UGM holds first election under autonomous campus program<\/p>\n
Asip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
Following the lead of the Institute of Technology
\n(ITB) in Bandung and the North Sumatra University (USU) in Medan,
\nGadjah Mada University, the oldest higher learning institution in
\nthe country, is opening its top position to the public in
\nelections that are a first step towards becoming an autonomous
\ncampus.<\/p>\n
The position at the university in Yogyakarta is open to all
\nIndonesian citizens, especially academics, with experience in
\nprivate and state-run institutions, to submit their candidacy for
\nthe rector position, according to university officials.<\/p>\n
\"The country's best sons are invited to run for the rector
\nposition; we need educated and dedicated men and women to lead
\nthe university,\" Prof. Koento Wibisono, chairman of the rector
\nelection committee, said here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The central government in its pilot project has granted the
\nfreedom to ITB, UGM, the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (ITB),
\nthe University of Airlangga in Surabaya, East Java, and the
\nUniversity of Indonesia to hire their own teaching and
\nadministrative staff, elect their own rector and manage their
\nfinance in running their education programs.<\/p>\n
Under the campus autonomy program, ITB has appointed
\nKusmayanto Kardiman, who was elected by the institute's board of
\ntrustees (MWA) as its first rector. USU, which has applied for
\nthe campus autonomy, is also running a rector election process.<\/p>\n
Koento said academics who are interested in running their
\ncandidacy for UGM's rector position are invited to submit their
\napplication to the election committee between Dec. 20, 2001 and
\nJan. 26, 2002.<\/p>\n
Asked about official requirements, he said applicants must be
\nIndonesians, healthy, both physically and mentally, with at least
\nthree years of experience in a similar position.<\/p>\n
\"And a candidate linked to any political parties must be ready
\nto leave it if he or she is elected as new rector,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Koento said that instead of being appointed by the education
\nminister, the university's next rectors would be elected by a 25-
\nmember board of trustees representing university students,
\ngovernment and teaching staff.<\/p>\n
Before the election, which is scheduled for next March, the
\nboard of trustees will select a group of candidates from those
\nnominated for the rectorate position, and all nominees would be
\nobliged to present their vision and programs.<\/p>\n
\"Being a rector of UGM in the autonomy era is a tough job,
\nyet we believe that we will find the best person who
\nwill lead this university with 46,000 students and more than
\n2,500 lecturers,\" he said.<\/p>",
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