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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - School children are warned to beware of drug-laced candies, allegedly circulating free at schools, drug management activist Baby Jim Aditya said here on Thursday.

Therefore she called on parents to watch over their children and to control the locations were the drug-laced candies are sold free around schools.

"I have heard from several mothers who admitted that their children would eat only the sweet they bought from particular vendors near their schools," Baby said in a dialog to mark International Anti-drugs Day, organized by Social Affairs Ministry, on Thursday.

She said a child who would like to keep buying candies from one special vendor only has indicated that the sweet food might contain a particular substance which made the child addicted.

"Of course, there is no official report or evidence about the issue but it does not mean that parents have to ignore it," she said.

Recently, five Sekar Bangsa kindergarten children in Pondok Labu, South Jakarta, were admitted to Fatmawati Hospital after they ate chocolate candies which were distributed to them by one of their friends.

The kindergarten children felt dizzy and queasy after eating the candies.

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Bandung: On his first day as West Java governor, Ahmad Heryawan, has promised free and cheap education.

He also said he was determined to accomplish the nine-year school compulsory program and break new ground for a 12-year compulsory school program.

“We want to have a qualified education service that is achievable in line with our regional state budget,” said Ahmad.

He explained that the funding may not only come from the regional state budget, but also from some aid program.

“As long as school-aged children can go to school,” said Ahmad.

The number of students dropping out of junior and high schools amounts to 1.4 million students.

Some 62.12 percent or 105,977 elementary school buildings are damaged, while 3.39 million students do not have proper educational facilities.

Ahmad also mentioned two other sectors that should be improved immediately, they health and infrastructure sectors.

In the health sector, more than 400,000 births are still being assisted by non-medical workers thus putting mothers at high risk.

“As many as 38.77 percent of midwives are non-medical workers,” said Ahmad yesterday (16/6).

In addition, the new Governor highlighted the number of poor people in West Java.

The National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) has reported 30.79 percent of the total population is poor while the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the figure is only 13.55 percent.

The number of poor families has been increasing continuously since 1999.

In the infrastructure sector, 60 percent of households have electricity while the rest do not.

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London (ANTARA News/dpa) - Harry Potter author JK Rowling has come up with yet another surprise for fans by revealing that a secret story about the world-famous boy wizard will be auctioned in London next month.

The Harry Potter "prequel," which is only 800 words long, was written over the past month and deals with events predating the publication of the first Harry Potter novel in 1997, the author has revealed.

The new contribution, coming a year after the seven-book series finished with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will not be published.

It is Rowling's contribution to a special auction at Sotheby's who have asked leading British authors to create a story for the sale on June 10.

If previous success is anything to go by, Rowling's latest creation could fetch a knock-out price at the sale, to be held at a bookstore in central London.

In December, another of Rowling's "surprise" works, a fairy story called the Tales of Beedle the Bard, fetched a breathtaking 1.95 million pounds (3.8 million dollars) at auction.

Rowling said it was "fun" to write her latest work, penned on both sides of an A5 card.

Proceeds will go to English PEN, the author's association which promotes understanding through literature.

Rowling, who has amassed a fortune of 560 million pounds from the worldwide sale of her books, has said Harry Potter 7 was her last.

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The world's rarest rhinoceros has been captured on videotape by specially designed video cameras in the jungles of Indonesia's Java, an international environmental group said Thursday.

The female rhino, which was accompanied by a calf, promptly charged the camera, sending it flying in Ujung Kulon National Park in western tip of Java island, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was quoted by DPA as saying in a statement.

"It's very unusual to catch a glimpse of the Javan rhinos deep inside the rain forest," said Adhi Rachmat Hariyadi, who leads WWF-Indonesia's project in Ujung Kulon.

"The motion-triggered infrared video traps are a useful way to observe them and the ways they use their habitat in a more detailed way."

Agus Priambudi, head of Ujung Kulon National Park, welcomed the latest finding and said it could reveal detailed information about the world's rarest rhinos.

"We are encouraged by the initial results from these video traps, and hope this data will help the park authorities to understand the population dynamics and behaviour of Javan rhinos better and help manage the threats to this population in a more scientific manner," Agus said.

