Undip recieves 2,955 new students

Undip recieves 2,955 new students

SEMARANG: The state University of Diponegoro has welcomed a
total of 2,955 new students this academic year, its rector Eko
Budihardjo said here on Monday.

Accepting the newcomers in a ceremony at the university soccer
stadium, Eko said that those who passed this year's entrance test
were among 8,060 students from various programs, including
postgraduates.

According to Eko, Diponegoro University is the most selective
in accepting new students, the 2,955 new students were just 5.4
percent of the total number of high school graduates who took the
university's entrance test.

Boasting about the university's standard, Eko said that "Asia
Week had declared Diponegoro University, The Best University in
Asia."

He did not go into details, but added that according to the
National Accreditation Agency, the university was the second best
in term of the number of accredited subjects that got an A mark.

"The best is Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University, the third is
the Bandung Institute of Technology and Jakarta's University of
Indonesia is the fourth. We are the second among 50 state
universities in the country."

He also said that Diponegoro University had received various
aid from abroad for its academic achievements. (har)