Private university

Private university

From Kompas

Many scholars can give advice on how to choose a good and
bonafide private university. But none can show parents the way to
avoid unnecessary expenses imposed by private universities.

It has been a practice for the private universities to collect
entrance fees from the students who are admitted to the
universities before the results of the state examination are
announced. In case a potential student passes the examination and
is admitted to the state university of his/her choice, the
private university will reimburse the fee already paid by the
student concerned only after deducting 10 percent. This practice
is a great burden to parents who are often civil servants with
small salaries. They have to save years before they can send
their children to a private university.

Would it be possible for the Minister of Education and Culture
to introduce a decision which requires that the private
universities announce the students accepted for admission only
after the state universities announce their new students? This
would prevent parents from losing money by being forced to cancel
enrollments in the private universities.

WIDYA

Jakarta