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The Universitas Mulawarman is a public university located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was established on September 27, 1962, making it the oldest tertiary education institution in East Kalimantan. With more than 35,000 students, Universitas Mulawarman is the university with the most students in Kalimantan. Its main campus is in Gunung Kelua, while other campuses are in Pahlawan Road, Banggeris Street and Flores Street of Samarinda.

Universitas Mulawarman
Universitas Mulawarman
TypePublic university
EstablishedSeptember 27, 1962
RectorProf. Dr. H. Zamruddin Hasid, S.E.[1]
Academic staff
928[2]
Students35,268[2]
Undergraduates32,898[2]
Postgraduates2,254[2]
116[2]
Address
Jalan Kuaro, Kampus Gunung Kelua, Samarinda, Indonesia 75117
,
Samarinda
,
East Kalimantan
,
Indonesia

0°28′6.3732″S 117°9′14.778″E / 0.468437000°S 117.15410500°E / -0.468437000; 117.15410500
CampusGunung Kelua, Pahlawan, Banggeris, and Flores
ColorsYellow   and Green  
NicknameUNMUL
Websitewww.unmul.ac.id

Universitas Mulawarman is striving to be the world-class university which is able to play a role in development through education, research and community service which relies on natural resources, especially the tropical rainforest and its environment.

History

The name Mulawarman was taken from the king Mulawarman Nala Dewa of the Kutai Kingdom in 4th century, the first kingdom in Indonesia, located in East Kalimantan.

Beginnings[2]

On June 6, 1962 the Governor of East Kalimantan Province, Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto, founded Perguruan Tinggi Mulawarman (Mulawarman College), located in Samarinda [3]. Then the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture approved the establishment as Universitas Mulawarman on September 28, 1962 [4]and officially confirmed by the President on April 23, 1963[5].

Then, the date of September 27, 1962 was set as the date of the founding of the Universitas Mulawarman.

At first the Universitas Mulawarman has four faculties:

  1. Faculty of State and Trade Administration
  2. Faculty of Agriculture
  3. Faculty of Forestry
  4. Faculty of Mining in Balikpapan

Only the Faculty of State and Trade Administration can be started at the beginning of the opening in 1962, while Faculty of Agriculture followed in 1964.

In 1966, the Faculty of State and Trade Administration was split into two faculties: Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and Faculty of Economics

1970s-1980s[2]

In 1970, the Faculty of Mining, located in Balikpapan, was closed due to difficulty to find teaching staff.

In 1978, the Samarinda Teaching and Education Sciences Institute was integrated into Universitas Mulawarman as the Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences on March 20[6]. Thus since September 7, 1982, there were 5 faculties in Universitas Mulawarman[7]:

  1. Faculty of Agriculture
  2. Faculty of Economics
  3. Faculty of Forestry
  4. Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences
  5. Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

1990s-2000s[2]

Since 1990s, Universitas Mulawarman established several new faculties:

  1. Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences in 1996[8][9]
  2. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in 2001[10]
  3. Faculty of Medicine in 2001[11]
  4. Faculty of Law in 2005[12]
  5. Faculty of Public Health in 2005[13]
  6. Faculty of Engineering in 2007[14]
  7. Faculty of Pharmacy in 2008[15][16]
  8. Faculty of Cultural Sciences in 2009[17]

2010s onwards

In 2010, Universitas Mulawarman established the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology[18]

Universitas Mulawarman current rector is Prof. Dr. H. Zamruddin Hasid, S.E.[1].

Schools

The university has 65 courses in 15 faculties and program[19]:

  1. Faculty of Agriculture
    1. Agribusiness
    2. Agricultural technology
    3. Agrotechnology
    4. Animal husbandry
    5. Plant cultivation
  2. Faculty of Cultural Sciences
    1. English literature
    2. Indonesian literature
  3. Faculty of Economics
    1. Accounting
    2. Development economics
    3. Management
  4. Faculty of Engineering
    1. Chemical engineering
    2. Civil engineering
    3. Environmental engineering
    4. Mining engineering
    5. Industrial engineering
  5. Faculty of Fishery and Marine Sciences
    1. Aquaculture
    2. Water resource management
    3. Fishery agribusiness
  6. Faculty of Forestry
  7. Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
  8. Faculty of Law
  9. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
    1. Biology
    2. Chemistry
    3. Computer sciences
    4. Physics
    5. Statistics
  10. Faculty of Medicine
  11. Faculty of Pharmacy
  12. Faculty of Public Health
  13. Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
    1. Communication
    2. Governmental sciences
    3. International relationship
    4. Office administration
    5. Psychology
    6. Secretary
    7. Sociatry
    8. State administration
    9. Trade administration
  14. Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences
    1. Biology education
    2. Chemistry education
    3. Civics education
    4. Education Counselling
    5. Early childhood education
    6. Economics education
    7. Elementary education
    8. English education
    9. Indonesian and regional language-literature
    10. Mathematics education
    11. Physical and health education
    12. Physics education
  15. Postgraduate Program
    1. Administration
    2. Economics
    3. Education administration
    4. English education
    5. Environmental sciences
    6. Forestry
    7. Management
    8. Wet tropical agriculture

