“Pak Ojat”, as his friends and colleagues in Indonesia Open University or Universitas Terbuka (UT) refer to Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D., is a simple and down-to-earth person, who is currently serving the Rector of Indonesian Open University or Universitas Terbuka. Upon his inauguration on 26 July 2017, he has officially led Universitas Terbuka (UT) until today.
For more than 25 years, he has practically disregarded his personal life over UT’s advancement. Various job titles have been entrusted to him, the father of two. Starting from Head of Study Program, Head of the Department, and Vice Dean III at Faculty Pedagogy and Education of Indonesian Open University (FKIP-UT), Head of Distance Learning Education Program Unit – Indonesia Open University (UPBJJ-UT) Bogor, Director of the Instiute of the Development of Teaching and Examination Materials and Information System of Indonesia Open University (LPBAUSI-UT), and ultimately, making his way up to the top as the number 1 person in UT.
Later on in Indonesia Open University, Pak Ojat was also inaugurated as professor in 2016. In the beginning, he, having his color preference of blue and white, did not work for UT. Prior to his graduation, he had worked for a China-based private company for a year until 1990. After leaving its former employer, his services in Indonesia Open University began in the year of 1991 and ever since, he has always been there until today.