Andalas University

University of Andalas

Universitas Andalas
Logo of Universitas Andalas
Type	State University
Established	December 23, 1955
Rector	Prof. Tafdil Husni, SE, MBA, PhD
Students	26,000
Location	Padang , West Sumatra , Indonesia
Campus	Limau Manis
Colors	Green
Nickname	Unand
Affiliations	ASAIHL
Website	www.unand.ac.id

University of Andalas (Indonesian: Universitas Andalas, abbreviated Unand) is a university in the Indonesian city of Padang, in the Province of West Sumatra. It consists of 15 faculties, most of them located at the main campus building, Limau Manis, 12 km from the centre of the city. The campus occupies 5 km². The Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry are located in the city center, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil.

It is the oldest university in Indonesia outside Java.

Faculties

The university has 15 faculties:

• Faculty of Agriculture
  • Department of Agribusiness
  • Department of Agroecotechnology
• Faculty of Agricultural Technology
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering
  • Department of Agricultural Product Technology
• Faculty of Medicine
  • Department of General Practitioners
  • Department of Nursing
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Dentistry
• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Biology
• Faculty of Law
  • Department of Legal Studies
• Faculty of Economics
  • Department of Economics Studies
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Accounting
• Faculty of Animal Husbandry
• Faculty of Humanities
  • Department of Minangkabau Language, culture, and literature
  • Department of History
  • Department of Indonesian Language and Literature
  • Department of English Language and Literature
  • Department of Japanese Language and Literature
• Faculty of Engineering
  • Department of Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Industrial Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Information Technology
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Information System
• Faculty of Social Sciences and Politics
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Politics Studies
  • Department of International Relations
  • Department of Public Administration
  • Department of Communications
  • Department of Sociology
• Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Science
• Faculty of Public Health
• Faculty of Nursing
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Postgraduate Program

Postgraduate programs

Residency Training Program (Specialist Program)

• Anatomical Pathology
• Clinical Pathology
• Dermatology
• Eye health sciences
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Otorhinolaryngology Head and Head Neck Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Pulmonology
• Surgery

Master Degrees programs

• Accounting
• Agricultural Technology
• Agronomy
• Animal Husbandry
• Biology science
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical sciences
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Development Planning
• History Science
• Industrial Engineering
• Law
• Management
• Math Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Pharmacy
• Physic Science
• Public Health
• Regional and Rural Development
• Sociology Science
• Soil Sciences and Land Resources Management

Doctorate/PhD Degrees programs

• Agricultural Development
• Agronomy
• Animal Husbandry
• Biology Science
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical sciences
• Economics
• Law
• Regional and Rural Development

Scholarships

• Dompet Dhuafa Republika, Semen Gresik Co, Eka Tjipta Foundation, L'oreal, Karya Salemba Empat

Facilities

• Libraries
• Laboratories
• Sport facilities
• Banks
• Student accommodation (dormitories)
• University buses
• Study abroad/exchange program
• Distance learning/online courses

Honorary degrees

On September 21, 2006, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa in the sector of Sustainable Agriculture Development.

Notable alumni

• Aslim Tadjudin - Deputy of the Central Bank 2002-2007
• Basrief Arief - Attorney General 2010-2014
• Djafni Djamal - Supreme Court 2008-current
• Fasli Djalal - Vice Minister of National Education 2010-2011
• Gamawan Fauzi - Minister of Internal Affair 2009-2014
• Halius Hosen - Chairman of Commission of Attorney 2011-current
• Husni Kamil Manik - Chairman of the Commission of General Election 2012-current
• Musliar Kasim - Vice Minister of Education and Culture 2011-2014
• Mahyeldi Ansharullah - Mayor of Padang City 2014-current
• Takdir Rahmadi - Supreme Court 2009-current

External links

• Official website