UNAIR NEWS聽– Every year 东京热 regularly provides scholarships to elementary school students around the campus.聽 In 2018, the scholarships were awarded to 210 students from nine elementary schools around UNAIR campus.
The scholarship was given on Monday, May 21.聽There was Director of Student Affairs UNAIR Dr.聽M. Hadi Subhan, SH., MH., CN., and staffs, representatives of UPTD Surabaya, and the principal or representative of elementary school who received the scholarship.聽The nine schools were SDN Kalijudan I;聽SDN Mulyorejo I;聽SDN Manyar Sabrangan II;聽SDN Kalisari I;聽SDN Kalisari II;聽SDN Kejawan Putih I;聽SDN Sutorejo I;聽SD hidayatul Ummah;聽and SD Al-Huda.
“This scholarship from UNAIR is a form of our concern for the community around campus A, B, and C. We provide scholarships for public elementary schools and a few private elementary schools that need support,” said Dr.聽Hadi.
Each school has about 22 students who receive scholarships.聽In details, the scholarship reached Rp.聽400,000.聽Dr.聽Hadi added that the scholarship given is for the disadvantaged group, not limited to students who have excellent achievements.聽Because, he continued, nine years of compulsory education applies to all levels of society, regardless their intelligence.
“This scholarship is not associated with achievements.聽Our goal is to help the poor.聽In addition, the compulsory聽education is for聽elementary school until junior high school.聽Smart or not they have to graduate elementary school and junior high school, ” he said.
The criteria of the scholarship recipients are those from economically disadvantaged students.聽Some of the parents work as self-employed, private employees,聽security, parking attendants, drivers, welders, as well as casual laborers.聽The utilization of the scholarship, Hadi said, was left entirely to the recipients.
In addition to scholarships to elementary students, according to UNAIR Faculty of Law lecturer, other assistance provided by UNAIR to the public is for street vendors (PKL) around Mulyosari District.聽The assistance was in the form of cash worth 5 million per stall.聽In 2017, the aid is given to the underprivileged community about 12 stalls.
Meanwhile, Sucak as UPTD staff of Region II of Surabaya expressed gratitude for the scholarship given by UNAIR.聽Because, according to him, in 2018, BOS funds (School Operational Assistance) provided by the government for schools have not been available.聽Therefore, the scholarship is enough to help students who need the cost for the continuity of education in their schools.
“Thanks to UNAIR for this scholarship.聽It is very helpful as BOS funds from the government in the second quarter is not yet available, “he said.聽(*)
Author: Binti Q. Masruroh
Editor: Feri Fenoria Rifai
