Trunojoyo University (Unijoyo) is a public university in the

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(on

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island), in East Java province,

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. Unijoyo was redesignated as a public university under the Presidential Decree dated July 5, 2001. The college was inaugurated on 23 July 2001 by President

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History

University Trunojoyo is a continuation of the University of Bangkalan Madura (Unibang); the 'change in status', of Private Higher Education Institutions to State Universities, was based on Presidential Decree No. 85 of 2001 dated 5 July 2001. The inauguration took place on 23 July 2001. In his speech,

, president of the

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at the time, said that the Madurese community's desire to have a state university had been reached.

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