Multimedia Nusantara University
A private Indonesian university focused on information technology, communication, business, and creative disciplines.
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Overview
Multimedia Nusantara University, commonly abbreviated as UMN and known in Indonesian as Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, is a private university in Gading Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. It was established within the Kompas Gramedia Group, the Indonesian media and publishing organization, as part of an effort associated with the development of human resources for the information, communication, technology, and creative industries. The institution was founded after an initiative by Jakob Oetama, a founder of Kompas Gramedia, and was developed by senior Kompas Gramedia figures and a dedicated founding committee. UMN received its operational permit from Indonesia's Ministry of National Education on 25 November 2005. Its formal public launch took place on 20 November 2006 at Hotel Santika in Jakarta, in a ceremony inaugurated by Dodi Nandika, then secretary general of the Ministry of National Education. The university began accepting students for the 2007 academic cohort, initially offering seven study programs: Management, Accounting, Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Engineering, Strategic Communication, and Visual Communication Design. Its inaugural lecture, held on 3 September 2007, was framed around preparing human resources for the information and communications technology era and featured speakers from government, industry, media, and academia. The university's academic portfolio subsequently broadened. Programs in Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, Architecture, and Film were added in 2016; Hospitality and Journalism followed in 2017. UMN added a Master of Technology Management program in 2019 and a distance-learning Strategic Communication program in 2021. A Master of Communication Science program was also identified in the university's program-development history. These additions reflect UMN's combination of technology, communication, business, design, architecture, hospitality, and media education rather than a narrow focus on conventional computing. UMN's campus infrastructure supports this interdisciplinary approach. Its original classroom and rectorate complex was inaugurated in 2009. The New Media Tower, a 12-storey building designed with energy-saving features, opened in 2012 and later received the title of Most Energy Efficient New Building in the 2013 National Energy Efficiency Awards. The campus includes specialized laboratories for areas such as artificial intelligence, game development, mobile development, databases, networks, electronics, automation, big data, and physics. Communication and creative-arts facilities include television, radio, photography, newsroom, green-screen, sound, cinema-screening, rendering, printing, and game-design spaces. Business-related facilities include Skystar Ventures, a tax center, food-and-beverage laboratory, front-office laboratory, housekeeping laboratory, and kitchen laboratory. The university also provides a library, student areas, sports facilities, and student dormitories. Its media-oriented learning environment includes Radio UMN, a student-driven radio service that has broadcast on 107.7 FM and through online streaming. UMN's library has been described as holding more than 20,000 printed items and providing access to electronic research resources, discussion rooms, and reference assistance. UMN awarded degrees to its first graduating cohort in November 2011. At that ceremony, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu delivered remarks. Two graduates received international scholarships for further study at Tokyo Denki University in Japan and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman in Malaysia, while the university reported that almost 80 percent of the first graduating class had entered professional employment. The institution's public identity remains closely connected to multimedia, digital technology, communications, design, entrepreneurship, and the wider creative economy.
History
Multimedia Nusantara University emerged from an educational initiative associated with Jakob Oetama, one of the founders of Kompas Gramedia. The concept was developed with the involvement of Agung Adiprasetyo, Teddy Surianto, members of the Kompas Gramedia board, and a founding committee led by P. M. Winarno as chairman and Y. Budi Susanto as vice chairman. The project was intended to create an institution able to prepare graduates for Indonesia's growing information, communications, technology, and creative sectors. The university's operating permit was issued by Indonesia's Ministry of National Education on 25 November 2005. Although the institution had been legally established by that point, its formal launch occurred on 20 November 2006 at Hotel Santika in Jakarta. The ceremony was inaugurated by Dodi Nandika, secretary general of the Ministry of National Education. UMN subsequently opened admissions for the 2007 academic cohort. Its initial academic structure comprised seven programs spanning business, computing, communication, and visual design: Management, Accounting, Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Engineering, Strategic Communication, and Visual Communication Design. The first institutional lecture took place on 3 September 2007 and focused on human-resource development for the ICT era. During its initial growth period, UMN built a campus in Gading Serpong, Tangerang. The original rectorate and classroom complex was inaugurated on 2 December 2009. The university later expanded its physical capacity with the New Media Tower, a 12-storey facility inaugurated on 8 September 2012. Designed with energy-efficiency measures developed with Synergy Efficiency Solutions, the building was subsequently recognized as the Most Energy Efficient New Building in the 2013 National Energy Efficiency Awards. This became one of the institution's most visible examples of linking campus development with environmental and technological themes. UMN's academic expansion continued during the 2010s and early 2020s. Four programs—Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, Architecture, and Film—were added in 2016. Hospitality and Journalism were added in 2017, followed by the Master of Technology Management in 2019. In 2021, the university introduced Strategic Communication through distance learning. The program-development record also identifies a Master of Communication Science program in preparation, bringing the institution's described offering toward 16 study programs. The university's facilities developed in parallel with its curriculum. Information-technology laboratories cover areas including artificial intelligence, game development, mobile development, database systems, ethical hacking, computer networks, electronics, industrial automation, big data, and physics. Communication facilities include a newsroom, television studio, radio station, collaboration spaces, and photography studio. Art and design students have access to architecture, photography, green-screen, rendering, cinema-screening, printing, sound, and game-design facilities. Business and hospitality students use entrepreneurship, taxation, food-and-beverage, front-office, housekeeping, and kitchen laboratories. Dormitories, sports areas, student lounges, and a library complement the academic facilities. UMN's first graduates received their degrees on 26 November 2011. Mari Elka Pangestu, then Indonesia's minister for tourism and creative economy, appeared at the ceremony. Two graduates received full-tuition international scholarships to Tokyo Denki University and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. The university also reported that approximately 80 percent of its first graduates had been accepted into professional employment. Over time, UMN became associated with alumni in entertainment, journalism, online content, music, and other creative fields, while maintaining its broader role as a private university serving Indonesian students in technology, business, communication, and design.
