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Indonesian students head abroad due to complicated state university enrollment
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Indonesia's state university enrollment process is a late-starter. (Shutterstock/-)
Indonesia may lose prospective students due to the timing of its state university entrance test.
“Universities abroad started entrance tests in November and December 2015, while Indonesia began the selection process for state university in February 2016,” Technology, Research and Higher Education Minister Muhammad Nasir told kompas.com in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The minister added that many students are reluctant to participate in the state university entrance test (SNMPTN or SBMPTN) because they have already been accepted at universities abroad.
(Read also: ITB and UI, state-owned universities with highest acceptance score)
The entrance process for state university entrance is divided into stages. First, students are required to provide their final report for selection, known as SNMPTN. Second, students participate in a large-scale test, SBMPTN. Then, at the end of June, Independent Track starts. Meanwhile, universities abroad boast a simplified process and reportedly allow students to use a language certificate or TOEFL in addition to other required documents to aid the process.
“I hope the selection process can be conducted without any unnecessary limitations,” the minister said. (kes)