Javan rhinos are found only in two locations in the world: the Ujung Kulon National Park in western Java, and one area in Vietnam.

Scientists estimate that about 60 of the rhinos are in Indonesia, or about 90 per cent of the entire population.

Efforts are underway to create additional Javan rhino breeding groups by transferring some from Ujung Kulon to another suitable site, in an attempt to protect the species from extinction that could be caused by disease or other natural disaster, scientists said.

Susie Ellis, of the International Rhino Foundation, expressed confidence that the data generated from the video traps in the coming years will be crucial in planning the test relocation.

"Identification of individual rhinos and insights into their roles in the population will be invaluable in carrying out a successful relocation," Ellis said.

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Luxemburg have agreed to seek an international solution to the food crisis which is threatening a number of countries, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said.

Wirajuda made the remarks in a joint press conference with visiting Luxemburg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn at the Pancasila Building in the Foreign Ministry compounds here on Thursday.

"We specifically discussed the issue of food crisis (with Asselborn) and agreed to call on the international community to seek a solution to it," he said.

In reaction to the threat of the food crisis, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself had specifically proposed to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to convene a summit aimed at seeking a solution to the issue, he said.

"Even though Indonesia is lucky to enjoy a rice surplus this year that leads to a domestic debate on the need to export or keep it in stock, the country is highly concerned about the food crisis," he said.

Meanwhile, Asselborn said African and Latin American countries would be affected the most by the food crisis as most of them depended on imports for 15-16 percent of their food needs.

He underscored the need for the world community to forge common solidarity towards the countries which are under the threat of food crisis.

The UN chief said late last month he would lead a so-called "Task Force on Global Food Crisis" aimed at coordinating the UN`s efforts to deal with global crises caused by food price hikes.

The task force will consist of chiefs of UN bodies, funds and programs, monetary institutes, UN experts and leading international institutions.

According to Ban, the UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) described the current food prices as an unprecedented global challenge.

Hence, the CEB agreed on concrete steps to be taken in the short, medium and long run.

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Australia`s Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, launched a national essay writing competition in cooperation with the Centre for Indonesian Reform (CIR) on Thursday.

The competition invites senior high school and undergraduate students to write about the relationship between Australia and Indonesia, emphasising the themes of cultural diversity and democracy.

"As neighbors, we need to build strong people-to-people links.As two democracies living side-by-side, we need open discussion, critical thinking and a better understanding of each other," Farmer said.

"This includes knowledge of how much we have in common as two democratic countries, based on diversity," he added.

Farmer said both the Australian and Indonesian Governments recognized the importance of building better people-to-people links.

Farmer said the program was reflected in the Lombok Treaty, which listed `Community Understanding and People-to-People Cooperation` as an area for ongoing work.`

"I would like to thank CIR for this initiative. And I look forward to the announcement of results on August 18," Farmer said.

He said the first prize from the competition is a a trip for two to Sydney. Further details of the competition can be found through the CIR (Haryo Setyoko: 0815 84031767).

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Perusahaan komputer Intel membagikan 4.000 komputer ke sekolah-sekolah yang dipilih di seluruh Indonesia sebagai bentuk tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan (CSR) Intel lewat program "Intel World Ahead" di Indonesia.

"Kita mendukung program pendidikan digital e-pembelajaran di Indonesia lewat tiga aspek yaitu melatih guru-guru, memberi sumbangan 4.000 komputer dan mengembangkan konten lokal pendidikan dari konten Intel yaitu matematika dan ilmu pengetahuan," kata Chairman Intel Corporation, Craig R Barret didampingi Mendiknas Bambang Soedibyo dan Country Manager Intel Indonesia Manager, Budi Wahyu Jati di Jakarta, Kamis.

Sebelumnya Barret didampingi Mendiknas menyaksikan penandatanganan nota kerjasama (MoU) Intel Indonesia dengan Depdiknas di Jakarta untuk tiga kerjasama yaitu pelatihan guru-guru bidang pendidikan digital, pemberian sumbangan 4.000 komputer dan kerjasama Intel untuk pengembangan lokal konten.

