Airlangga University ( Indonesian: ''Universitas Airlangga''; jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦄꦲꦶꦂꦭꦁꦒ, abbreviated as Unair or UA) is the second-oldest university in

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and also a

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located in Surabaya,

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. Despite being officially established by Indonesian Government Regulation in 1954, Universitas Airlangga was first founded in 1948 as a distant branch of the

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, with roots dating back to 1913. It started with a medical school and school of dentistry. Now Universitas Airlangga hosts 16 faculties with more than 35,000 students (during the 2015-2016 academic year) and 1,570 faculty members. Universitas Airlangga has university hospitals for the faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, and Dentistry, as well as a tropical infection hospital for its Institute of Tropical Disease. The university is also equipped with biosafety level three facilities. Consistently ranked highly in major world university rankings, Universitas Airlangga has long been considered one of the "Big 5" university in Indonesia, along with

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, and

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. Universitas Airlangga has international partnerships worldwide, including with

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, Seoul National University, and

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History

Before Universitas Airlangga was established on October 11, 1847, the proposal to educate young Javanese to become health experts was submitted to the

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colonial government. On May 8, 1913 — through Edict No. 4211 of the Governor General of the Netherlands-Indies — NIAS ('' Nederlandsch Indische Artsen School'') (Netherlands Indies School of Doctors) was founded as a medical education center in Surabaya. The first medical institution was located in Jl. Kedungdoro 38, Surabaya. In 1923, NIAS was moved to its present-day location of the Faculty of Medicine of Universitas Airlangga, on Jl. Major General Prof. Dr. Moestopo, Surabaya. Dr. Lonkhuizen, the director of the Department of Health, proposed the establishment of School of Dentistry in Surabaya. He received approval from Dr. R.J.F. Van Zaben, the succeeding director of NIAS and the new school was opened in July 1928. Later on, the school was better known as STOVIT (''School tot Opleiding van Indische Tandartsen'') (School for Training Indies Dentists) with 21 students. Later during the

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occupation STOVIT was renamed ''Ika-Shika Daigaku'' (医科歯科大学) (College of Medicine and Dentistry) under the supervision of Dr. Takeda as its first director (1942–1945), while NIAS was closed down. Two years later, the post-WW II Dutch colonial government took over ''Ika-Shika Daigaku'' and then changed its name to ''Tandheelkundig Instituut'' (Institute of Dentistry) and NIAS was reopened as ''Faculteit der Geneeskunde'' (Faculty of Medicine). In 1948, the dentistry institute changed its status to ''Universitair Tandheelkundig Instituut'' (UTI) (Institute of College Dentistry). Later after Republik Indonesia Serikat (RIS) gained its official independence in 1950, UTI was renamed LIKG (Lembaga Ilmu Kedokteran Gigi) (Institute of Dentistry) for four years, under the leadership of Prof. M. Knap and Prof. M. Soetojo. In 1948, both schools became part of

's Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry. Universitas Airlangga was established by Government Regulation (''Peraturan Pemerintah'') No. 57/1954 and was inaugurated by the first president of the Republic of Indonesia on November 10, 1954, coinciding with the celebration of the ninth national

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. In the same year, the Faculty of Law of Universitas Airlangga (formerly a branch of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Politics of

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) was established.

Namesake and Coat of Arms

The name ''Airlangga'' is taken from the name of the reigning king of East Java in 1019–1042, Rakai Halu Sri Lokeswara Dharmawangsa Airlangga Anantawikramattungadewa (well known as Prabu Airlangga). Universitas Airlangga's Coat of Arms is the mythical bird

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("Garudamukha") — the magical bird ridden by

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— who carries an urn containing the eternal water " Amerta". This symbol represents Universitas Airlangga as the source of eternal knowledge. The colors of the flag of Universitas Airlangga are dominated by yellow and blue; yellow symbolizing the golden greatness and blue symbolising the depth of the soul of a warrior. These colors are taken from the veil that covered Vishnu's statue at the founding ceremony of Universitas Airlangga by the first president of the Republic of Indonesia on November 10, 1954.

