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Considering the long distance and transportation problem , student services

at Pulau Gebe in North Maluku were shifted to UPBJJ Manado. The only
transportation to Pulau Gebe was by sea which at times could be very rough . In

addition, students living in smaller islands in the regions wanted that
examinations and academic administration could be done in their place so that

they did not have to cross the sea. Consequently, the service area of UPBJJ
Manado became narrower but the level of difficulty in reaching students' learning

centers remained the same because Sangihe and Talaud were still within the
adminstration area of UPBJJ Manado.

Expansion of UPBJJ's service areas were also beneficial to students
because they could get service close to their place without having to cross the

sea . The service areas of UPBJJ Manado include districts of Minahasa lnduk,
Minahasa Utara, Minahasa Selatan, Sangihe, Talaud, Bolaang Mangondouw,
cities of Manado, Bitung, and Tomohon , while the service areas of UPBJJ

Gorontalo include districts of Gorontalo , Pahuata, Bone Bolango, Bualemo , and

city of Gorontalo. This division of areas was decided in Jakarta on 11 July 2005.
As West Java province was divided into West Java and Banten provinces,
the service areas of UPBJJ Bandung and Bogor had to be reorganized . The

service areas had to be equally distributed, hoping that students in Banten

province could be served better. Therefore, it was decided to establish UPBJJ
Serang in Banten province through Rector's Letter of Decision No.
316/J31 /KEP/2003 on 30 September 2003. Consequently, the service areas of

UPBJJ Bandung and Bogor had to be reorganized.

Through Rector's Letter of Decision No. 689/J31/KEP/2005, the service
areas of UPBJJ Bandung , Bogor, and Serang were decided. The service areas of
UPBJJ Bandung include district of Bandung, city of Bandung , city of Cimahi ,

districts of Sumedang, Purwakarta , Karawang , Subang , Bekasi , city of Bekasi ,
districts of lndramayu , Majalengka, Cirebon , city of Cirebon, districts of

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