UMI establishment gets foreign support

UMI establishment gets foreign support

BATAM, Riau Islands: The establishment of the Indonesian Maritime
University (UMI) in Batam, Riau Islands, has received strong
support from three countries.

Nada Faza Soraya, the chairwoman of Indonesian Maritime
Education Foundation (YPMI), said on Saturday that the three
countries in question were Norway, China and Japan.

The three countries, through their embassy officials,
universities and international agencies, have expressed readiness
to support the university by providing grants in the form of
books and laboratory equipment. The university will be
established soon on Setokok Island near Batam city. The
university is planning to have 2,000 students. -- JP