UNIKA ATMA JAYA DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALLING 30 BILLION, WHAT ABOUT THE KIP-K PROGRAMME?
Jakarta, 3 August 2023 – A total of 2,560 students of Universitas Katolik Indonesia (Unika) Atma Jaya received scholarships in 2022. Of the total scholarship recipients, there are some students who get scholarships through the Indonesia Smart Card for College (KIP-K) programme. This scholarship programme is a form of collaboration and commitment of university support to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology programme.
Vice Rector for Research and Cooperation, Dr. Yohanes Eko Adi Prasetyanto, S.Si, said that the KIP-K scholarship programme is also a pathway that attracts prospective new students to continue their studies to a higher level at Unika Atma Jaya, as evidenced by the total number of students who registered as many as 446 students.
"In 2022, there are 59 students studying at Unika Atma Jaya through this KIP-K scholarship programme, consisting of 42 on-going recipients and 17 new recipients. Whereas in 2023, 9 of the on-going recipient students have completed their studies and with the addition of 27 new students receiving the scholarship programme, the total scholarship recipients will be 77 students," said Yohanes Eko.
Study opportunities through the KIP-K scholarship programme in 2022 include Management, Accounting, Development Economics, Business Administration, Communication Science, Tourism, English Education, Catholic Religious Education, Guidance and Counselling, Elementary School Teacher Education, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Legal Science, Biotechnology, and Food Technology, while in 2023 the study programmes are Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Pharmacy, Psychology, and Medicine.
"Unika Atma Jaya's support for this programme in 2022 is 1.5 M or 66.26% of the total costs required. Even in 2023, it increased by 193.3% to 2.9 M and contributed 67.2% of the total scholarship fund needs. The total support provided in the KIP-K scholarship programme is part of the university's scholarship allocation commitment of 30 billion this year," added Eko.
New students who receive scholarships through the KIP-K programme have also gone through a selection stage to ensure that the KIP-K scholarships awarded are right on target. "We open the widest possible opportunities for prospective students to continue their studies at Unika Atma Jaya through scholarship programmes, including KIP-K," said Vice Rector for Research and Cooperation, Yohanes Eko Adi Prasetyanto.
The provision of these scholarships, especially KIP-K, is in line with the spirit of Atma Jaya's founder, Frans Seda, so that young people who are academically good but financially constrained can still continue their quality higher education at Unika Atma Jaya and achieve their goals.
