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1986 - 1989 period

In 1986, UT started to apply new registration policy that could be done

throughout the year. Students could choose any courses offered. Besides, in the
same year, three registration periods in one year were applied and the
enrollment was just carried out in every semester. The number of new enrollment

was 19,655. However, three registration periods brought a lot of problems in
provision of UT services to the students. So , in 1987 the number of enrollment
(new registration and re-registration) decreased drastically to 16,135 in one

semester. In this period, the number of students reached the lowest point so that
it required hard work to rebuild the UT image concerning its services so that the
students would return to UT for re-registration . After a comprehensive and

careful assessment, it was found that UT was not able to apply three reg istration
periods a year. Therefore, since 1987 UT has returned to apply two registration

periods within a year. As a result of improving its services , in the years to come
the number of enrollment has increased continuously.

1990 - 1999 period

This period was the glorious period of UT from the point of view of the
number of student registration. In 1990, the Directorate General of Primary and
Secondary Education assigned UT to offer In-service Primary Teacher Education
Diploma II Program (Program Penyetaraan D-11 PGSD)2. The number of students

recruited through the scholarship scheme in 1990 was 22,822, plus 1,988 self-
paying students . In the second year in 1991 , there were 52 ,162 students

enrolled , consisting of 33,282 students through scholarship scheme and 18,880
self-paying students. In the third year in 1992, there were 49,933 students
enrolled, consisting of 23,293 students through scholarsh ip scheme and 26,640

self-paying students. This continual growth of enrolment lasted until 1999. The

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The Government requires primary school teachers to hold D-II certificate which is done through
upgrading program.

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