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Diponegoro University is a state university

University

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located in Semarang

Semarang

- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

, Central Java

Central Java

Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...

, Indonesia

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and a member of IDGHE. Founded in 1956 as a private university by Semarang University Foundation, it is a pioneer of higher learning institutions in the Indonesia and the first and oldest corporation in Central Java.

Initially called Semarang University, the institution was named Diponegoro University on October 5, 1960, after it was granted state university accreditation by the Indonesian Government. The "Diponegoro

Diponegoro

Diponegoro , also known as Dipanegara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. He played an important role in the Java War...

" name is taken from an Indonesian hero who waged war against the Dutch

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colonialism

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in the early 19th century. This institution better known as UNDIP.

UNDIP is the best university in Central Java. It is renowned for being at the forefront of engineering and technological knowledge. During 2000 UNDIP expanded engineering faculty and research facility on its Tembalang campus, has 11 faculties and the number of research centres, in addition to academic departments to service technological, educational and research.

An important result of UNDIP’s carefully managed modernisation is a steadily improving education system that has poured millions into research and development, and to encouraging international students into the country. In the 2007 THES-QS Top World University Rankings, the Diponegoro University fared well in the ranking of the world’s top 500 universities (487th position), an increase from 495th position in 2006. The quality of teaching in UNDIP has improved greatly over recent years, following a government decree that all teachers and lecturers possess a Master/PhD degree. The strategic actions had been taken in line with to the new paradigm of the higher education development program proposed by Indonesian Directorate General of High Education (IDGHE).

History

The establishment of Diponegoro University began from mid-1956 preceded by the establishment of the Semarang University Foundation. Its founding fathers were Imam Bardjo, Soedarto, Dan Sulaiman and Soesanto Kartoatmodjo.

Officially Semarang University was opened on January 9, 1957. Considering its young age with the limited education infrastructure, institutions such as the Academy of State Administration, Academy of Business Administration, Academy of Engineering (later School of Engineering) were founded. Their first deans were Goenawan Goetomo (Academy of State Administration), Dr. Tjioe Sien Kiong (Academy of Business Administration), Prof. Ir. Soemarman (Academy of Engineering).

In the third anniversary of Semarang University on 9 January 1960 President Soekarno changed the name of Semarang University to Diponegoro University, as the appreciation for achievement establishing the high education field in Central Java. Diponegoro (Private) University was declared as a state university from October 5, 1960; that became the birthday of Diponegoro University. The faculties were theSchool of Law and Public Science, School of Economics, School of Engineering, and Normal School.

Administration and student population

A faculty of about 142 professors served as of school year 2008, with 1750 academic and 1065 administrative staffs. At the end of September 2008, the registered students were 24,424. The ratio of lecturers and students is 1:14. This number didn’t include freelance and half-time lecturers.

UNDIP is governed by one head of rector, with four vice rectors. The head rector is the day-to-day administrator of UNDIP and is appointed by and responsible to the university.

According to the latest survey (2006) perform by The Times Magazine (United Kingdom), UNDIP is included in the list of 500 best university worldwide.

Academics

UNDIP offers many departments. In the faculties, there are 21 departments and 68 study program relevant to the surrounding communities.

UNDIP has 11 faculties, listed below in order of foundation:

Faculty of Law Diponegoro University
Faculty of Economics Diponegoro University with specialization in Accounting, Economics and Development Studies Management
Faculty of Engineering Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Architecture Undip
- Department of Chemical Engineering Undip
- Department of Civil Engineering Undip (organized 1957)
- Department of Ship Building Engineering Undip
- Department of Electrical Engineering Undip
- Department of Environmental Engineering Undip
- Department of Geodesic Engineering Undip
- Department of Geological Engineering Undip
- Department of Industrial Engineering Undip
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Undip
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning Undip
- Department of Computer System Undip
Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University
Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University
Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University is one of the leading Medical Schools in Indonesia. The faculty is part of Diponegoro University, established in October 1st, 1961 and running in affiliation with Dr. Kariadi Hospital. Regarding to the THES-QS Top World University Rankings in 2007, for...

