Universitas Semarang

Universitas Semarang (USM) is a private higher-education institution located in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Its campus is centred on Jl. Soekarno-Hatta, and since 2010 all student activity has been concentrated at that site. The university is operated by the Yayasan Alumni Universitas Diponegoro, the alumni foundation of Diponegoro University, and it traces its institutional origin to Politeknik Semarang, which was established in 1987. In 1993 the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture approved the transformation of Politeknik Semarang into Universitas Semarang, and the university continues to mark its anniversary using the 23 June 1987 founding date of the polytechnic. USM describes itself as accredited "Unggul" (Excellent) and offers a broad portfolio of academic programmes. These include undergraduate degrees in law, management, accounting, psychology, civil engineering, electrical engineering, agricultural product technology, tourism, informatics engineering, information systems, urban and regional planning, and communication science. Postgraduate provision includes master's programmes in management, law, psychology and civil engineering, as well as a doctoral programme in management. The university also offers a professional diploma programme in company management. According to the Indonesian Wikipedia entry, USM has around 400 lecturers, around 200 support staff, more than 20,000 students and approximately 43,000 graduates across diploma, bachelor's and master's levels. As a private university, USM is not listed on a stock exchange and is governed by its foundation and a rector. Its leadership has included rectors such as Ir. Widjatmoko, Ir. Imam Soewardi, Prof. Dr. H. Pahlawansjah Harahap, Andy Kridasusila and Dr. Supari. The foundation's supervisory board has included figures such as Prof. Drs. Sudharto Prawata Hadi. The university maintains corporate partnerships, student-affairs and scholarship programmes, and an alumni network, and it publishes news and achievement updates through its official website and social media channels. USM's public profile includes student achievements in sports and academic competitions, as well as institutional events. Its website highlights activities such as the Prasasta Gala Awards, cooperation with KADIN Jawa Tengah (the Central Java chamber of commerce), and seminars hosted by its postgraduate school. The university is also associated with academic publishing activity, reflected in its Wikidata description as an "academic publisher." Overall, USM is a large private university serving the Central Java region, with a focus on applied and professional fields alongside law, economics, psychology and communication.

The desire to establish Universitas Semarang dates back to 1985, when the idea was raised within the Ikatan Alumni Universitas Diponegoro (Ika-Undip), the alumni association of Diponegoro University. In a meeting at the rector's office chaired by Ir. Joetata Hadihardaja and attended by Diponegoro University Rector Prof. Sudarto, S.H., and representatives of each faculty, participants proposed founding a private university named Universitas Semarang. The name was chosen to recall the historical fact that an earlier Universitas Semarang had been the embryo from which Universitas Diponegoro was born. While pursuing the university plan, the Ika-Undip board established the Yayasan Alumni Universitas Diponegoro as the official vehicle for its activities, which also included computer courses and an engineering consultancy. Preparations for the university continued, and four departments were initially designated: Technology Services, Agricultural Technology, Engineering, and Health Technology. However, because the Ministry of Health had not yet issued a permit, the Health Technology department, with its occupational therapy major, could not be launched. Given the perception that Central Java already had too many universities and the unclear requirements from Dikti for establishing a new university, the plan could not be realised at that time. On the advice of Drs. Soehardi, the coordinator of Kopertis Region VI for Central Java, the goal of founding Universitas Semarang was temporarily suspended. Instead, Politeknik Semarang was established, with the expectation that it would later be converted into Universitas Semarang when circumstances allowed. Referring to Minister of Education and Culture Decree No. 0686/1991, which required a university to have at least three exact-science faculties and two non-exact-science faculties, Prof. Dr. Muladi, S.H., stated in a speech marking the sixth anniversary of Politeknik Semarang on 26 June 1993 that the committee had prepared a feasibility study for the establishment of Universitas Semarang. The plan finally received approval from the Minister of Education and Culture through Decree No. 160/D/O/1993 dated 23 November 1993, which changed Politeknik Semarang into Universitas Semarang. The decree stipulated that the polytechnic would be transformed into Universitas Semarang, operated by the Yayasan Alumni UNDIP; that Politeknik Semarang would be closed; and that the change of name would cover the university, faculties, departments and study programmes. It was followed by Directorate General of Higher Education Decree No. 638/DIKTI/KEP/1993, which granted registered status to the faculties and study programmes at Universitas Semarang. Based on this process, it was agreed that the anniversary of Universitas Semarang would use the birth date of Politeknik Semarang, 23 June 1987. Since then, USM has grown into a large private university. From 2010, all student activities were concentrated at the campus on Jl. Soekarno-Hatta. The university has been led by a series of rectors, including Ir. Widjatmoko, Ir. Imam Soewardi, Prof. Dr. H. Pahlawansjah Harahap, Andy Kridasusila and Dr. Supari. Its foundation, the Yayasan Alumni Universitas Diponegoro, continues to govern the institution, with a supervisory board that has included Prof. Drs. Sudharto Prawata Hadi. Today USM offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes and reports an accreditation status of "Unggul" (Excellent).

• 2010

  All student activities are concentrated at the Jl. Soekarno-Hatta campus.

• 1993

  Minister of Education and Culture Decree No. 160/D/O/1993 dated 23 November changes Politeknik Semarang into Universitas Semarang.

• 1993

  Directorate General of Higher Education Decree No. 638/DIKTI/KEP/1993 grants registered status to USM's faculties and study programmes.

• 1991

  Minister of Education and Culture Decree No. 0686/1991 sets requirements for establishing a university.

• 1987

  Politeknik Semarang is established; its founding date of 23 June later becomes USM's anniversary.

• 1985

  The idea of establishing Universitas Semarang is raised within the Ikatan Alumni Universitas Diponegoro.

A large private university in Central Java offering accredited academic and professional programmes, operated by the Diponegoro University alumni foundation.

• S-1 Ilmu Hukum (Law)

• S-1 Manajemen (Management)

• S-1 Akuntansi (Accounting)

• S-1 Psikologi (Psychology)

• S-1 Teknik Sipil (Civil Engineering)

• S-1 Teknik Elektro (Electrical Engineering)

• S-1 Teknologi Hasil Pertanian (Agricultural Product Technology)

• S-1 Pariwisata (Tourism)

• S-1 Teknik Informatika (Informatics Engineering)

• S-1 Sistem Informasi (Information Systems)

• S-1 Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota (Urban and Regional Planning)

• S-1 Ilmu Komunikasi (Communication Science)

• S-2 Manajemen (Master of Management)

• S-2 Hukum (Master of Law)

• S-2 Psikologi (Master of Psychology)

• S-2 Teknik Sipil (Master of Civil Engineering)

• S-3 Manajemen (Doctor of Management)

• D-III Manajemen Perusahaan (Diploma III in Company Management)

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2. 2Universitas Semarang - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Universitas Semarang - Wikipedia bahasa Indonesiaid.wikipedia.org