61.   The Indonesian Government has also opened its doors to foreign universities setting up branch campuses there.

62.   The issue of foreign universities surfaced when a member of Parliament proposed that the government should allow them to operate on their own in Indonesia.

63.   The prestigious CAA Diploma, awarded after the third year, is accepted overseas for credit transfer as all courses at CAA are moderated by foreign universities.

64.   There was also an assurance given by Education Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that future branch campuses would only be those of prestigious foreign universities.

65.   To enable cash-strapped parents to save, the guideline, among others, stipulates that fees must be lower than that of similar courses at foreign universities.

66.   Under these programmes, students pursuing foreign degrees at private colleges must either complete their last two years or final year at the foreign university awarding the degree.

67.   What we should not forget in this instance is that once these foreign universities start operating in Indonesian society, they become part of our system of higher education.

68.   WHY is it that parents are willing to part with large sums of money to ensure that their children get into the right foreign university?

69.   Will these foreign universities make our private universities less attractive, and will our private universities, therefore, become deserted?

70.   A son of a senior North Korean Workers Party member has defected to South Korea while studying at a foreign university, authorities said Tuesday.