Protest mars UIN inauguration

YOGYAKARTA: A student protest marred the inauguration of the Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University on Thursday in Yogyakarta, with students calling on the government to prevent education from being commercialized by "irresponsible parties".

The protest was held as Minister of National Education Malik Fadjar was presiding over a ceremony at the university.

In the ceremony, the minister officiated the change of status of Sunan Kalijaga Islam State Institute to Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University.

With its change of status, the university has two new secular faculties, the school of humanities and science. -- JP