Haluoleo uncovers admissions scandal

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: As part of its efforts to maintain its reputation, Haluoleo University has canceled the diplomas of six alumni who were found to have gained entry to the university without going through the proper procedures.

The university, through a rector's letter dated April 19, also kicked out five students currently studying there who were also found to have been admitted to the university without following proper procedures.

All eleven students, from the university's School of Mathematics and Physics, had previously been expelled from the Faculty of Public Health at the private Avicenna University, but somehow had managed to gain admittance to the state-run Haluoleo University last year. Six of them graduated earlier this year, but the other five students were still attending classes at Haluoleo before they were expelled recently. Sahta Ginting, the vice rector of Haluoleo University, said that the university was investigating the case and anyone found to have been involved in wrongdoing would be punished accordingly. -- Antara