ITB to Provide Scholarship, Subsidized Tuition for New Students
By UKM Student English Forum
Editor UKM Student English Forum
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - In accord to ITB's new policy on new students admittance, which was the abolishment of private test (USM), ITB Educational Directorate held a socialization concerning the national admission test (SNMPTN 2011) last Friday (01/28/11), in Campus East Hall. In the event, hundreds of high and vocational schools representatives were invited.
SNMPTN 2011 will be held in two different selection method; invitational and written. The invitational program is open exclusively for the best 25% students in A and B accredited schools, while the written one is open for everyone.
Subsidized Tuition
Starting this year, ITB will introduce an adaptive tuition fee proportionate to the students' wealth. ITB is to provide 25%, 50%, and 75% subsidy to chosen students. ITB will even provide 100% free tuition for 20% new students.
Initial payment for new students will be Rp. 55.000.000 for all major except Business School, while the Business School new students will have to pay Rp. 80.000.000. ITB stressed that whether or not an applicant gets admitted does not depend on the amount of money the applicant pays.
Scholarships
According to Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Carmadi Machbub, ITB will provide scholarship programs which will be integrated to the SNMPTN invitational. This include Science Olympics Scholarship, ITB for All Scholarship, BIDIK Misi, Tuition Scholarship, and Weak Economy Scholarship.
It is hoped that with all these scholarships and subsidies, ITB would be able to provide an undwindling quality in high education for everyone, not just the rich.
