English boosts lecturers' careers

English boosts lecturers' careers

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Lecturers at Lampung University
cannot hope for promotion unless they master the English
language.

Rector Alhusniduki Hamim has made it a rule that teachers must
pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to get
promotions.

Alhusniduki was quoted by Antara as saying on Saturday that
many lecturers questioned the policy when it was first
implemented 10 years ago.

"Now they can reap the benefit of the policy for their
individual advancement, as well as increasing the quality of the
university," he said.

Alhusniduki said the regulation has enabled some 38 percent of
the university's lecturers to obtain their masters and doctoral
degrees from universities abroad.

There are currently 198 lecturers studying abroad, 44 of which
are pursuing their doctoral degrees, he said. (14)