Barret mengatakan Intel Indonesia akan duduk bersama dengan pihak Depdiknas untuk menentukan sekolah mana saja yang diberi komputer dan juga guru-guru yang terpilih untuk mengikuti pelatihan pendidikan digital (e-learning) melalui program Intel Teach.

Sedangkan Country Manager Intel Indonesia Manager, Budi Wahyu Jati mengatakan Intel Indonesia telah menyumbangkan 725 unit komputer ke 33 sekolah dari 4.000 komputer jinjing jenis Classmate dan komputer meja (PC).

"Kita telah bagi ke 33 sekolah SD dan SMP di Jawa, Sumatera, Kalimantan dan Bali," kata Budi sambil menambahkan 4.000 komputer tersebut ditargetkan selesai dibagikan dalam empat tahun mendatang.

Dia menjelaskan Intel sedang membahas bersama Depdiknas untuk menentukan kriteria dan wilayah sekolah yang akan diberi komputer dari Intel tersebut.

"Untuk tahun ini, kita sedang membahas bersama Depdiknas sekolah mana yang akan diberi (komputer). Jangan sampai nanti mubazir, karena kita memberikan ke sekolah di pedalaman yang kurang atau tidak ada listriknya. kemudian tidak digunakan," kata Budi.

Untuk program pelatihan guru sendiri, selama tahun 2007, Intel Indonesia telah melatih sebanyak sekitar 2.000 guru dari 7 kota besar di Indonesia antara lain Jakarta, Bandung dan Surabaya.

"2.000 guru itu jumlah yang kecil dibandingkan total guru sebanyak 2,7 juta guru di Indonesia. Tahun ini kita targetkan dapat melatih 10.000 guru," jelas Budi.

Program pelatihan guru ini dimaksudkan agar guru menjadi pengajar yang efektif dengan melatih mereka untuk mengintegrasikan teknologi ke dalam materi pengajaran.

Program Intel World Ahead sendiri merupakan program Intel di seluruh dunia untuk memberikan dan mengaplikasikan pendidikan digital dengan melatih guru dan memberikan sumbangan komputer ke sekolah serta mengembangkan kemampuan lokal.

Intel sendiri menanam modal sebesar 1 miliar dolar AS untuk program World Ahead di seluruh dunia dalam waktu lima tahun untuk mempercepat akses teknologi dan pendidikan di dunia berkembang.

Dalam kesempatan tersebut, Mendiknas Bambang Soedibyo mengatakan pihaknya juga sedang mengembangkan dan memasang sistem pendidikan digital lewat jaringan pendidikan nasional di seluruh sekolah dan perguruan tinggi di Indonesia.

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Padang (ANTARA News) - Harga buku pelajaran diprediksi ikut naik jika pemerintah menaikan harga BBM sebesar persentase kenaikan harga BBM.

"Jika harga BBM naik otomatis harga buku pelajaran juga naik, karena terkait dengan melonjakanya biaya transportasi dan bahan baku buku," kata Bendahara Gabungan Pedagang Buku Indonesia (GAPBI) Sumbar, Johardi Das di Padang, Selasa.

Terkait perkiraan persentase kenaikan harga buku pelajaran itu, menurut dia, akan sama dengan persentase kenaikan harga BBM. "Jika harga BBM naik 30 persen, maka harga buku diprekirakan juga naik 30 persen," tambahnya.

Ia menyebutkan, prediksi kenaikan harga buku ini tidak diimbangi dengan daya beli masyarakat yang masih lemahl.

Kenaikan harga justru dikhawatirkan daya beli semakin berkurang, tambahnya.

Jika itu terjadi, tentu berdampak pada anak didik yang kesulitan mendapatkan buku pelajaran karena harganya melonjak.

"Kita berharap melonjaknya harga buku dapat diatasi dengan adanya subsidi dana pendidikan seperti BOS yang sebelumnya sudah disalurkan pemerintah," kata Johardinas yang juga anggota Komisi IV Bidang Pendidikan DPRD Sumbar itu.

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Surabaya, (ANTARA News) - Ratusan mahasiswa yang tergabung dalam Aliansi Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa se-Surabaya menggelar aksi unjuk rasa di Gedung Grahadi, Jumat, menolak kapitalisme pendidikan.

