No money, no exams

No money, no exams

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Almost 500 students at the state-run
Jenderal Sudirman University here will be barred from sitting
this semester's exams until they have paid their tuition fees.

Rector Rubiyanto Misman however promised to find a way out of
the financial problems facing 480 students hit by the economic
crisis.

These students missed the Feb. 14 deadline to pay their fees.

One suggested way out for these hard-pressed students is to
allow them to take academic leave until they have the money to
continue their classes.

The School of Political and Social Studies tops the list of
students who are behind in their payments with 110, followed by
the School of Economics with 87, Animal Husbandry with 79, Law
with 64, Biology with 54 and Agriculture with 48. The remaining
are from diploma programs.

The university, which boasts more than 11,000 students, has
also slashed its spending since the start of the economic crisis.
(45)