City planning department launched

City planning department launched

JAKARTA (JP): Private Tarumanagara University launched on
Thursday a new city planning department in a bid to meet rising
demands for professional experts in city design.

Tono Setiadi, dean of the university's technique school, told
a media conference at the Jl. S. Parman campus in West Jakarta
that the opening of the new department was in line with a
government ruling on the importance of city planning departments
at universities.

"The government issued a decree last month, stipulating that
all university study programs must be adjusted to the national
curriculum," said.

We have tried to abide by the government's policy by launching
the new department and dissolving the real estate program, Tono
said.

Some subjects in the real estate program will be adopted by
the city planning department to enable students from the former
real estate program to continue their studies at the new
department, he said.

Thursday's meeting was also attended by the university's
rector, Agustinus Kahono, and the deputy chairman of Tarumanagara
Foundation, Singgih Dirgagunarsa.

Alumni of the new department are expected to work in both
private and government sectors either as researchers or
lecturers, Tono said.

Subjects to be given to the students of the department include
property investment and property development, he said.

The department, which has 53 lecturers, including 15 permanent
staffers, is expected to start a class of 50 students in the new
academic year starting in July, he said. (01)