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Brochures about UT and Study Program are circulated in the UT
Headquarters and 37 Regional Offices throughout Indonesia.

• Provision of catalogues
The UT catalogue contains important information about UT, including

registration and examination, list of all Study Programs and curriculum
offered , terms, academic rules, and important addresses of Regional Offices

and other relevant offices. This catalogue is a source of information about
main academic rules for the students .

• Study orientation meeting for new students
Study orientation for new students is conducted in Regional Offices in the

beginning of the academic year. This meeting is aimed at introducing the UT
learning system, introducing new students to UT administrators in the

Regional Office and peer students, and giving information about the UT
student learning support services.

• Provision of UT website through the internet accessible through: www.ut.ac.id
This service has been available since 1996. The strength of web-based

information is that the information about UT can be accessed from all over
Indonesia, and even from all over the world twenty four hour a day. The

weakness is that although internet kiosks can be found in small cities, the
habit to seek information or browsing through the internet still needs to be

established.
• Provision of academic calendar at the UT Headquarters, Regional Offices,

and website
The academic calendar is given to the students after they register. It can also

be seen through UT website.
• Provision of information and consultation service through electronic mail
info@p2m. ut.ac.id, pelma@p2m. ut.ac. id, and pps@mail. ut.ac.id

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