Unjuk rasa para mahasiswa dari 14 universitas di Surabaya itu diselenggarakan untuk memperingati Hari Pendidikan Nasional pada 2 Mei.

Mereka mulai menggelar aksi pada pukul 09:00 WIB dengan berjalan kaki dari Museum Kapal Selam menuju Gedung Grahadi dan DPRD Kota Surabaya.

Wahyu selaku juru bicara para pengunjuk rasa menyatakan, sudah saatnya kapitalisme pendidikan di negeri ini dilawan sampai tuntas.

Menurut dia, kondisi bangsa kian terpuruk akibat krisis multidimensional. Bahkan, pendidikan telah dikebiri oleh pemerintah.

Pendidikan murah untuk masyarakat yang digembar-gemborkan pemerintah hanya isapan jempol, katanya menegaskan.

Badan hukum pendidikan jadi bukti bahwa pendidikan ditunjukan bagi kelas menengah ke atas, sedangkan masyarakat bawah kehilangan kesempatan mengenyam pendidikan murah.

"Ketidakseriusan pemerintah ini jelas skenario besar asing yang menolak masyarakat Indonesia lebih cerdas," katanya.

Para pengunjuk rasa menuntut pemerintahan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Wapres Jusuf Kalla benar-benar memberikan pendidikan murah bagi rakyat.

Mereka juga mendesak dilakukan percepatan perbaikan birokrasi pendidikan.

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Medan (ANTARA News) - Para orang tua agar mengawasi anak-anak mereka ekstra ketat sehingga generasi penerus itu tidak memperoleh kesempatan membuka akses situs porno di warung-warung internet atau dengan cara lain.

"Kebiasaan jelek anak muda melihat sajian di situs-situs porno agar secepatnya dihentikan karena dapat merusak mental mereka," kata Psikolog Dra Mustika Tarigan di Medan, Selasa, ketika diminta komentarnya mengenai situs porno yang bisa diakses secara bebas.

Pemerintah sendiri menurut rencana dalam waktu dekat akan memblokir situs-situs porno itu karena dampaknya sangat luas dalam merusak mental masyarakat, khususnya generasi muda bangsa.

Tarigan menambahkan, larangan bagi anak-anak dan remaja agar tidak mengakses situs porno adalah bagian dari upaya penyelamatan moral generasi muda harapan bangsa.

Upaya itu juga untuk mengantisipasi agar mereka tidak terpengaruh lebih jauh sehingga berbuat sesuatu yang berbau pornoaksi dan pornografi yang juga dilarang agama.

Ia mengatakan, akibat seringnya para pelajar menonton VCD porno maupun situs porno cukup anyak anggota masyarakat yang menjadi korban pelecehan seks.

"Para pelajar itu sering melakukan perbuatan cabul dengan sesama temannya atau terlibat kasus pemerkosaan, sebagaimana banyak diberitakan media massa," ujarnya.

Pelajar yang melakukan pelecehan seks tersebut tentu dapat dihukum berat, sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku.

Jika dikaji prilaku pelajar itu salah satu penyebabnya adalah pengaruh "era globalisasi" dan kemajuan teknologi yang terus berkembang pesat dengan hadirnya internet.

Ia juga menyampaikan pujian atas perhatian Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika (Menkominfo) Muhammad Nuh mengenai bahaya situs porno yang selama ini bisa diakses siapa saja.

Menkominfo akan memblokir situs porno di internet mulai April dan diharapkan dapat tuntas pada Mei mendatang.

Kebijakan ini perlu disambut baik oleh masyarakat untuk menyelamatkan masa depan generasi muda dari bahanya situs porno yang menyesatkan itu, katanya.(*)

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Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Sebanyak 14 perguruan tinggi Indonesia berpromosi di tiga kota besar di Malaysia, yakni Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bahru (Kelantan), dan Kota Kinabalu (Sabah).

