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IPB University to elect interim rector on 19 November after rector becomes deputy minister
IPB University's Board of Trustees has set a timetable to choose an interim rector for the 2023–2028 term, after Rector Alim Setiawan Slamet was sworn in as Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
Why it matters: IPB University's Academic Senate must put forward interim rector candidates by 9 November, ahead of the trustees' vote on 19 November.
IPB University said its Rector, Dr Alim Setiawan Slamet, was sworn in as Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Agriculture on 15 October, the same day its Board of Trustees (MWA, Majelis Wali Amanat) received his resignation letter.
According to the university, the MWA held a plenary session on 23 October to discuss the resignation and set procedures for electing an interim rector for the 2023–2028 term.
Under the published timetable, the Academic Senate selects candidates between 26 October and 9 November, then sends its proposed candidates to the MWA on 9 November.
The MWA is to elect the interim rector in a plenary session on 19 November and inaugurate the winner on 26 November 2026, when the outgoing rector's dismissal takes effect.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
IPB University's Academic Senate has until 9 November to propose interim rector candidates; if the timetable holds, the Board of Trustees elects the interim rector on 19 November and inaugurates them on 26 November 2026, when Dr Alim's dismissal as rector takes effect.
What to watch
- The Academic Senate is due to submit its interim rector candidates to the MWA on 9 November.
- The MWA plenary session to elect the interim rector is scheduled for 19 November.
