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next to Campus C UNAIR. The land was bought by UT, and was then exchanged
with a land at Campus C UNAIR. In 2002, the development of UPBJJ Surabaya

office building commenced . Since then, UPBBJ Surabaya had had its own

building in a comfortable and strategic location.
UPBJJ Jakarta is one UPBJJ that has not had to move since its
establishment in 1984. The preparation for UT's establishment was carried out in

an office at Fakultas Pasca Sarjana IKIP Negeri Jakarta (now UNJ). IKIP Rector,

Prof, Conny Semiawan then move the office to another building in that campus.
The building used as the office for UT's preparation became the office of UPBJJ
Jakarta, after Pondok Cabe campus was completed and the Preparation Team

moved to Pondok Cabe . The building has undergone several renovations .

The building given by Directorate General of Higher Education to UT in
1991, which was used by I KIP Jakarta, was exchanged with the one used by
UPBJJ Jakarta. It was specified in a Memorandum of Understanding. So, the land

and building which had been used by UPBJJ Jakarta now belongs to UPBJJ
Jakarta. In 2003, UT built a permanent office building on that 702 square meters

land. At the beginning of its establishment, UT was financially assisted by FPS
IKIP Jakarta. FPS IKIP Jakarta also provided UT with human resources and office

equipment, such as tables, chair, cupboard, and computers .

UPBBJ Manado shares the same experience with UPBJJ Jakarta . The
development of its office building is as follow: at the beginning , UPBBJ Manado
used a building lent by IKIP Manado. When IKIP Manado moved to Tondano dan

Tomohon, all facilities , land and buildings were handed over to Universitas Sam
Ratulangi. During the time that it moved in 1995, the Rector of IKIP Manado, Prof

M. Wullur, MS handed the building used by UPBJJ Manado to Universitas Sam
Ratulangi. The rector of Universitas Sam Ratulangi then handed over the building

to Head of UPBJJ Manado, which was formalized in a letter no.

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