IPB students reject new campus

IPB students reject new campus

BOGOR: Dozens of students from the Mathematics and Sciences
and the Economy Management schools at the Bogor Institute of
Agriculture (IPB) demanded an official explanation on why they
had to move to a new campus on the outskirts of Darmaga.

Holding a rally on Friday, the students refused to be moved to
the new campus in September, which they said had yet to be
equipped with study facilities such as laboratories.

"Moreover, there is no way that 3,800 of us can find a place
to stay around the new campus. From what we have heard from other
students who have already been moved, it is difficult to find a
place with good sanitation and clean water," IPB student
executive body advocate Muchammad Iqbal Prakasa said.

Students also wanted to know what would happen to their
existing campuses in Baranangsiang, Gunung Gede and Taman Kencana
-- all located inside Bogor town.

Meeting the students, rector Ahmad Ansori Mattjik said the
students had to move to the new campus by the end of this month
-- not in September. "We are building dormitories for 1,000
students this year and another 2,000 next year. We already have
laboratories at the Darmaga campus," he said. -- JP