UI asks public inputs for rectorial election

UI asks public inputs for rectorial election

JAKARTA: The University of Indonesia (UI) is seeking inputs
from the public about its candidates in the rectorial election,
an official said on Tuesday.

"We will place an advertisement in several newspapers to
solicit inputs from the public about the candidates," said Evi
Fitriani, a member of staff at the university's public relations
division.

The inputs, Evi said, would be used by the UI representatives'
council or Majelis Wali Amanah (MWA), which consists of the
university's stakeholders including the Ministry of Education to
screen the current seven candidates.

Evi said the council would carry out the fit and proper test
for the candidates on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4.

"On Aug. 6, MWA will select four candidates from among the
seven, and on Aug. 8 the candidates will hold a public debate,"
she said.

MWA will then select two of the four candidates on Aug. 13
before it finally names the UI rector for the 2002-2007 term on
Aug. 16, she added.

There were initially 14 candidates, but after the first
screening, the number was cut to seven.

They are Harkristuti Harkrisnowo, head of the criminal
department, School of Law; Jimly Assidiqie, professor of state
administrative law; Budi Soesilo Supanji, dean, School of
Engineering; Usman Chatib Warsa, UI acting rector and professor
of medicine; Noekman Moeloek, lecturer, School of Medicine;
Martani Huseini, dean, School of Social and Political Science and
Djoko Hartanto, lecturer, School of Engineering.--JP