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UGM inaugurates first female rector
Gadjah Mada Universityâs (UGM) board of trustees, or Majelis Wali Amanah (MWA), officially inaugurated Dwikorita Karnawati as UGM rector for the period of 2014-2017 on Monday
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adjah Mada University's (UGM) board of trustees, or Majelis Wali Amanah (MWA), officially inaugurated Dwikorita Karnawati as UGM rector for the period of 2014-2017 on Monday.
'Becoming rector is not an end in itself but a mandate to develop our beloved UGM,' Dwikorita said as quoted by kompas.com in her remarks during the inauguration ceremony at the university in Yogyakarta on Monday.
The new rector declared that she would continue programs initiated by her predecessor Pratikno, including carrying out internal management reforms. Dwikorita is the first ever female rector in the university's history. Pratikno, who resigned from his position as rector after he was appointed as state secretary, attended the ceremony, during which the new rector was inaugurated by MWA chairman Sofian Effendi.
