University of Indonesia
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The University of Indonesia or Universitas Indonesia in Indonesian is one of Indonesia's most famous universities. Located in and around the capital of Jakarta, University of Indonesia is known for its abbreviated name UI (pronounced oo'ee) and the yellow jacket its students wear.
UI is also famous for being one of the leader of student movement in important points of Indonesian history. Notably the Indonesian Reforms Movement of 1998 and Indonesian Revolution of 1966.
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Institution
As one of the oldest universities in Indonesia, the University of Indonesia (UI) has pride its reputation which is established by its outstanding learning in 12 faculties, one graduate school and qualified graduates who have been very influential in the country’s history. Since its establishment in 1950, UI has continued to grow and flourish. Today UI remains a dynamic centre of excellence for research and learning, attracting more than 30.000 Indonesian and international students. Most international students come from Korea, Japan, China, ASEAN countries, Taiwan, Turkey, India, Canada, USA, Australia and other countries. As one of Indonesia’s leading universities, students are at the centre of the latest knowledge and method, taught by staff at the forefront of their disciplines.
As part of international community, UI has actively cooperated with other international universities and instititutions in the areas of teaching, research, consultations and exchange of students and staff. It also has a strong link with embassies and industry.
History
After the proclamation of independence on the 17th of August 1945, the Indonesian government has realized that education is of utmost important for progress so that a few days afterwards the Balai Perguruan Tinggi Republik Indonesia (BPTRI) or "The Republic of Indonesia Institute for Higher Education" was established in Jakarta consisting of the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Letters and Law, which had its first graduation of 90 medical doctors the same year. When the Dutch colonial army occupied Jakarta at the end of 1945, the BPTRI moved to Klaten, Surakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Malang. Meanwhile, the Dutch colonial government, which by 1946 had occupied the big cities and surrounding areas in Indonesia, established a Nood Universiteit or "Emergency University" at Jakarta in 1946. In 1947 the name was changed into "Universitaet van Indonesie (UVI) or "University of Indonesia" After the end of Indonesian war of independence, when Jakarta became once again the capital of Indonesia, the government established a state university in Jakarta in February 1950 called, Universitaet Indonesia, comprising of units of the BPTRI and UVI. The name Universitaet Indonesia was later changed into Universitas Indonesia (UI).
In 1950, UI was a multi campus university with faculties in Jakarta (Medicine, Law, and Letters), Bogor (Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine), Bandung (Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences), Surabaya (Medicine and Dentistry), and Makassar (Economics). In 1954, the Surabaya campus became Universitas Airlangga; in 1955 the Ujung Pandang campus became Universitas Hasanuddin; in 1959 the Bandung campus became Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB or Bandung Institute of Technology), while the School for Physical Education, which was also located in Bandung, became part of Padjajaran University, in 1960. In 1964, the Bogor campus became Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB or Bogor Agricultural University) and the Faculty of Education (FKIP) at Jakarta, became IKIP Jakarta. In a sense UI was the mother of several universities. In 1965, UI consisted of three campuses all in Jakarta, i.e. the Salemba Campus (Medicine, Dentistry, Economics, Engineering, Science and the Graduate School), the Rawamangun Campus (Letters, Law, Social Science and Psychology) and the Pegangsaan Campus (Public Health and parts of Medicine).
Campus
Salemba
Salemba Campus, located in Central Jakarta, is dedicated mostly for the medical and dental faculty. It was built adjoining the Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital (RSCM) as well as the University Dental Hospital. It also has some remaining sites of the Faculty of Economics and Engineering.
Depok
Depok Campus, located in the administrative region of Depok in the south of Jakarta, was built around the mid-1980s to accommodate the modernization of the university towards the 21st century. Most of the faculties (mathematics & natural sciences, engineering, psychology, letters, economics, social politics, law) have been relocated here. A plan is also has been made to relocate the undergraduate training of the medical and dental faculties to Depok,approximately on 2010.
Currently, Depok Campus is also the base of most student activities, from sports to arts,from english debating to religion , most located on Sudent activity centre (Pusat Kegiatan mahasiswa-Pusgiwa). All this organisations along with their fellow at Salemba are part of Student Family Association (Ikatan Keluarga Mahasiswa-IKM)which have BEM (Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa - Student Eksecutve Body) as leader and MPM (Majelis Permusyawaratn Mahasiswa - Student Consultative AssemblY) as the highest body that watching BEM to ensure BEM doing its function to satisfy UI students's needs.
Faculties
Fasilkom
It is an acronym for Fakultas Ilmu Komputer or Faculty of Computer Science at University of Indonesia; located in the Depok campus and also in Salemba, Jakarta. This faculty was established in 1993.
FKG
FKG is an acronym for Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi or Faculty of Dentistry and located in Salemba.
The faculty was first developed in 1954 by the Indonesian Dental Association, Professor Ouw Eng Liang and his colleagues. This idea was supported by Rector of the University of Indonesia (Prof. Dr. Sudjono Djuned Pusponegoro) and Dean Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (Prof. Dr. Soekarjo), and finally the Indonesian Minister of Education recognized the faculty through his formal letter 108049, dated December 21, 1960. In 1961, the faculty started accepting students. All facilities used were belonged to the Central Public Hospital (known as the Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital ) and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia. During the first years, lectures were done together with the medical faculty.
On March 27, 1965, the faculty opened a dental clinic for public services under the Faculty Foundation. In 1967, it graduated its first 15 dentists, and the alumni organization ,which is known as ILUNI-FKGUI, was established. Until 1986, three main bulidings have been established, located at Jalan Salemba 4, and later on an additional classroom in building D is available for lecture. These buildings has been used for classrooms, auditorium, student activities, administration rooms, lecturer’s rooms, laboratories, cafetaria , musholla, and other facilities. To support the community service education, a dental clinic of Public Health Center located in Serpong, Tangerang was established in collaboration with the university’s rural project.
Postgraduate specialist program in clinical dentistry was started in 1982 and has developed into seven specialties in dentistry, followed by the establishment of Doctorate Program in Dental Science in 1991. The curriculum for undergraduate student was changed in 1996 according to the new paradigm for dental science education, and then recognized Sarjana Kedokteran Gigi, and Dokter Gigi. Students achieved 147 credit points (SKS) entitled to a Bachelor degree (Sarjana Kedokteran Gigi) and eligible to continue their studies by completing another 28 credit points to graduate as dentist (Dokter Gigi). In 1998, the faculty established Master Degree Programs consist of Basic Dental Sciences and Preventive and Community Dentistry as an opportunity for Sarjana Kedokteran Gigi to pursue and continue higher education.
The Dental Clinic has developed into University Dental Hospital (RSGM FKG UI) that officially established in 1996. This hospital is the main focus of the faculty teaching activities as well as dental public services.
The faculty also covers several departments, i.e. Conservative Dentistry, Dental Materials & Technology, Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Oral Biology, Oral Medicine, Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry, Preventive & Community Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Periodontics. All these departments reflects the specialty dental services and training provided in the faculty, except Dental Materials and Oral Biology, which scope the basic dental sciences.
External links
- Official Site - University of Indonesia
- Official Portal of Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
- Official Homepage of the Faculty of Dentistry University of Indonesia
- Official Homepage of Fasilkom UI
- Alumni Portal of Fasilkom UI
