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Perencanaan Pembanqunqan Nasional UGM (P4N-UGM). In 1990, UPBBJ

Yogyakarta was given a new and more strategic building , that is, former campus
of Teknik Elektro UGM. This was a two-story building , and UPBJJ was on the first

floor. When UGM was transformed to State-Owned Legal Body (Badan Usaha
Milik Negara) , UGM had made optimal use of their resources, including the

building occupied by UPBJJ Yogyakarta. In October 2000, UPBBJ Yogyakarta
had to move to a new address: Jalan Asam Kranji SEKIP K7 Yogyakarta. Since

its establishment in 1984, UPBJJ Yogyakarta had been exempted from paying all
bills (water and electricity) and land taxes . But after it moved to Jalan Asam

Kranji, UPBJJ Yogyakarta had to be more independent and paid its own rent,
electricity and water bills, and other expenses . Since then, UPBJJ Yogyakarta

had been trying to use the premises at SMA 11 Yogyakarta by approaching
related institution, and it had not been successful. The effort to have its own

office building continued. Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) was approached
in order for UPBJJ Yogyakarta to use the former SPG and SGO buildings. The

effort was successful. On 16 February 2005, a memorandum of understanding
between UNY Rector and UT rector was signed. On 15 September 2004, the

development of UPBBJ Yogyakarta office building commenced and it was then
officially open by Sri Paku Alam XII (on behalf of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono)

on 4 June 2005. So, UPBJJ Yogyakarta's struggle to have its own building came
to fruition after 20 years.
UPBJJ Surabaya has a different experience. At the beginning , UPBJJ had

an office in a building lent by Dean of Economy Faculty of Universitas Airlangga

(UNAIR) at campus B. From 1985-1988, UNAIR lent part of Pusat llmiah dan
Pembangunan Regional's (PIPR) building to UPBJJ Surabaya. In 1989, UPBJJ
Surabaya moved to Jalan Kapasari No. 3 Surabaya. This time UPBJJ Surabaya

occupied a former Chinese school. UPBJJ Surabaya was there until early 2001 .

Before that, in 1997, UPBJJ Surabaya was offered a 2015 square meters land

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