UI shortlist four top candidates for rector<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The University of Indonesia's (UI) rectorial election drew
\ncloser to a final decision, with its seven candidates shortlisted
\ndown to four on Tuesday, an official said.<\/p>\n
The four remaining candidates are Jimly Asshidiqie (Professor
\nof State Administrative Law), Usman Chatib Warsa (UI's acting
\nrector, Professor of Medicine), Martani Huseini (Dean, School of
\nSocial and Political Science), and Djoko Hartanto (Professor at
\nthe School of Engineering).<\/p>\n
The candidates were elected by the UI's Board of Trustees
\n(MWA), which has 21 members from various stakeholders in the
\nuniversity including the Minister of Education, lecturers,
\nstudents and business people.<\/p>\n
\"These candidates have been screened and they all took a tough
\nfit-and-proper test on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6, which was set by MWA,\"
\nthe election spokesperson, Diennaryati Tjokro, told The Jakarta
\nPost on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
However, Lusi, a student of UI's Public Health Department
\nexpressed her concern about the fairness of the rectorial
\nelection.<\/p>\n
\"All this fanfare is just play acting, because everything, I
\nbelieve, has already been arranged. The name (of the new rector)
\ncurrently lies in the hands of the MWA,\" said Lusi.<\/p>\n
Diennaryati brushed aside the allegation that the rectorial
\nelection had been fair so far.<\/p>\n
\"Rumors that the election has been fixed are growing among
\nstudents and the university community. However, to my knowledge,
\nthe MWA members have vowed to stay independent during the
\nelection,\" Diennaryati said.<\/p>\n
She added that some members had even refused to receive phone
\ncalls to prevent any possible influence from the candidates.<\/p>\n
Previously, for the first time ever, the university held a
\npublic campaign that was attended by over a thousand lecturers,
\nstudents and employees.<\/p>\n
One of the major issues being asked the candidates by the MWA
\nwas the financing following the new status endowed to the
\nuniversity as a state-owned incorporated entity (BHMN).<\/p>\n
The new status requires the university to seek other financial
\nsources to fund its academic and research activities, because the
\ngovernment will begin lowering the level of its subsidies in
\n2005.<\/p>\n
Martani, one of the candidates revealed the university must
\neye new funding sources to help finance its costs.<\/p>\n
\"For instance, we could make the university's TV a commercial
\nventure that is listed in the Jakarta Stock Exchange,\" Martani
\nsaid, adding the university has been allowed by a presidential
\ndecree to generate money from unconventional sources.<\/p>\n
Besides, Martani said the university should recalculate
\n\"reasonable\" fees to be charged to the students in accordance to
\nthe costs spent in each respective department.<\/p>\n
On Aug. 12, the university will choose two candidates who will
\nrun for the final election on Aug. 14.<\/p>",
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