Monday, March 2, 2009

Universitas Andalas

Andalas University, the oldest university outside Java and to the four oldest in all of Indonesia, the decree was founded upon the Minister of Education and Culture no. 80016/Kab; 23 December 1955.

This university was officially opened by the four founders, along with Drs. Mohammad Hatta, and the Minister of Education and Culture Mr. Sarino Mangoenpranoto on 13 September 1956.

In its early years, the university has 5 faculties namely: Faculty of Agriculture in Payakumbuh, Faculty of Medicine and the MIPA in Bukittinggi, Padang in the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Education and Teachers in Batusangkar.

Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Animal Husbandry was established in Padang in 1961 and 1963 in succession following a 5 other faculty. In 1965, the Faculty of Teacher Education and separated into IKIP Padang.

Until now, Andalas University have programs below:

Diploma (Non Degree)
Consists of 3 programs are:

* Economics
* Technique
* Agriculture

Undergraduate Program (S1)
Consists of 9 faculties, namely:

* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Animal Husbandry
* Faculty of Letters
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Isipol

Postgraduate Program
Offers 12 programs of study are:

* Agronomy
* Development of Regions and Regional Rural
* Soil Science
* Animal Science
* Entomology and Phytophatology
* Planning and Development
* Biology
* Chemistry
* Environmental Science
* Industrial Technology Agriculture
* Law
* Management

And Doctoral programs in:

* Agricultural Technology.

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