Manokwari's education boosted

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