Cenderawasih University ( id, Universitas Cenderawasih) is a university in
Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia. The university is the leading educational institution in the province.
The university has faculties in economics, law, teacher training and education, medical, engineering, and social and political science. Until 2002 the university had a faculty of agricultural sciences at
Manokwari
Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status. It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency. However, under pro ...
, which was then separated to form the
Universitas Negeri Papua. The university is divided into two areas: mainly the "Kampus lama" (old campus) which is in the Jayapura suburb of
Abepura and the "Kampus baru" (new campus) which is in the hillside of Waena valley.
In 2021 it appointed the first woman,
Marlina Flassy
Marlina Flassy (born 1968) is an Indonesian anthropologist, who is the first woman to hold a deanship at Cenderawasih University, and is the first woman and indigenous Papuan to be appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences ...
, to a deanship in its history. Flassy, an anthropologist, was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, and is also the first indigenous Papuan to hold the position.
Kampus Lama (old campus) Abepura
* Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Public Health
* Faculty of Law (Library & Extension)
* Faculty of Social and Political Science (Extension)
* Faculty of Nursing
Kampus Baru (new campus) Waena HillSide
* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Main Building)
* Faculty of Law (Main Faculty)
* Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
* Faculty of Engineering
Alumni
Among the well-known alumni of the university is
John Rumbiak, who founded the human rights organisation the Institute of Human Rights Studies and Advocacy (
ELS-HAM) in Jayapura. The governor of Papua Province,
Barnabas Suebu, and the Indonesian footballer,
Boaz Solossa
Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura, on loan from Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. He is known for his efficient dribbling technique, s ...
started his higher education at the university.
Rectors
This is a list of academicians who served as rectors in the Cenderawasih University
*Soegarda Poerbakawatja (1962–1967)
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R. Bintoro (1967–1968)
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Adi Andojo Soetjipto (1968–1969)
*August Marpaung (1969–1970)
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Soekisno Hadikoemoro (1970–1975)
*Rubini Atmawidjaja (1975–1978)
*Rudy Tarumingkeng (1979–1983)
*August Kafiar (1988–1996)
*Frans A. Wospakrik (1996–2005)
* (2005–2011)
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Festus Simbiak (2011–2013)
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Karel Sesa (2013–2015)
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Onesimus Sahuleka (2015–2017)
*
Apolo Safanpo (2017–2022)
*
Oscar Wambrauw
Oscar Oswald Oktovianus Wambrauw (born 8 October 1968) is an Indonesian academician who is serving as the Rector of the Cenderawasih University since 21 November 2022.
Life and career
Wambrauw was born on 8 October 1968 in Biak. After graduati ...
(2022–now)
References
External links
Universitas Negeri Papua��(Indonesian language)
official Cenderawasih University Christian Student Fellowship website��(Indonesian language)
Cenderawasih University
Jayapura
Indonesian state universities
1962 establishments in Indonesia
Educational institutions established in 1962
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