- 2021
Distance-learning Strategic Communication introduced
[1]UMN added a Strategic Communication program delivered through distance learning.
- 2019
Master of Technology Management introduced
[1]UMN added a graduate program in Technology Management.
- 2017
Hospitality and Journalism added
[1]The university expanded its curriculum with Hospitality and Journalism programs.
- 2016
Four academic programs added
[1]UMN added Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, Architecture, and Film.
- 2013
Energy-efficiency recognition
[1]The New Media Tower received the title of Most Energy Efficient New Building in the National Energy Efficiency Awards.
- 2012
New Media Tower opened
[1]UMN inaugurated its 12-storey New Media Tower on 8 September.
- 2011
First graduating cohort
[1]UMN conferred degrees on its first graduating class on 26 November; two graduates received international scholarships.
- 2009
Original campus inaugurated
[1]The original rectorate and classroom campus complex was inaugurated on 2 December.
- 2007
First academic cohort
[1]UMN opened its first student cohort with seven study programs and held its inaugural lecture on 3 September.
- 2006
Formal public launch
[1]The university was officially launched at Hotel Santika in Jakarta on 20 November 2006.
Products and positioning
An industry-oriented private university combining digital technology, communications, business, design, and creative-media education within the Kompas Gramedia ecosystem.
Academic programs · 2007
Information Technology and Computing Programs
UMN's technology portfolio includes Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, and related laboratory-based study. Supporting facilities cover artificial intelligence, game development, mobile development, databases, ethical hacking, networks, electronics, automation, big data, and physics. The offering is designed around practical technical education and the application of computing and engineering to industry and digital products.
Academic programs · 2007
Communication and Journalism Programs
The communication portfolio includes Strategic Communication, Journalism, and graduate-level communication study. Students can use a newsroom, television studio, radio station, collaboration rooms, photography facilities, and other production resources. The curriculum is connected to media practice, public communication, journalism, broadcasting, and the changing digital information environment.
Academic programs · 2007
Art, Design, Architecture, and Film Programs
UMN's creative disciplines began with Visual Communication Design and later expanded to Architecture and Film. Facilities include architecture and photography studios, green-screen and sound spaces, a rendering farm, cinema-screening facilities, printing equipment, and game-design resources. These programs support visual storytelling, spatial design, screen production, digital content, and other creative-industry practices.
Academic programs · 2007
Business and Hospitality Programs
Business education at UMN includes Management and Accounting, while later expansion added Hospitality. The university supports these subjects with Skystar Ventures, a tax center, food-and-beverage laboratory, front-office laboratory, housekeeping laboratory, and kitchen laboratory. The facilities give students opportunities to connect business theory with entrepreneurship, taxation, service operations, and hospitality practice.
Student media service
Radio UMN
Radio UMN is a student-driven radio service associated with the communication curriculum. It has broadcast on 107.7 FM and through online streaming, with programming produced and presented by students. The service functions as a practical environment for audio production, presenting, programming, and broadcast operations.
Brand decisions
2021
Introduction of distance-learning Strategic CommunicationProduct launchBackground
The university expanded the delivery formats available for communication education.
Action taken
UMN introduced Strategic Communication through a distance-learning format.
Aftermath
The move added a more flexible route into one of the university's established communication fields.
2019
Launch of the Master of Technology ManagementProduct launchBackground
UMN's technology-oriented identity created a basis for postgraduate education connecting management with technological change.
Action taken
The university introduced a Master of Technology Management program.
Aftermath
The program extended UMN's offering beyond undergraduate education and into advanced technology-management training.
2016
Expansion into engineering, architecture, and filmStrategyBackground
UMN had initially concentrated on business, computing, communication, and visual design. The university broadened its academic range as it developed a more comprehensive technology and creative-industry profile.
Action taken
It added Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, Architecture, and Film programs.
Aftermath
The expansion increased the institution's coverage of engineering, built-environment, and screen-production disciplines.
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