Diponegoro drops 250 students

Diponegoro drops 250 students

SEMARANG: The state-run Diponegoro University is expelling 250 students for failing to complete their studies within the permitted time.

"The university has given them a chance to re-register but even then they did not take advantage of the offer," Sunarto, the university spokesman, said.

As many as 800 students had exceeded the allocated time to complete their studies, but only 550 took up the offer for re- registration by the March 31 deadline, Antara reported.

Rector Muladi said earlier that he had been warned by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Jakarta about the large number of students at the college who did not complete their studies within the allotted time. "This is not fair to others because these students are receiving government subsidies," he said. (emb)