Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said that the government would provide more financial assistance for poor students who had passed the joint national entrance test for state universities (SBMPTN)
ducation and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said that the government would provide more financial assistance for poor students who had passed the joint national entrance test for state universities (SBMPTN).
"They should not discontinue their studies just because of financial problems," he said during an impromptu visit to the exams at the Jakarta State University (UNJ) on Tuesday, as reported by tempo.co.
Nuh asked the board members of all universities to help students out by allowing them to pay tuition in installments, offering discounts on school fees and providing access to the Bidikmisi government program, which offers need-based assistance for tuition and fees.
He added that tuition assistance could be offered on a progressive scale, ranging from Rp 500,000 (US$42.03) per semester to Rp 2.1 million for those with greater need.
Padjajaran University rector Ganjar Kurnia said that 664,509 students would take this year's regular entrance test, including 140,278 for science and technology, 258,035 for social sciences and humanities and 166,196 others.
In 2013, 585,789 students took the SMBPTN. (fss)
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