ITB to award Yudhoyono with honorary doctorate

The Jakarta Post  |  Tue, 02/03/2009 7:50 PM  

The academic senate of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) has decided to award President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the development of information technology. 

ITB will present the award on its 50th anniversary on March 2, senate member Miftah Faridl said Tuesday, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com. 

He added the decision was reached after a vote on Jan. 16, following two years of assessing possible candidates for the award. 

"There were pros and cons on his appointment as the recipient of the award. Those who opposed his appointment did so because of the upcoming election," Miftah said. 

He added he had voted for Yudhoyono because of the latter's significant contributions to the development of technology in the country during his reign as president. (and)