University's programs closed

University's programs closed

JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Education and Culture has ordered the University of North Sumatra (USU) in Medan to close two degree programs after two years of operation because they were introduced without Jakarta's permission.

Director General for Higher Education Bambang Soehendro said on Tuesday that the Nursing Sciences program run by the School of Medicine and the Forestry Science program offered by the School of Agriculture were launched without the approval of the ministry.

"We did not give them permission because they failed to meet our requirements for laboratory facilities and lecturing personnel," he said.

The 50 students of nursing science and the 78 taking the forestry program will be moved to other programs in the two schools at the university, Bambang said. (pwn)