Swiss German school to have own campus

The Jakarta Post. Wed, 11/12/2008 10:42 AM  

TANGERANG: After eight years of operating in Tangerang, the Swiss German University (SGU) plans to build its own campus on a 10-hectare plot of land in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) satellite city in Tangerang, Banten. 

The first stone for the new campus complex was put in place Tuesday. The event was witnessed by German Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Freiher von Maltzan, who is also the honorable chairman of the SGU Foundation, Austrian ambassador Klaus Woelfer and Swiss ambassador Bernardino Regazzoni. 

Fasli Jalal, the director of higher education at the Education Ministry, SGU rector Peter Psceihd, the SGU board of patronage and management, and the PT BSD board of directors were also present. 

The planned campus complex will be equipped with lecture rooms, a parking area, pedestrian facilities, a caf*, rectorate building, auditorium, sports hall, soccer field and other facilities. 

Since it was established in 2000, SGU has been renting a space in the German Centre building in BSD. 

The university is a government and privately sponsored university. It is managed by the SGU Foundation, which is a joint German, Austrian, Swiss and Indonesian venture.  

SGU offers 13 courses, with about 900 students.