BEM quits IPB rectorial election

BEM quits IPB rectorial election

BOGOR: A student representative on the Board of Trustees of
the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) walked out of a meeting
in connection with its rectorial election on Monday.

"Many irregularities occurred in the election process, which
is too much influenced by group interests. It seems the election
process is simply useless while it probably cost hundreds of
millions of rupiah," said Arief Maulana, president of the
Students' Executive Board (BEM), and who represents the students
on the Board of Trustees.

He referred to the irregularities, particularly what happened
when short-listing the rectorial candidates from nine to five
earlier this month.

The candidates will later be short-listed to two before one is
chosen as rector of the institute.

He said that BEM was trying to meet Minister of Education
Malik Fajar to discuss the matter.--JP