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. A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... Map of Indonesia showing Jakarta Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta, formerly known as Batavia) is the capital and the largest city of Indonesia, located on the northwest coast of the island of Java, at 6°11′ S 106°50′ E. It has an area of 650 km² and a...

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.

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 (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. Depok is a city adjacent to the south of Jakarta, Indonesia. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

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. Depok is a city adjacent to the south of Jakarta, Indonesia. ...

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. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Tangerang Tangerang is a city 20 kilometers west of Jakarta, Indonesia. ...

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. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

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