Students briefly stranded in Seoul

Students briefly stranded in Seoul

SURABAYA: Some 20 students and three lecturers from Surabaya-
based Christian Petra University were briefly stranded at the
Seoul immigration office while on their way to attend a joint art
exhibition with Dongseo University in Pusan, South Korea.

Petra University spokesperson Lusy Puspita said in Surabaya on
Sunday that the entourage, which had left Jakarta on Oct. 21, had
been barred from entering Seoul because they did not bring with
them their invitation from Dongseo University.

In addition to the Indonesian entourage were four other
foreigners, from India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

"The immigration officer tried to contact Dongseo University
but failed since the group arrived early in the morning and there
was no-one at the university, so they were taken to the
interrogation room," Lusy said.

The group was finally allowed to leave the immigration office
after a Dongseo University professor confirmed that the foreign
students had been invited by the university.

The exhibition was held from Oct. 23 to Oct. 29. --Antara