UPN UNIVERSITY SIGN in the list 5 of eminent JATIM UNIVERSITY

Coordinating Private Universities (Kopertis) Region VII of the East Java back private universities (PTS) for the excellent 2008. If in 2007 there are 10 campuses for each category, this time only five campuses.

Based on results of the assessment team Kopertis Region VII Jatim, get a gift that PTS campus superior (I) category is the institute Institut Adhi Tama Surabaya (ITATS). Category achieve university Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM).

In addition to category I, PTS Kopertis released five excellent category and category university institutes, high schools, colleges, and polytechnics. UMM is the university category, the University of Surabaya (Ubaya), UK Petra University, the National Development Veteran (UPN) East Java, and the Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya.

Chairman of the Region VII Kopertis Jatim Prof. Dr. MS Sugijanto Apt states, deliberately giving the award to only five PTS. ''This is intended to further motivate the PTS in order to better manage its PTS. With competition, they will be more motivated,''he said.

He explains, that the award assessment, among others, is based on the areas of governance, research and community service, and field Affairs. Assessment of governance, for example, include health care organizations on campus. Also, if there is a tribute from abroad. Know''to the lecturers or jurusannya. In addition, the acquisition grant competition and number of faculty who study abroad into the assessment,''said Sugijanto.

Contacted separately, Rector ITATS Hadi Setiyawan not think that the campus received an award-winning campuses in the East Java. Also grateful to receive the award. ''This is the hard work civitas academic ITATS in 2008,''he said.

He hopes in the coming years the campus could maintain that performance. ''This clearly motivates us to do many more things. In the research,''he said.

In 2007, ten major universities achieve superior Malang Islamic University, UK Widya Mandala Surabaya, UK Petra, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik, Jember University of Muhammadiyah, Muhammadiyah University of Malang, East Java UPN, Ubaya University, Widya Gama Malang, and the University of Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya.

Ten major colleges, institutes, and high school achieve Tourism Academy Muhammadiyah Jember, Madiun IKIP PGRI, ITATS, ITN Malang, Surabaya STIESIA, STIE Kucecwara Malang Malang, Jember STIE Mandala, Surabaya STIE Perbanas, STKIP PGRI Jombang, Surabaya and Stikomp...