Manokwari's education boosted

MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The Manokwari-based Caritas Foundation is due to open schools of economics and law in the regency as soon as licenses from the higher education directorate general have been received.

Foundation chairman Roberth Hammar said the establishment of two higher education institutions in the regency was aimed at helping the local administration to prepare qualified human resources to support the regional autonomy.

The institute of economics will have 12 permanent lecturers and visiting lectures from Makassar's Hasanuddin University.

"It is hoped that the school can empower local people," Hammar added.

The school of law, to be built in Bintuni Subdistrict, will also have 12 permanent lecturers. Among them, will be two agrarian law lecturers, a state administration lecturer and a senior lecturer from Hasanuddin University, Hammar added. --Antara