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activities. Those activities include registration , delivery of learning materials,
payment of tuition fees , and other academic support areas.

PT Pos Indonesia

This particular government agency was used to be called Perum Pos dan
Giro, which later has restructured and renamed itself to become PT Pos
Indonesia. Since the beginning of its establishment, UT has cooperated with PT

Pos Indonesia especially in the distribution of registration forms and registration

documents, payment of tuition fees, distribution of learning materials and other
supporting materials. The cost of postal services is relatively cheap and the
postal network reaches remote areas of the country. Up until today, this

cooperation with PT Pos Indonesia is still effective . To facilitate business

transaction , PT Pos Indonesia has been allocated an office space in the Public
Service Building (Gedung Layanan Public) at the UT Headquarters in Pondok
Cabe.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia

This financial and banking institution assists UT in meeting its operational
tasks , especially in financial services. Apart from managing the various financial

transactions to support the UT operational activities, this bank also handles
salary payment for UT staff. Besides it also handles transactions and payment for

tuition fees both for students of the regular program and the in-service teacher
education program. Payment for the graduation ceremony by the UT graduates is

also done through this bank, which is also known as the "rural" bank, considering
the number of branches and its network which reach remote villages .

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