Universities face imminent closures

Universities face imminent closures

SEMARANG: Private universities in the Central Java province
have been warned of facing imminent closure due to lack of
students.

Widjatmoko, chairman of the Indonesian Private University
Association (Aptisi), said there are only 35,000 to 40,000 new
graduates from senior high schools in the province wanting to
continue their studies, while the private universities there
offer up to 45,000 seats.

Moreover, he said, the number of private universities has
increased from 100 to 185 over the past few years, but the number
of high senior school graduates has not changed much.

"Due to this fact, I am afraid that some private universities
could have to close soon," said Widjatmoko, who is a former
chairman of Central Java's Aptisi. --Antara