Universitas Islam Majapahit

Universitas Islam Majapahit (UNIM) is a private Islamic higher-education institution located in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia. It was established in 1999 amid the reformasi period that followed the end of the New Order, when local groups in Mojokerto sought to create a new university that would be national in outlook and religious in character while preserving the identity of Mojokerto. The institution operates under the Yayasan Bakri Adnan Zain foundation and is headquartered on Jalan Raya Jabon in Mojokerto Regency. UNIM began with ten study programs approved by Kopertis Wilayah VII East Java in April 1999, covering economics, engineering, agricultural product technology, and social and political sciences. Its operational permit was issued by the Directorate General of Higher Education in July 1999, and the first lectures were held on 9 September 1999, a date observed as the university's Dies Natalis. A Faculty of Islamic Religion was added in 2000 with two study programs under the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Today UNIM describes itself as a "green campus" and promotes the values of being scholarly, professionally capable, religiously aware, ecologically responsible, and culturally wise. Its official website lists 13 study programs across four faculties, with approximately 800 students and 86 lecturers. The university offers programs in accounting, management, communication studies, government studies, Islamic religious education, Indonesian language and literature education, English education, mathematics education, industrial engineering, informatics engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and agricultural product technology. UNIM is led by a rector and a senate, with vice rectors responsible for information management and development, human resources and cooperation, and academic and student affairs. The university has pursued institutional accreditation through the national accreditation process, including an online field assessment conducted in September 2026. It also organizes academic activities such as the National Seminar on Research and Community Service (SNP2M).

Universitas Islam Majapahit (UNIM) was founded in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, in the aftermath of the 1998 reformasi movement that ended the New Order. According to the university's official account, the political and social turbulence of that period prompted various local groups to seek constructive unity around shared visions and missions. One outcome was a plan to merge existing private higher-education institutions in Mojokerto or to establish a new private university that could accommodate diverse community interests. After discussions and field surveys, it was agreed to form a university with a national and religious character that would not forget Mojokerto's identity, and the name Universitas Islam Majapahit (UNIM) was adopted. The institutional timeline began on 9 February 1999 with the drafting of the STATUTA (basic charter), which set out the university's name, emblem, vision and mission, hymn and march, and other founding provisions. On 22 April 1999, Kopertis Wilayah VII East Java issued a recommendation approving the establishment of UNIM with ten study programs: two in the Faculty of Economics, four in the Faculty of Engineering, two in the Faculty of Agricultural Product Technology, and two in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. Operational permission followed on 16 July 1999 through a decree of the Directorate General of Higher Education (No. 124/D/O/1999). The first lectures were held on 9 September 1999, involving twelve study programs, together with the introduction of university attributes such as the emblem, flag, hymn, and march. This date is celebrated as UNIM's Dies Natalis. The university operated under the auspices of the Yayasan Bakri Adnan Zain foundation. On 28 June 2000, Kopertais Wilayah IV East Java recommended that UNIM establish a Faculty of Islamic Religion with two study programs, and operational permission for that faculty was granted on 12 August 2000 by the Directorate General of Islamic Institutional Development under the Ministry of Religious Affairs (No. E 1155/2000). Over the following decades UNIM expanded its academic offerings and campus identity. Its official website presents it as a "green campus" and lists 13 study programs across four faculties, with approximately 800 students and 86 lecturers. The university has pursued institutional accreditation, including an online field assessment (Asesmen Lapang Akreditasi Institusi Perguruan Tinggi, AIPT) held on 21–22 September 2026. It also hosts recurring academic events such as the National Seminar on Research and Community Service (SNP2M). UNIM remains a private institution based in Mojokerto Regency, East Java, and continues to describe itself as a campus that is excellent, innovative, and Islamic in character.

• Drafting of the STATUTA (basic charter) setting out the university's name, emblem, vision and mission, hymn and march.

• Kopertis Wilayah VII East Java recommends the establishment of UNIM with 10 study programs.

• Operational permit issued by the Directorate General of Higher Education (No. 124/D/O/1999).

• First lectures held with 12 study programs; this date becomes UNIM's Dies Natalis.

• Kopertais Wilayah IV East Java recommends establishing the Faculty of Islamic Religion with 2 study programs.

• Operational permit for the Faculty of Islamic Religion issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (No. E 1155/2000).

• Online institutional accreditation field assessment (AIPT) held over two days.

A private Islamic university in Mojokerto, East Java, positioning itself as a green, innovative, and Islamic-character campus that is scholarly, professionally capable, religiously aware, ecologically responsible, and culturally wise.

• Accounting

• Management

• Communication Studies

• Government Studies

• Islamic Religious Education

• Indonesian Language and Literature Education

• English Education

• Mathematics Education

• Industrial Engineering

• Informatics Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Agricultural Product Technology

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2. 2About UNIM | Universitas Islam Majapahitunim.ac.id
3. 3Sejarah | Universitas Islam Majapahitunim.ac.id
4. 4Senat Universitas Islam Majapahit | Universitas Islam Majapahitunim.ac.id
5. 5Universitas Islam Majapahit - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Universitas Islam Majapahit - Wikipedia bahasa Indonesiaid.wikipedia.org