Corporate status for Unair, ITS

Corporate status for Unair, ITS

SURABAYA: Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo said
on Wednesday Airlangga University (Unair) and the Surabaya
Institute of Technology (ITS) would be granted corporate status
next year.

The two Surabaya-based higher education institutes will join
six other state universities and institutes that have been
granted autonomy, and therefore are allowed to raise funds while
at the same time having their government funding cut.

In a speech to mark Unair's 50th anniversary, Bambang said he
would encourage more state universities to end their dependency
on the government.

The granting of corporate status has drawn controversy as the
newly autonomous universities require students to pay much higher
entrance and tuition fees, thus denying access to many potential
students. -- Antara