Udayana University Bali Chancellor Becomes A Corruption Suspect, This Is Profile I Nyoman Gde Antara Complete With Wealth

YOGYAKARTA Profile I Nyoman Gde Antara received the spotlight after the Bali High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) named him a suspect in the alleged corruption case. Previously, investigators had found evidence of alleged corruption in the Institution Development Donation (SPI) of new independent students for the Academic Year 2018-2022.

Quoted from Antara, the determination of the suspect against I Nyoman Gde Antara was announced on Monday, March 13, 2023. The determination was based on the testimony of witnesses, experts, letters and other evidence. This case caused state losses of more than Rp. 100 billion.

I Nyoman Gde Antara is the Chancellor of Udayana University Bali. Quoted from the official website of Udayana University, I Nyoman Gde Antara was born on August 7, 1964 in Badung, Bali. I Nyoman Gde Antara himself adheres to Hinduism. In the statement, it was also explained that he had his address in Badung, Bali.

The S-1 education study program was taken at the Institute of Technology on November 10 (ITS) Surabaya. After that he continued his S-2 and S-3 education at Nagaoke University of Technology, Japan. The concentration of education he took made I Nyoman Gde Antara considered an expert in advanced materials processing technology.

In the Udayana University environment, the man who is familiarly called Prof. Dr. INGA is not a new person. Before becoming a rector, he was a lecturer. Several other positions have also been held. For example, he was noted to have sat as chairman of the Metalurgi Laboratory for the Unud Mechanical Engineering Study Program for the 2004-2006 period. He was also trusted as the Head of LPPM Unud Research for the 2012-2014 period.

His career increased after he was trusted to be Deputy Chancellor for Academic Affairs Unud for the 2017-2021 period. In the same year he was later trusted as Chancellor. In fact, he received the spotlight for being the first rector of the Faculty of Engineering in Udayana.

The inauguration of I Nyoman Gde Antara as the Chancellor himself was carried out by the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makariem on August 24, 2021. However, the inauguration was carried out on February 15, 2022 and was carried out online. I Nyoman Gde Antara officially became the rector for the period 2021-2025.

I Nyoman Gde Antara's wealth did not escape the spotlight. From the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN), Gde Antara reported his assets only in 2021 with a value of Rp. 6.12 billion. After that he did not report his assets regularly.

Based on the 2021 LHKPN, Gde Antara's wealth has an impact on land and buildings worth Rp. 6.35 billion. Some of the land and buildings are in Badung Regency with an area of 1,500 square meters. In addition, there are also those in Denpasar with an area of 186 square meters.

Gde Antara is recorded as having five units of vehicles with a value of Rp. 702,540,000. The vehicles owned are 1 unit of Honda Accord Sedan car in 2008, 1 unit of Honda Vario motorcycle in 2015, 1 unit of Honda Scoopy motorcycle in 2014, 1 unit of Honda PCX motorcycle in 2018, and 1 unit of Toyota Fortuner car in 2020. He is also recorded as having cash and cash equivalent assets of Rp. 139 million. However, he is recorded to have debts of approximately Rp. 1 billion. This means that his total assets are Rp. 6,129,540,000.

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