KIK Controversy

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KIK has been taking big attention now days. That’s because it’s affected all stakeholders of UGM. KIK changing how we entering our campus, and start to changing everything. In this article I’ll explain my opinion about the controversy of KIK; pass card for the next nation leaders.

UGM is known as campus for public. Established in kingdom of Jogjakarta’s land, UGM is close with people of Jogjakarta. They believe that UGM is the gate for their bright future. With low cost tuition fee, it makes UGM become favorite university for all people of Indonesia.

Campus for public, that’s the reason that the cons side says to refuse KIK. By collecting money from whom who hasn’t owned KIK, UGM is violating its philosophy. They want UGM open to everyone as its service to be campus for public.  Its make sense that they disagree with university policy, considering it’s the first for university in Yogyakarta applied “entering fee” for public. Another reason of KIK is to reducing air pollution in UGM environment, but is that necessary? University bus could be wiser than collecting money for compensation with KIK.

The pros side of the KIK said that it’s needed to keep UGM save from criminal action especially vehicle- based criminal. For example, there are many case of student’s gang war in UGM before UGM applying KIK. Another reason is to reduce vehicle in UGM and it will reduce air pollution in UGM.

Policies in democracy environment always create pros and cons side. KIK for the cons has changed UGM history and philosophy as it’s the first time UGM become “commercial” to public. For the pros, it’s the big move for UGM to take into account for greener future.

So, who is the right one? Let the democracy decide. For me personally agree with the purpose of KIK, but disagree with its price tag. Is it really no free lunch in this world? What i know is Indonesian spirit is helping the other without considering money; we call it “gotong royong”. But overall i agree with KIK, may be it just a beginning. Like the quote in management, “the boundary between past and future is decision that we make today”.