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Universitas Sunan Giri

Universitas Sunan Giri (UNSURI) is a private higher-education institution in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, offering undergraduate and master's programs across religious, legal, engineering and economic faculties.

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Overview

Universitas Sunan Giri (commonly abbreviated UNSURI, and also styled Unsuri Surabaya) is a private higher-education institution based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It presents itself as an educational platform that builds character values grounded in the philosophy of Pancasila and the pillars of Islam, and it frames its mission in terms of moral nobility, largeness of spirit and firm conviction. Its official website positions the university as a place where students pursue useful knowledge for the benefit of the nation. The university organizes its academic offering into faculties and study programs. According to its official homepage, it operates both master's (Magister) and undergraduate (Sarjana) degree levels, with three study programs at the master's level and nine study programs at the undergraduate level. The faculties named on the site include the Faculty of Islamic Religion (Fakultas Agama Islam), the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (Fakultas Hukum & Sosial), the Faculty of Engineering (Fakultas Teknik) and the Faculty of Economics (Fakultas Ekonomi), alongside a postgraduate program (Program Pascasarjana). As a service institution, UNSURI provides the standard digital infrastructure of a modern Indonesian university: an academic information system (Sistem Informasi Akademik), an e-library and library, an open journal system for scholarly publishing, and an online new-student admissions channel. Its campus activity is not confined to the classroom; the university reports community and wellness programs such as a Clean Up Day 2025 participation along the Afvoer River in Kemambang, Sidoarjo, involving more than 80 members of its academic community, and a recurring "Jumat Sehat" (Healthy Friday) program with an afternoon walk on the campus jogging track in Sidoarjo. UNSURI is a private, non-listed institution. It is identified in structured data sources simply as an education organization in Surabaya, Indonesia. Its public identity is closely tied to its Islamic character and to the name of Sunan Giri, one of the Wali Songo, the revered saints credited with spreading Islam in Java — a naming choice that signals both regional heritage and religious orientation. The university serves students primarily from East Java and the wider Indonesian market, and its communications are conducted in Indonesian.

History

Universitas Sunan Giri (UNSURI) is a private higher-education institution located in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Structured data sources describe it simply as an education organization in Surabaya, Indonesia, and its own official website presents it as a teaching and character-building institution rather than as a commercial enterprise. The university takes its name from Sunan Giri, one of the Wali Songo — the nine revered saints traditionally credited with spreading Islam across Java — a naming that anchors the institution in the Islamic scholarly and cultural heritage of East Java. From its public communications, UNSURI has developed into a multi-faculty university offering both undergraduate and postgraduate education. Its official homepage states that it operates master's (Magister) and undergraduate (Sarjana) degree levels, comprising three master's study programs and nine undergraduate study programs. The academic structure visible on the site includes a Postgraduate Program (Program Pascasarjana) and faculties covering Islamic religion, law and social sciences, engineering, and economics. This breadth indicates an institution that has grown beyond a single-discipline religious college into a general university serving a range of professional fields. Alongside its academic faculties, UNSURI has built out the supporting infrastructure typical of an Indonesian university: an academic information system for student records and registration, an e-library and physical library, an open journal system for publishing scholarly work, and an online new-student admissions portal. These services support both teaching and research functions and reflect the university's effort to digitize its operations. In recent years the university has also emphasized community engagement and campus wellness. In late October 2025, more than 80 members of the UNSURI academic community participated in Clean Up Day 2025, an environmental activity along the Afvoer River in Kemambang, Sidoarjo, organized by the East Java Provincial Environmental Agency (DLH). Around the same period, the university continued its recurring 'Jumat Sehat' (Healthy Friday) program, which included an afternoon walk on the jogging track at its Sidoarjo campus. These activities illustrate a campus presence that extends into Sidoarjo as well as Surabaya. The available evidence does not specify UNSURI's founding year, its founders, its ownership structure, or its accreditation details. It is not a listed company and no parent company or corporate group is identified in the sources. Its public identity remains that of a private, Islamic-oriented university serving students in East Java and the wider Indonesian higher-education market, with Indonesian as its working language.

  • UNSURI holds its recurring 'Jumat Sehat' (Healthy Friday) afternoon walk on the jogging track at its Sidoarjo campus.

  • More than 80 members of the UNSURI academic community join Clean Up Day 2025 along the Afvoer River in Kemambang, Sidoarjo, organized by the East Java Provincial Environmental Agency.

Products and positioning

A private Islamic-oriented university in Surabaya that builds character values on Pancasila and Islamic principles, offering accessible undergraduate and master's education for students in East Java and Indonesia.

  • Master's (Magister) programs — three study programs

    Postgraduate degree programs offered by the university, as listed on its official homepage.

  • Undergraduate (Sarjana) programs — nine study programs

    Undergraduate degree programs offered by the university, as listed on its official homepage.

  • Faculty of Islamic Religion (Fakultas Agama Islam)

    One of the faculties listed on the university's official website.

  • Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (Fakultas Hukum & Sosial)

    One of the faculties listed on the university's official website.

  • Faculty of Engineering (Fakultas Teknik)

    One of the faculties listed on the university's official website.

  • Faculty of Economics (Fakultas Ekonomi)

    One of the faculties listed on the university's official website.

  • Postgraduate Program (Program Pascasarjana)

    Postgraduate program listed on the university's official website.

  • Open Journal System (Jurnal)

    Scholarly publishing platform linked from the university's official website.

  • Academic Information System (Sistem Informasi Akademik)

    Online system for academic administration linked from the university's official website.

  • E-Library / Perpustakaan

    Digital and physical library services linked from the university's official website.

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