UMY international program opened

UMY international program opened

YOGYAKARTA: In the next academic year of 2005-2006, the
international relations department of Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah
University (UMY) will offer an international program in
international relations.

Former speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly Amien
Rais, who is also a former deputy rector of the university,
officially launched the new program earlier this week with
university rector Khoiruddin Bashori.

According to head of the new program Bambang Cipto, the
international class will be conducted in English and will also
involve a number of native speakers as lecturers. To make it more
effective, each class will be limited to only 40 students.

Other supporting facilities, including air-conditioned rooms,
multi-media aids, and free Internet access will also be provided
to students of this program.

"We have been preparing the program for the last three years
and have also gained full support both from the university and
foreign educational institutions that have long been our partners
in education programs," Bambang Cipto added. --JP