Missing Ugandan back to school

Missing Ugandan back to school

YOGYAKARTA: A Ugandan student who went missing for over a
month from Gadjah Mada University is now back at the campus to
resume his studies.

Kasozi Ismael Lubega, a postgraduate student on a scholarship
under the South-South cooperation program, had been absent since
Aug. 6, the Antara news agency reported.

Lubega was spotted by a staff member of the Ministry of
Education and Culture in Jakarta early this week. The ministry
official, who met with Lubega last year, recognized the Ugandan
and persuaded him to return to Yogyakarta to resume his studies.

Lubega, according to Gadjah Mada rector's assistant Sofyan
Efendi, apparently found the pressure of study too much,
especially given his lack of knowledge of the Indonesian
language. So he decided to spend some time in Jakarta.

He was reported missing because he took off for Jakarta
without notifying university authorities. (emb)