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UGM appoints first female rector
The Gadjah Mada Universityâs (UGM) board of trustees has appointed Dwi Korita Karnawati as the university rector, replacing Pratikno, who has been installed as state secretary in Joko âJokowiâ Widodoâs Cabinet
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he Gadjah Mada University's (UGM) board of trustees has appointed Dwi Korita Karnawati as the university rector, replacing Pratikno, who has been installed as state secretary in Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's Cabinet.
'This is a piece of history for UGM because we never had a female rector since the establishment of this university in 1949,' board chairman Sofyan Effendi said on Saturday.
Dwi Korita is among the professors at the university's engineering school. She was previously deputy rector for cooperation and student affairs. There were also two other candidates for the rector position, namely Iwan Dwi Prahasto and Didik Achjari.
Korita, who went to school with Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, was requested to increase UGM's quality and maintain its status as a national university by increasing the number of students from regions outside of Java.
Sofyan, who is a former rector, said the board had also asked Korita to sign an integrity pact. 'The board will replace her if she fails to honor the pact,' he said.
