3,000 Unpad students yet to enroll

3,000 Unpad students yet to enroll

BANDUNG, West Java: Over 3,000 new students who passed the entrance examination for the Bandung-based state-owned Padjadjaran University (Unpad) have yet to register for the new academic year.

Unpad's First Assistant Rector Ponpon S. Idjradinata said Monday that 13,424 students had passed the written entrance examination for Unpad but only 10,371 had registered with the university.

Unpad public relations chief Hadi Suprapto Arifin said in Bandung, West Java, on Monday that economic hardship might have forced many students to give up their dream of studying at the university.

"Maybe they don't have the money yet and so they are unable to enrol for the next academic year," Hadi said.

Unpad charges up to Rp 5 million for new students enrolling in diploma programs, and between Rp 1.750 million and Rp 2 million for students taking degree programs.

Hadi said the university would extend the registration period until mid-September.

"Especially for students coming from outside Java, perhaps they needed a little longer to prepare," Hadi said. --JP