"Kami sangat menyambut positif promosi pendidikan ini, terutama di Malaysia, untuk menghilangkan opini Indonesia hanya mampu mengekspor tenaga kerja kasar," kata Kuasa Usaha Ad-Interim KBRI Kuala Lumpur Tatang B Razak ketika membuka paviliun Indonesia di pusat perbelanjaan terbesar di Kuala Lumpur, Mid Valley, Sabtu.

Perguruan tinggi yang berpromosi untuk menjaring mahasiswa Malaysia itu antara lain ITB, Univ Padjadjaran, Univ Hasanudin, UGM, ITS, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Sekolah Tinggi Seni Bandung, dan satu universitas swasta Univ Gunadharma.

Sebanyak 14 universitas itu mengikuti "The 23rd Malaysia Education Fair" di Kuala Lumpur 15-16 Maret 2008, Kota Bahru negara bagian Kelantan 20-21 Maret 2008, dan Kota Kinabalu negara bagian Sabah, 29-30 Maret 2008.

Dengan adanya promosi pendidikan ini turut membuktikan bahwa Indonesia mampu mengembangkan jasa pendidikan ke tingkat internasional, kata Tatang.

Menurut atase pendidikan KBRI Imran Hanafi, studi yang diminati mahasiswa Malaysia belajar ke Indonesia saat ini ialah kedokteran dan kesenian.

"Tahun 2006, mahasiswa Malaysia yang studi ke Indonesia merosot hanya menjaring 542 orang, tahun 2007 naik lagi menjadi 1.066 mahasiswa, dan diharapkan tahun ini meningkat lagi," kata Imran.

"Hingga saat ini ada sekitar 5.600 mahasiswa Malaysia studi di Indonesia, sementara mahasiswa Indonesia yang studi di Malaysia sekitar 14.000 mahasiswa," katanya. (*)

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Jakarta:Artis senior ndonesia Cristine Hakim, Selasa (11/3), mendapat kehormatan untuk menjadi duta UNESCO wilayah Asia Tenggara. Dalam posisinya itu, dia akan mendapatkan dukungan untuk mengkampanyekan perlunya peningkatan kualitas pendidikan di kawasan ini.

"Ini merupakan tugas berat bagi saya,? sebutnya usai pemberian status oleh Direktur UNESCO Koichiro Matsura di sela-sela pertemuan Menteri Pendidikan 9 Negara Berpenduduk Terbesar (E9) di Nusa Dua, Selasa (11/3).

Status itu, menurutnya, tak lepas dari aktivitasnya selama ini di Yayasan Untukmu Guru yang terfokus pada masalah pendidikan. Sejak 1 tahun terakhir, bersama UNESCO, dia juga mulai melakukan pemetaaan persoalan pendidikan di Negara-negara ASEAN termasuk di Timor
Leste. Bagi Cristine, masalah pendidikan merupakan masalha mendasar untuk kemajuan bangsa.

Dalam jangka pendek, aktivitasnya sebagai Duta UNESCO akan terfokus pada peningkatan kualitas guru. Sebab, guru merupakan ujung tombak peningkatan kualitas itu.

Melalui yayasannya, selama ini dia telah bekerja membantu peningkatan kualitas dan penyediaan guru di daerah-daerah terpencil khususnya di Indonesia Timur.

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Makassar (ANTARA News) - Pihak Rektorat Universitas Hasanuddin (Unhas) Makassar akan memecat empat mahasiswanya yang memicu terjadinya tawuran antarmahasiswa Fakultas Teknik dan Sospol pekan lalu.

"Dari hasil pertemuan petinggi rektorat dan Komisi Disiplin (Komdis) Unhas, diputuskan untuk memecat empat mahasiswa yang menjadi pemicu tawuran tersebut," kata Drs H Dahlan Abubakar, MSi, kepala Humas Unhas di Makassar, Selasa.

Dahlan masih merahasiakan identitas dan fakultas keempat mahasiswa tersebut.

Ia hanya menyebutkan bahwa seorang diantaranya tertangkap tangan membawa senjata tajam pada saat terjadi tawuran, sementara tiga lainnya merupakan pemicu. Artinya merekalah yang memanggil mahasiswa lainnya dari fakultasnya untuk menyerang mahasiswa dari fakultas lainnya.