Campuses

Universitas Airlangga's faculty campuses are as follows: * A Campus in Jalan Prof. Dr. Moestopo (Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry). * B Campus in Jalan Airlangga (Faculty of Economics and Business, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, and Postgraduate School) with Faculty of Vocational Studies in Jalan Srikana. * C Campus in Jalan Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Mulyorejo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Marine and Fishery, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidisciplinary, and Faculty of Nursing). * D Campus in Giri,

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(an outside regional campus for Aquaculture, Accounting, Veterinary Medicine, and Public Health majors).

Faculties

There are 16 faculties in Universitas Airlangga (including postgraduate school and School of Advanced Technology and Multidisciplinary) and 132 study programs offered: * Faculty of Medicine * Faculty of Dentistry * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Economics and Business * Faculty of Pharmacy * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine * Faculty of Social and Political Sciences * Faculty of Science and Technology * Faculty of Psychology * Faculty of Public Health * Faculty of Humanities * Faculty of Fisheries and Marine * Faculty of Nursing * Faculty of Vocational Studies * Postgraduate School * Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidisciplinary

Ranking

The QS Asia University Rangkings 2023 has ranked Universitas Airlangga as number 81. The QS Asian University Ranking 2014 have placed Universitas Airlangga as the best university in "Citations per paper" category. In 2010, Universitas Airlangga was ranked 466th worldwide according to the Top 500 QS World University Rankings 2010, as well as ranked 86th in the Top 200 QS Asian University Rankings 2011 (third in Indonesia after University of Indonesia and Gadjah Mada University). In the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2011, Universitas Airlangga was placed fourth in Indonesia and 22nd in the Southeast Asia region. Universitas Airlangga has two internationally standardized quality management certificates for its management quality. For this reason, Universitas Airlangga has been the destination of foreign students who choose to study in Indonesia, particularly from Malaysia, Japan, Timor Leste, China, Thailand, and some European and African countries. The Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Pharmacy are among the best life science schools in Indonesia, ranked 45th in Asia and 356th in the world by QS World University Rankings 2011. The Faculty of Medicine is affiliated with the Dr. Soetomo Regional General Hospital, the biggest hospital in Eastern Indonesia and one of the central referral-hospital in Indonesia.

Notable alumni

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, former Member of House of Representative and Head of Democratic Fraction 2009-2014 (resigned in 2010). * Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri, model, Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly Ambassador, Indonesian COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force speaker, Winner of Face of Asia 2019,

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, and Miss Universe Indonesia 2020. * Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti, actress, model,

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, then the Top-15 and winner of Best National Costume in the

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. *

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, former director of PT. Kereta Api Indonesia and current Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia. *

Khofifah Indar Parawansa Khofifah Indar Parawansa (born 19 May 1965) is an Indonesian politician who is the current Governor of East Java. Previously she served as the 27th Minister of Social Affairs. She resigned from the position in January 2018 in order to run in the ...

, former Minister of Social Affairs of Indonesia, and current Governor of East Java. * Muhammad Hatta Ali, current

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. *

Padi (band) Padi (Indonesian for ''Oryza sativa'') is an Indonesian rock band. It is formed in 1996 with their early name Soda. When the band formed on April 8, 1997 through the rename from Soda to Padi, all of its members were still studying at Airlangga ...

, Indonesian music band, all of its members studied at Universitas Airlangga. * Prigi Arisandi, 2011

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awardee. * Soekarwo, former Governor of East Java. * Tarmizi Taher, former Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia in 1993-1998. * Yahya Zaini, former Member of Parliament in the People's Representative Council.

External links

Universitas AirlanggaFaculty of MedicineFaculty of DentistryFaculty of LawFaculty of Economics and BusinessFaculty of PharmacyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineFaculty of Social and Political ScienceFaculty of Science and TechnologyFaculty of PsychologyFaculty of Public HealthFaculty of HumanitiesFaculty of Fisheries and MarineFaculty of NursingFaculty of Vocational StudiesFaculty of Advanced Technology and MultidisciplinePostgraduate SchoolInstitute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga

References

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