E. Timor students back in campus

E. Timor students back in campus

YOGYAKARTA: At least 30 East Timorese students will continue
their studies at the state Gadjah Mada University (UGM) here
after taking an unscheduled leave for last year's self-
determination ballot on their home soil.

Deputy rector M. Anwar said the university would also maintain
the government's policy of exempting the East Timorese from
school fees.

"The government will pay for their school tuition at the
current rate, which is Rp 400,000 (US$48.8) per semester," Anwar
said.

He added hat East Timorese who were not part of the group
would be treated as foreigners if they wished to study here.
Foreign students pay between US$600 and US$750 in school tuition
per semester and between US$4,000 and US$7,500 in admission fees.

The ballot in August resulted in East Timor's overwhelming
rejection to the Indonesian government's wide-ranging autonomy
offer. (44/dja)