Regent proceeds with PhD research

Regent proceeds with PhD research

BOGOR, West Java: M. Syaukani, the regent of Kutai Kertanegara in
East Kalimantan, successfully defended on Saturday his doctoral
research proposal at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB),
thus allowing him to move on to the next stage of his doctoral
research.

The Regent, who is also the chairman of the Regental
Governments Association, proposed a study of capacity building in
the formulation of conservation policy in the Soeharto Hill's
National Park in East Kalimantan province.

Prof. Hadi S. Alikodra, one of the lecturers who scrutinized
the research proposal, promised that the institute would strictly
adhere to quality standards in the regent's case. Many say that
this is not the case with many other institutes in the country
when dealing with important personages.

If the IPB neglected quality standards, it would damage the
institute's reputation, said Alikodra. -- Antara