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Apart from that, UT is now preparing for ISO Certificate 9001-2000 for

management development in 11 UPBJJs (Jakarta , Bogor, Bandung , Semarang ,
Purwokerto, Yogyakarta , Surabaya, Malang, Palembang , Padang , dan

Pontianak), with the purpose to assure management quality in implementing its
activities. In 2006, UT started to apply Good Corporate Governance into Era of

Global Competition. Basically, UT is striving for perfect implementation of
education system and improvement of service qual ity. Rakornas UT in 2006 also

facil itated a chance to share opinions about best practices among UPBJJs to get
ISO in UPBJJ management. UPBJJ quality assurance is concerned with aspects

of tutorial implementation, examinations, student recru itment, general
management, and cooperation .

From 1984 to 2006, Rakornas had been done once a year. One of activities
during Rakornas 2003 was assessment and award-giving for UPBJJ performance
during the previous year. Starting from Rakornas in 2003, assessment of UPBJJ

performance was conducted . The assessment was done to 31 UPBJJs. UPBJJ

Gorontalo and Pangkal Pinang were not included in the assessment because
their existence had not been one year. The Assessment Team chose three best
UPBJJs , namely UPBJJ Bandung, Bogor, and Padang . In Rakornas 2004, the

Assessment Team chose three best UPBJJs : UPBJJ Gorontalo, Pontianak, and

Bandung . In Rakornas 2005 , the Assessment Team chose three best UPBJJs:
UPBJJ Surabaya, Semarang, and Palembang .

Tables 1 and 2 below present first-, second-, and third-rank UPBJJs in

2902 , 2003 , and 2004, based on the assessment of Assessment Team announced
in Rakornas 2003, 2004, and 2005 .

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