Telkom University Expels First-Semester Student over Bullying

BANDUNG — Telkom University has imposed its heaviest sanction, expulsion, on one of the students involved in bullying a fellow student at a men’s dormitory on Friday (9 October 2026) at around 8pm WIB. Another student received a moderate sanction, while two others are still undergoing an in-depth investigation.

The university did not provide details of the expelled student’s role in the incident. The victim and those accused are all first-semester students in the university’s Faculty of Industrial Engineering.

Telkom University Rector Prof Suyanto said he was deeply concerned and apologised to the victim and their family, as well as to students and external parties, over the bullying case on campus. He stressed that violence and bullying are dangerous and cannot be justified.

“As rector, I would like to express my concern and apologise to the victim and their family, and to students both within and outside the university,” Suyatno said during an online press conference in Bandung, West Java, on Sunday (11 October 2026).