New University of Yogyakarta opens

YOGYAKARTA: The Teachers Training Institute (IKIP) of Yogyakarta was officially declared a state university under the new name of University of Yogyakarta on Saturday.

Through a presidential decree on August 4, six teachers training institutes in the country had their status changed to state universities.

The other five teachers training institutes are located in Jakarta, Padang in West Sumatra, Malang and Surabaya in East Java and Ujungpandang in South Sulawesi.

Director General of Higher Education Satrio Sumantri Brojonegoro said that three other institutes in Bandung, Semarang and Medan would also have their status changed in the future.

However, Satrio said that IKIP Manado in North Sulawesi had not undergone a similar change yet. "It's due to a lack of human resources there," Satrio said. (swa/edt)