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Bekasi sets aside Rp 15 billion for university scholarships
The Bekasi city administration plans to allocate Rp 15 billion (US$1.1 million) in the 2018 regional draft budget to university scholarships for students from poor families, an official has said.
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The Bekasi city administration plans to allocate Rp 15 billion (US$1.1 million) in the 2018 regional draft budget to university scholarships for students from poor families.
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he Bekasi city administration plans to allocate Rp 15 billion (US$1.1 million) in the 2018 regional draft budget to university scholarships for students from poor families, an official has said.
Bekasi Education Agency secretary Inayatullah said on Wednesday that the scholarship program would focus on high school and vocational school graduates who are financially unable to continue their higher education.
Those students, Inayatullah added, could register to the agency if they were Bekasi residents and pass the minimum score required.
"They have the freedom to continue their studies outside Bekasi. The scholarship program is designed to improve the qualities of Bekasi residents in facing the global competition through the ASEAN Economic Community," Inayatullah said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
The program, he added, also aimed to reduce unemployment in the city.
"Nowadays, it is hard enough for university graduates to find a job. It is even harder for high school graduates," he said.
He further said that each scholarship recipient would also receive Rp 5 million per semester. (rdi)
