Ten gifted students unable to pay IPB fees
Ten gifted students unable to pay IPB fees
Theresia Sufa, Bogor
Ten new students who have been admitted to the Bogor Institute of
Agriculture (IPB) due to their high grades did not show up for
the registration because they could not afford the fees.
The institute deputy rector Yusuf Sudohadi said on Thursday
that the 10 students had sent letters to the institute, saying
they could not come to register themselves because they did not
have the money.
"We have sent letters to the regents and mayors of the
students' hometowns, asking them to sponsor the students.
However, to date we haven't received any response from the
respective regents or mayors," he said.
"We will wait until next month... in the meantime, we will
think of a solution to the problem. We hope to provide
scholarships, so they can come soon to join the others in the new
academic year that will start in September," he added.
All the 10 students come from outside Java island, Yusuf said.
"It will be a pity if they are unable to come because of
financial constraints. We admitted them to the institute without
any test, meaning they are smart students and their grades are
above average."
For the 2004/2005 academic year, the institute has admitted
2,370 new students without requiring them to undergo an
admissions test based on their academic achievements at high
school. From the figure, only 1,930, or 81.43 percent, have
showed up.
Of the 1,930 new students, high school teachers financed the
deposit and other fees for 11 of them.
"We finally managed to provide scholarships (for the tuition
fees) for the 11 students. Their parents only earn around Rp 1
million (US$110) per year," Yusuf said, adding that the 11
students come from Java island.
The new students have to complete administrative procedures
including the payment of Rp 1.5 million in tuition fees per
semester, Rp 900,000 for dormitory accommodation plus a Rp
375,000 deposit and other fees amounting to Rp 400,000 to secure
their admission to IPB.