Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR) : Providing Doctoral degree to the Saudi King HC, UI Too Capitalist

Jakarta - Commission X regretted the actions UI Rector Gumilar R Sumantri that confer a doctorate Honoris Causa in the humanitarian field to the King of Saudi Arabia. X Commission judge UI actions reflect the attitude of capitalists and money oriented.

"If the UI as an international-class universities and poor people can still get into the UI of course only natural. But if now it's still a lot of people do not judge like that and looks too capitalist. You could say busy nyari own money," criticism of Vice Chairman of Commission X Chaerul Rully Azwar.

It is delivered Rully in conversation with AFP on Friday (26/08/2011).

Rully UI assess reasonable start to learn to find funds to expand the international association. But if not offset by a low-cost educational programs certainly appreciated the policy is not feasible.

"I think it's time we see how the position of the governance of this state and private universities. If the UI is looking for a partner never mind, he's looking for donors everywhere who he should approach. UI as a world-class universities can give an award to provide legitimate donors course, but it must be balanced education cheap, "he explained.

According Rully, later did the UI along with seven other educational BHMN will finance its own survival. But still will be controlled by the standardization of education.

"Later governance will become autonomous, she must find its own funds, from the state budget is not big like Pertamina. But in the Higher Education Act later we want to have standardization of educational costs based course of study, also based on quality standards. So not only will parents enroll their children BHMN to UI or any other, but also to the private cost is the same, "said Chairman Higher Education Committee this bill.

X The Commission will also encourage the free education program for nine years. Indonesia To be more qualified man power.

"We will enlarge the plot of scholarships and fellowships that is just for people excel as a performance aid. This is where the plot, from the state budget or from public funds to be collected," he said.
source:Detiknews

Posted in: Doktor Honoris Causa,The Government