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In this period, there was no significant increase in the number of students
because not only UT had to work hard to cooperate with the local governments
and other government agencies , but there was also high competition among
higher education institutions themselves. This was because a lot of private
higher education institutions were established in districts or cities, and kelas
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jauh (which literally means "distance classroom"), conducted by the state higher
education institutions. In this period , the highest number of students was 45,274
in 2000 .1 registration period. This consisted of 20,822 students of regular
programs and 24,452 students of D-11 PGSD program.
In the early 2005 UT was again assigned by the Directorate General of
Primary and Secondary Education to offer S1 PGSD, and D-11 In-service Pre-
school Teacher Education Program (PGTK) under a scholarship scheme . In this
registration period, the number of new registering students increased up to
54,598 . The composition was 12,515 students of regular programs, 25,650
students of D-11 PGSD program, and 18.095 students of S1 PGSD program and
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3.002 students of D-11 PGTK program . The number of new registering of 12,515
students included 3,676 students of Teaching Certificate Program (Program Akta
Mengajar). and 1,852 students from AI Zaitun Muslim School through scholarship
scheme.
Causes of Fluctuating Student Number
Based on the above description in the development of student numbers , it can be
concluded that the fluctuating number of students was caused by various factors
as follows .
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Kelas jauh (literally means "distance classroom") is lectures given to students of higher education
institutions in different cities outside the city where the institutions are located. This sort of higher
education practice is legally banned by the Directorate General of Higher Education.
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The Government requires pre-school teachers to hold at least a two-year University Diploma (D-
II).
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