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Ahmad Ansori elected new IPB rector

| Source: JP

Ahmad Ansori elected new IPB rector

BOGOR: Ahmad Ansori Mattjik was elected as the new rector of the
Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) on Tuesday, winning 15 votes
from the board of trustees' 25 members.

The board of trustees held the election after the two
rectorial candidates, held an open dialog, which was also
attended by Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fadjar.
The other candidate Eriyatno, won 10 votes.

IPB was quoted by Antara as saying on Tuesday that the result
of the rectorial election will be officially announced by the
chairman of the board of trustees Muslimin Nasution.

Last week, the Student Executive Body (BEM) rejected the
election process, saying that it was heavily influenced by the
interests of certain groups.--JP

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