Two students get Rp 900m for schooling

Two students get Rp 900m for schooling

JAYAPURA, Papua: The Papua provincial government allocated last year a staggering Rp 900 million for two students who were completing their studies at an aviation school in New Zealand.

John Safkaur, the head of the social welfare section at the provincial administration, claimed that the financial aid was aimed at encouraging young Papuans to study aviation, which was seen as an important field considering that Papua is a mountainous region.

The two students will complete their course in October this year. -- Antara