Bribery Case Taints National Student Admission Policies

We should refrain from deducting that because of the wrongdoings of certain individuals, then all state universities are considered to have abused the SM for the personal interests of university leaders.

The public has been shocked by the recent arrest of a number of academicians of a state university in Lampung in a bust-up operation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The reported case has sparked public outcry over the self-managed student admissions implementation, in which the suspects are alleged to have taken payment from new students for personal gains.

This article is looking to provide a more balanced picture objectively about the self-managed student admissions policy.