Scholarships offered to athletes

Scholarships offered to athletes

PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The state Jenderal Soedirman
University here is offering scholarships to 25 athletes across
the country in the next academic year.

The university's rector, Rubiyanto Misman, said yesterday the
awards were aimed at boosting not only the athletes' performances
but also those of local talents.

He said the university would also allow the athletes to skip
classes or exams when they were in competition. "They can sit the
school tests after the competitions," Rubiyanto said.

The university will require the athletes to improve their
performances in return for the scholarships, according to
Rubiyanto.

Applicants with national-level achievements will be exempt
from admission tests while those below that level must pass the
tests to get the scholarships.

Rubiyanto said the university had raised more than Rp 2.6
billion (US$330,000) to build a stadium where the athletes could
train and compete. (45)