Campuses[20]

  1. Gunung Kelua campus: This is the main campus, located in Gunung Kelua area, Samarinda, where most of the faculties, administrative office and most student services can be found.
  2. Pahlawan campus: This campus is located on Harmonika street (crossing the Pahlawan road), Samarinda. It is the location for Education for Language Sciences studies of the Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences.
  3. Banggeris campus: This campus is located on Banggeris street, Samarinda, near the Islamic Center, a landmark of Samarinda. It is the location for Education for Social Sciences studies of the Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences.
  4. Flores campus: This campus is located on Flores street, Samarinda, near the city center. It is the location of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, the Economics studies Postgraduate programs and also the Language Center.
  5. Other campuses: Some faculties also have other teaching locations, such as
    1. The program of Integrated Govermental Sciences of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences in Kalian street
    2. Abdul Wahab Sjahranie General Hospital as teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine,
    3. Laboratories of the Faculty of Forestry in Samboja, Bukit Soeharto and Tanahmerah
    4. Laboratories of the Faculty of Agriculture in Telukdalam and Berambah

Facilities and Services[20]

  1. Auditorium of Universitas Mulawarman
  2. Banks and ATMs: Bank Negara Indonesia, Bank Muamalat, Bank Tabungan Negara, Bank Kaltim and Bank Mandiri (ATM only)
  3. Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine
  4. Student accomodation
  5. Guest house
  6. Language Center
  7. Library of Universitas Mulawarman
  8. Mosque of Al-Fatihah
  9. Radio Metro Mulawarman
  10. Security
  11. Sport facilities
    1. Kurusetra Soccer Field
    2. September 27 Sport Hall, including badminton, basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts, and also wall climbs
  12. Student Activity Center
  13. Student Co-op

Admissions

There are several ways of admission:

  1. SNMPTN (National Selection for University Entrance), through Selected Invitation path or National Examination path for undergraduate program[21]
  2. SMMPTN (Independent Selection for University Entrance), through university Independent Examination for undergraduate program[20]
  3. Independent selection for postgraduate program

Scholarships

There are several scholarships available for students:

  1. Award from the Ministry of Education and Culture
    1. Bidik Misi Award, given for selected first-year students, in coordination with the selection for university entrance[22]
    2. BBM Award and PPA Award, given for selected second-year students[23]
    3. Darmasiswa Scholarship Program for international students who want to study Indonesian language and culture[24]
  2. Kaltim Cemerlang Award from the Government of East Kalimantan[25]
  3. Other scholarships given from many regional governments, corporates and foundations[2]

Awards

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2011 placed Universitas Mulawarman number 8571 in the World and number 86 in Indonesia [26]

4International Colleges and Universities in 2012 ranked Universitas Mulawarman in number 5000 in the World and number 50 in Indonesia[27]

References

  1. ^ a b Zulkifli D., 2010. Unmul Miliki Rektor Baru, Kementerian Pendidikan Nasional Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi (Indonesian), accessed Jan 17, 2012[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k BAPKSI Universitas Mulawarman, 2011. Laporan Akuntabilitas Kinerja Instansi Pemerintah 2010 (Indonesian), Universitas Mulawarman[2]
  3. ^ Governor of East Kalimantan Decree Number 15/PPK/KDH/1962
  4. ^ Ministry of Education and Culture Decree Number 130/1962
  5. ^ Presidential Decree Number 65/1963
  6. ^ Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 181/D/E/1978
  7. ^ Presidential Decree Number 66/1982
  8. ^ Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 229/Dikti/Kep/1996
  9. ^ Ministry of National Education Decree Number 237/0/2000
  10. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 2811/D/T/2001 and 109/DT/2006
  11. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 2083/D/T/2001 and 231/DT/2008
  12. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 2296/D/T/2005 and 194/DT/2005
  13. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 2005/D/T/2005 and 230/DT/2008
  14. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 1192/D/T/2003 and 397/DT/2007
  15. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 4692/D/T/2008
  16. ^ Universitas Mulawarman Rector Decree Number 03/DT/2009
  17. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 1521/D/T/2009
  18. ^ Ministry of National Education, Directorate General of Higher Education Decree Number 28/D/0/2010
  19. ^ First Vice Rector of Universitas Mulawaman, 2010. Status Akreditasi and Program Studi (Indonesian), Universitas Mulawarman[3]
  20. ^ a b c Profile of Universitas Mulawarman 2010[4]
  21. ^ SNMPTN (Indonesian), accessed Jan 17, 2012[[5]]
  22. ^ Program Bantuan Biaya Pendidikan Bidik Misi (Indonesian), accessed Jan 17, 2012[6]
  23. ^ Program Beasiswa PPA dan BBM (Indonesian), accessed Jan 17, 2012[7]
  24. ^ Darmasiswa Scholarship Program, accessed Jan 17, 2012[8]
  25. ^ Beasiswa Kaltim Cemerlang (Indonesian), accessed Jan 17, 2012[9]
  26. ^ Webometrics Ranking Web of World Universities 2011, accessed Jan 17, 2012[10]
  27. ^ 4International Colleges and Universities 2012, accessed Jan 17, 2012[11]

 

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