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Beside that, the UT funding source was about 80% from users and 20%
from government, both from the routine budget and development budget. Almost

all funds raised from the users comes from the UT own students in the form of
tuition fees . Considering the larger proportion of budget coming from the
students, drastic decrease in student numbers will have significant impact on UT

operational activities. On the other hand, if the number of registering students
increases, UT will have more flexibility in allocating the fund in order to meet the
needs for routine expenses as well as development activities. The increasing

number of students since UT was esthabished is shown in Tble 16 in the
attachment.

Al u mni

Students who have finished their studies at Study Programs will be
specified as graduates (alumni). The process of determining graduates is carried

out through the procedures below.
• Sorting students qualified for receiving yudisium1o.

• The process of sorting students qualified for receiving yudisium is conducted
based on the criteria which have been determined by each Study Program .

• Validation of qualified students receiving yudisium.
• Validation of qualified students receiving yudisium is done by academic staff

in each Study Program . Students who pass the validation process will be
stated as graduates and it is formalized by the Dean's Letter of Decision.
• Determination of graduates.

• Based on the Dean's Letter of Decision, the Rector issues the Letter of
Decision on Determination of Graduates. Finally students who have been

stated in the attachment of the Rector's Letter of Decision can be called
alumni.

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Yudisium is the process to determine whether a student is eligible to graduate or not based on the
number of credit units slhe finishes.

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