Mengenai jumlah mahasiswa yang akan dipecat tersebut, menurut Dahlan, masih mungkin bertambah jika sudah ada verifikasi, baik dari pihak kepolisian maupun Komdis Unhas.

Tawuran itu sendiri terjadi Selasa (26/2), ketika salah seorang mahasiswa dari fakultas eksakta dipukuli oleh mahasiswa lainnya dari fakultas non eksakta yang menimbulkan aksi balasan yang menimbulkan tawuran massal dan menyebabkan belasan mahasiswa luka-luka.

Sehari setelah kejadian, pihak Rektorat terpaksa meliburkan mahasiswa untuk pengamanan dan menyisir kampus untuk mencari pemicu timbulnya aksi tawuran berikutnya.

Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, ungkap Dahlan, pihak rektorat dan Komdis sendiri sudah melayangkan surat panggilan kepada keempat mahasiswa bersangkutan, namun mereka tidak pernah memenuhi undangan untuk mengklarifikasi kasus tawuran tersebut.

"Meskipun mereka tidak hadir hingga panggilan ketiga, pihak rektorat tetap akan
melakukan pemecatan," katanya sembari menambahkan bahwa kebijakan itu merupakan salah satu bentuk "shock therapy" agar mahasiswa lainnya tidak melakukan kesalahan serupa.(*)

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Biaya pendidikan di Jakarta akan naik hingga dua kali lipat. "Karena DPRD DKI Jakarta menghapuskan Bantuan Operasional Pendidikan dari anggaran pendidikan DKI Jakarta," kata Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Tinggi DKI Jakarta Margani M. Mustar menyatakan dalam acara Seminar Perspektif Pembiayaan Pendidikan di Jakarta kemarin.

Menurut dia dengan kondisi seperti itu, siswa akan membayar semua biaya operasional dan peralatan yang dipakai sekolah. Biaya operasional itu meliputi listrik hingga kapur tulis.

Saat ini, siswa di daerah perkotaan Jakarta membayar 60 persen biaya operasional sekolah, sedangkan di pinggiran jakarta hanya menanggung 30-35 persen biaya dan selebihnya disubsidi oleh pemerintah.

Tahun lalu DKI Jakarta mengalokasikan Rp 45 miliar untuk biaya operasional, sedangkan tahun ini diusulkan Rp 60 miliar untuk kebutuhan yang sama.

DPRD, kata dia, mengalihkan biaya operasional tersebut menjadi beasiswa untuk siswa miskin. "Jumlahnya Rp 69 miliar," ujarnya. Secara pribadi, Margani setuju untuk memberikan beasiswa kepada peserta didik di DKI Jakarta, namun beasiswa tersebut seharusnya tidak menghilangkan bantuan pemerintah untuk membayar biaya operasional sekolah.

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Jakarta:Universitas Indonesia membuka program beasiswa bagi seribu mahasiswa untuk tahun ajaran baru. Program bertajuk "Beasiswa UI untuk Seribu Anak Bangsa" ini secara resmi disosialisasikan Rektor UI Profesor Gumilar R. Somantri di kampus UI Depok, Kamis (28/2).

“Berdasarkan survei, 20% mahasiswa UI masuk dalam kategori yang harus jadi sasaran subsidi silang," kata Gumilar.

Beasiswa yang diberikan berupa bantuan biaya pendidikan dalam bentuk angsuran, pengurangan, atau pembebasan biaya studi bagi mahasiswa baru yang diterima pada tahun ini.

Beasiswa diberikan kepada mahasiswa yang diterima melalui Seleksi Penerimaan Mahasiswa Baru (SPMB), Prestasi dan Pemerataan Kesempatan Belajar (PPKB) dulunya PMDK, jalur penerimaan tanpa tes dengan melihat prestasi dan nilai rapor calon mahasiswa.

"Semua calon mahasiswa mendapat kesempatan yang sama dalam mendapatkan beasiswa ini, baik SPMB maupun PPKB," jelas Gumilar. Rencananya, penerimaan mahasiswa melalui jalur PPKB tahun ini sebanyak 1500 bangku dari 500 bangku pada tahun lalu.

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