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The Minister of Education and Culture Prof. Nugroho Notosusanto,
the British Ambassador, and The Chairman of Preparation Committee
of UT Founding Prof. Setijadi looking at the computer display.

The result of the discussion was a short plan about distance learning

University, which, at that time , was called Universitas Terbuka (Open University).
Then, during two years, there was no significant activity to continue the plan of

this open university, because the Minister of Education and Culture was still in
doubt of whether it was the time for Indonesia having such a university. In

October 1983, the new Minister, Prof Nugroho Notosusanto, decided to continue
the program of the Open University by establishing a Preparation Committee.

With the assistance of the United States of America Information Department
(USAID) in January 1984, a workshop was held to discuss UT plan further. This

workshop was attended by participants from various universities in Indonesia,
and some interested institutions. It was carried out in Indonesian Banking

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