First virtual university enrolling students

First virtual university enrolling students

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first multimedia and Internet-based
virtual university, which provides lectures and tutorials through
the Internet, has started enrolling students.

The Indonesian Bangkit University Teledukasi (IBUTeledukasi)
offers both undergraduate and graduate programs on information
technology, information systems, information technology
management and business administration.

"We are making a breakthrough by promoting low-cost education
and preparing the nation to face global challenges," Adi Sasono,
cofounder and chairman of the board of directors of the
university, told reporters at the launching of the university
last week.

The university is run by Perhimpunan Bangkit Indonesia, a non-
governmental organization under the Association of Indonesian
Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI), in cooperation with Malaysia's
University of Tun Abdul Razak (Unitar), the first virtual college
in Malaysia.

Adi, a former cooperatives minister, said the university will
also organize conventional lectures with several universities,
including Sultan Agung Islamic University (Unisula) in Semarang,
Central Java.

Le Ikhsan K Amin, customer service manager of IBUTeledukasi
told The Jakarta Post on Friday that the four-year undergraduate
program at IBUTeledukasi would cost students around Rp 16
million. He said at least 30 people have enrolled at
IBUTeledukasi through its office in Menteng, Central Jakarta,
while another 1,500 people have enrolled through Unisula in
Semarang. Interested parties can also enroll online through the
university's website www.ibuteledukasi.com, starting mid August.
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