20 bogus degree peddlers reported

20 bogus degree peddlers reported

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Ministry of National
Education has reported the management of 20 illegal postgraduate
and doctorate programs to the police, a senior government
official said on Monday.

Director general for higher education Satrio Sumantri
Brojonegoro said the education programs violated the law as they
had no license from the ministry and caused losses to the general
public.

"They usually offer people masters degrees or doctorates
without taking any lectures but only paying money," he said.

He was reluctant to mention the names of any illegal education
programs, but they mainly carried the names of famous
universities from overseas.

Kendari regent Kaharuddin was reportedly made an offer by one
illegal education firm of a U.S. masters degree, while a regency
administration employee in Java was dismissed for misusing his
illegal degree to obtain a better post.- Antara