representing the
\nacademic senate, students and administrative staff. Around 200
\nscholars from numerous state and private universities lodged
\ntheir application after the election committee offered the
\nvacancy to the public in Aug. 2001.<\/p>\n
According to a poll conducted among students by the ITB
\nrepresentatives assembly recently, Sahari was considered to have
\na better vision on the institute's future development while
\nKusmayanto was favored for his close relationship with all
\nstudents.<\/p>\n
However, 82 percent of more than 800 respondents were
\ndisappointed with the election since they were not involved in
\nthe election process.<\/p>\n
\"35 percent of the respondents knew nothing about the three
\ncandidates' profiles and only 12 percent were familiar with the
\ncandidates,\" Rian Nugraha representing 14,000 students in the
\nassembly, said.<\/p>\n
Rian said the election committee and the academic senate have
\nhad a monopoly in the election process while students were asked
\nto contribute their inputs on an ideal rector for the institute.<\/p>\n
He said that most students also questioned the academic
\nsenate's independence since the senate was chaired by Sahari and
\nit had six representatives in the assembly.<\/p>\n
Rian said whoever would be elected, the new rector was
\nexpected to reduce the high tuition fees and help improve the
\nquality of education so that the institute could become renowned
\noutside Indonesia.<\/p>",
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