FIA UB. Public Relations. Brawijaya University today, February 24 2014, held the Election of Candidates for Chancellor of Brawijaya University for the 2014-2018 period. All academics who have the right to vote will flock to the voting centers which are spread across 18 points throughout campus.
Likewise at the Faculty of Administrative Sciences. It was recorded that there were 151 voting rights holders who would go to the polling stations located on the 4th Floor of Building A FIA UB, consisting of lecturers, employees and student representatives. They will select five of the seven candidates for chancellor who have been determined by the Chancellor's Selection Committee, namely Prof. Dr. Ir. Bambang Soeharto, Ir. Hari Dwi Utami, Ph.D., Prof. Ir. Harnen Sulistio, Prof. Ir. Ifar Subagiyo, Prof. Dr. Ir. Mohammad Bisri, Prof. Dr. Ir. Nuhfil Hanani, and Prof. Dr. Sumartono.
In his speech, the Dean of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Prof. Dr. Bambang Supriyono, MS., expressed his hope that the rector selection process would run smoothly, uphold democratic values, and produce results in the form of the best rector for the future of the university. He also hopes that the sense of brotherhood in FIA UB will be maintained. "Friendship must be maintained so that this regional election does not disturb the brotherhood of the FIA extended family," said this friendly professor.
A similar hope was also voiced by the former Dean of FIA UB who is also one of the rector candidates, Prof. Dr. Sumartono, MS. "I hope that the chosen chancellor is the best chancellor towards a better UB in line with developments in science, technology and the demands of society," he said. Apart from that, he also hopes that the chosen chancellor will be a visionary, honest and trustworthy figure.
The polling stations will close at 13.00 which will be followed by the vote counting process. (PR/Aulia Lukman A/SP)