Andalas University is the oldest university in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 outside of Java

Java

Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

. The university consists of eleven faculties, with most located at the main campus Limau Manis, 12 km from the center of Padang

Padang, Indonesia

Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra at . It has an area of and a population of over 833,000 people at the 2010 Census.-History:...

, West Sumatra

West Sumatra

West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast...

. This campus occupies 5 km², at an elevation of about 100 m. The Faculty of Medicine is located in the city center, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil.

Faculties

The university currently consists of eleven faculties:

• Faculty of Agriculture
  • Department of Agribusiness
  • Department of Agroecotechnology
• Faculty of Agricultural Technology
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering
  • Department of Agricultural Product Technology
• Faculty of Medicine
  • Department of General Practitioners
  • Department of Nursing
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Dentistry
• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Biology
  • Department of Computer Science
• Faculty of Law
  • Department of Legal Studies
• Faculty of Economics
  • Department of Economics Studies
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Accounting
• Faculty of Animal Husbandry
• Faculty of Humanities
  • Department of Minangkabau Language, culture, and literature
  • Department of History
  • Department of Indonesian Language and Literature
  • Department of English Language and Literature
  • Department of Japanese Language and Literature
• Faculty of Engineering
  • Department of Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Industrial Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Information system
• Faculty of Social Sciences and Politics
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Politics Studies
  • Department of International Relations
  • Department of Public Administration
  • Department of Communications
  • Department of Sociology
• Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Science

Education Program Specialist Program 1

• Anatomical Pathology
• Clinical Pathology
• Dermatology
• Eye health sciences
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Otorhinolaryngology Head and Head Neck Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Pulmonology
• Surgery

Master Degrees programs

• Accounting
• Agricultural Technology
• Agronomy
• Animal Husbandry
• Biology science
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical sciences
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Development Planning
• History Science
• Law
• Management
• Math Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Pharmacy
• Physic Science
• Public Health
• Regional and Rural Development
• Sociology Science
• Soil Sciences and Land Resources Management

Doctorate/Phd Degrees programs

• Agricultural Development
• Agronomy
• Animal Husbandry
• Biology Science
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical sciences
• Economics
• Law
• Regional and Rural Development

Scholarships

• Dompet Dhuafa Republika, Semen Gresik Co, Eka Tjipta Foundation, L'oreal, Karya Salemba Empat

Facilities & Services

• Libraries
• Laboratories
• Sport Facilities
• Banks
• Student Accommodation (Dormitories)
• University Buses
• Study Abroad/Exchange Program
• Distance Learning/Online Courses

Honorary degrees

On September 21, 2006, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono AC , is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who has been President of Indonesia since 2004....

received an honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa in the sector of Sustainable Agriculture Development.

Prominent Alumni

• Aslim Tadjudin (Deputy of Central Bank 2007)
• Basrief Arief (Attorney General 2010- current)
• Djafni Jamal (Supreme Court)
• Fasli Djalal (Vice Minister of National Education 2010-2011)
• Gamawan Fauzi (Minister of Internal Affair 2009-current)
• Halius Hosen (The Chairman of Commission Attorney)
• Musliar Kasim (Vice Minister of Education and Culture 2011-current)
• Takdir Rahmadi (Supreme Court)