University of Indonesia Background Information
Brief History of the university:
In1945, the Balai Perguruan Tinggi Republik Indonesia (BPTRI) or "The Republic of Indonesia Institute for Higher Education" was established, consisting of the University of Indonesia. In 1947 the name was changed into "Universitaet van Indonesie (UVI) or "University of Indonesia". After the end of Indonesian war of independence, the government established a state university in Jakarta in February 1950 called Universitaet Indonesia, which was later changed into Universitas Indonesia (UI). Based on the Indonesian Government Decree Number 152 dated 26th December 2000, the University has changed its status from a public university into an autonomous public university.
Campuses:
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 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).
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