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Dedication to Rector
Universitas Terbuka

When ideals or expectations have been articulated, it must be adopted as the
main goal and direction for an organization to move into the future . Without

clearly stated goals , an organization will move through vague direction, without
measurable indicators, clear destination to reach , nor target to achieve. UT has
articulated these ideas since 1998, and systematic, comprehensive and

integrated effort of their implementation has been accentuated since 2001 .

The common ideals and expectations have crystallized as UT's vision , i.e.
becoming a center of excellence in distance higher education in Asia by 2010

and in the world by 2020 . Vision is a far away goal to reach with strong
determination, common sense of esprit de corps, and continuous internalization
among people within UT.

In is not an easy task to bring vision into reality for future development of UT.
Strong leadership, constant commitment of all UT staff, and courage in taking
responsibility are needed. With the principles of good and corporate governance

and total quality managements as foundation , all UT staff shall be actively
involved and encouraged to take greater roles in their contributions for the
advancement of UT. Responsibility shall be shared by all , so that every single

employee will make necessary effort to participate in every part of the wind of
change . The impact would be extraordinary. The wave of change will keep

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