and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Medicine Undip
- Department of Nursery Undip
- Department of Nutrition Science Undip
Faculty of Animal Agriculture Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Animal Production Undip
- Department of Animals Nutrition and Food Sciences Undip
- Department of Agribusiness Undip
- Department of Animal Product Technology Undip
- Department of Socio-economic of Animals Undip
Faculty of Humanities Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of English Undip
- Department of History Undip
- Department of Indonesian Undip
- Department of Library Science Undip
- Department of Japanese Undip
Faculty of Social and Political Science Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Government Science Undip
- Department of Business Administration Undip
- Department of Public Administration Undip
- Department of Communication Undip
Faculty of Public Health Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Public Health Undip,
- Department of Biostatistics and Population Undip
- Department of Epidemiology and Tropical Diseases Undip
- Department of Occupational Safety and Health Undip
- Department of Public Health Education and Promotion Undip
- Department of Public Health Nutrition Undip
- Department of Public Health Policy and Administration Undip
Faculty of Mathematics and natural Sciences Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Biology Undip
- Department of Chemistry Undip
- Department of Computer Science Undip
- Department of Mathematics Undip
- Department of Physics Undip
- Department of Statistics Undip
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Diponegoro University and its sub-faculty which together serve:
- Department of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Undip
- Department of Aquatic Culture Undip
- Department of Aquatic Resources Management Undip
- Department of Fisheries Resources Utilization Undip
- Department of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology Marine Science Undip
- Department of Oceanography Undip
Faculty of Psychology Diponegoro University

Admissions

Undip accepted 30% of applicants for the class of 2004, by the program PSSB, UMPTN for undergraduate. Admission to a course and research-based postgraduate programme requires at least a Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in the subject or related discipline. Programmes may require candidates to demonstrate readiness for postgraduate study through a specific standard of achievement, with the approval of the Senate. Programmes may specify relevant work experience as an additional admission requirement. Doctoral degrees require a Master’s degree from any institutions of higher learning recognised by the Senate.

International students

The Diponegoro University welcomes international students with all education backgrounds. International applicants for admission to UNDIP's Undergraduate Program must have completed or are completing high school with a high qualification through the above methods. The medium of instruction for international classes at UNDIP is English. International students should understand the Indonesian language to be familiar with Indonesian culture. Applicants are expected to have achieved a minimum level of English proficiency to enable them to benefit from an UNDIP education.

However, on 25 August 2005, Susilo Wibowo, Semarang’s Diponegoro University university rector, announced that it had stopped admitting Malaysian students for the 2009-10 academic year.

Campuses

UNDIP is located in Semarang — the capital city of Central Java

Central Java

. This university has five campuses outside Semarang as far away as Jepara

Jepara

Jepara is a small town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia.Jepara is on the north coast of Java, north-east of Semarang, not far from Mount Muria. It is also the main town of the district of Jepara, which has a population of about 1 million. Jepara is famous as the center of Javanese teak...

, about 70 km northeast Semarang.

Pleburan Campus is the oldest campus since the existed campuses were merged in its early establishment. This campus occupies a seven-hectare area, which facilitates School of Social Sciences, Magister and Doctorate Program and some operational units.
Gunung Brintik Campus is the place of School of Medicine located near Dr. Kariadi Hospital
Dr. Kariadi Hospital
The Dr. Kariadi General Hospital Medical Center or RSUP. Dr. Kariadi, is the university hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University. It is one of the large and leading hospitals of Indonesia, in the city of Semarang in the Province of Central Java part of Indonesia.The...

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Teluk Awur Campus (60 hectares) is in Jepara, 70 km northeast Semarang. The Teluk Awur Campus is the biggest of its kind in Indonesia and beaome the home of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science.
The largest and the newest one, Tembalang Campus, occupies about 213-hectares with an administrative center, Central library Widyapuraya, Engineering Faculty and facilitates, School of Science.

Library system

The Undip System is centered in Widyapuraya Central Library in Tembalang Campus and comprises over 400 individual libraries and over 4000 volumes. Faculties have department libraries and literature from Journal Alumni.

Notable people

UNDIP has produced many famous alumni, along with a few infamous ones. Among the best-known is Indonesian political leader, Prof. Dr. Muladi SH.

Publications

International Publications and Citations of Diponegoro University have been timely updated by searching in the scientific indexing, i.e. SCOPUS, SCIRUS, ISI WEB KNOWLEDGE, etc.

Vision

In the year 2020, UNDIP intends to be an Excellent Research University. Efforts to achieve the vision, UNDIP defines its mission as follows:

to provide the best education program in the fields of science, technology, and art
to conduct professional scientific researches and publication as contributions to the development of science and technology,
to provide qualified public services in accordance to the society demand and the development of knowledge sciences and
conducting evaluation regularly to improve quality, autonomy, accountability, and accreditation of university.

Vision, Mission and the main scientific interest of UNDIP have been focused on Eco-Coastal-Region Development.

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