Many Turkish students study in Indonesian universities<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Unknown to many, since 10 years ago, Indonesia
\nhas become an alternative country for Turkish high school
\ngraduates wanting to undertake a university education.<\/p>\n
Second secretary of the Turkish Embassy in Jakarta Cemil
\nMiroglue, said last year alone there were at least 16 Turkish
\nstudents pursuing higher education either in state or private
\nuniversities in different cities in Indonesia, including Jakarta,
\nBandung, Semarang and Yogyakarta.<\/p>\n
"The university tuition fee is higher in Turkey than in
\nIndonesia, while the standard of education here is about
\nthe same as that of Turkish universities," Miroglue said, adding
\nthat the fact that Indonesia is an Islamic country is another
\nencouraging factor.<\/p>\n
The tuition fee for private universities in Turkey ranges from
\nUS$5,000 to $10,000 per student per academic year, while the
\ntuition fee for state universities range from $100 to $300 per
\nsemester.<\/p>\n
Galip Kayar, a Turk studying at the University of Indonesia,
\nsaid he only spent Rp 1.5 million for tuition per year. "I spend
\nabout Rp 1 million for my daily needs every month."<\/p>\n
Salih Helvaci, a Turkish teacher at SMU (high school) Pribadi
\nin Depok, South Jakarta, said another reason Turkish high school
\ngraduates eyed Indonesia was because they found it difficult to
\npass the university entrance test in their own country.<\/p>\n
SMU Pribadi was jointly established by Indonesian and Turkish
\nprivate foundations.<\/p>\n
Helvaci said more than 1.5 million high school graduates
\ncompeted for the 400,000 university seats offered by state
\nuniversities in Turkey.<\/p>\n
"Many who fail the tests usually wait for the following year's
\nentrance test or enroll in private universities. But many of them
\ndecide to study abroad, usually in the U.S. or in a European
\ncountry. Indonesia has also become their choice."<\/p>\n
This year five Turkish students took the two-day university
\nentrance test (UMPTN) that was held last Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Turkish students studying in universities in Indonesia pay for
\ntheir expenses as they are not under scholarship.<\/p>\n
Some may question if graduates from Indonesian universities
\nare accepted in other countries, including Turkey, as
\nuniversities here are yet to be internationally accredited.<\/p>\n
Kayar, who studies political science and majoring in Asia-
\nPacific issues at the University of Indonesia said he saw no
\nproblem with Indonesian university degrees in his country.<\/p>\n
"A friend of mine who graduated from Gadjah Mada University in
\nYogyakarta last year is now employed at a private company in
\nTurkey."<\/p>\n
He said some Turkish students who graduated from universities
\nin Indonesia were working for Turkish companies operating in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
"I myself will apply for a job at the Ministry of Foreign
\nAffairs after I complete my studies. I want to become a diplomat
\nbecause I am majoring in Asia-Pacific issues," Kayar told The
\nJakarta Post in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n
Kayar said he arrived in Indonesia in 1993 and studied Bahasa
\nIndonesia for one year at the State Academy of Islamic Studies
\n(IAIN) in Ciputat. "I passed the Indonesian university entrance
\ntest in 1995."<\/p>\n
He said he registered for the 1995 UMPTN with four other
\nTurkish students, but only three of them succeeded. (04)<\/p>",
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