Universitas YARSI () is a private

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located in

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. It was established on 15 April 1967 as Perguruan Tinggi Kedokteran (English: Medical College) YARSI. Originally founded to address the shortage of medical professionals among the Muslim community in Indonesia, the university has since evolved into a comprehensive institution offering a diverse range of academic programs across multiple disciplines. Universitas YARSI is a pioneer and the trailblazer in Islamic medical programs in Indonesian higher education. The university is located in

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(Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; DKI Jakarta). The campus is located on land with an area of 25,000 m² and a building area of 19,300 m² consisting of various buildings.

History

Universitas YARSI was established by the Islamic Hospital Foundation of Indonesia ( or YARSI) on 15 April 1967 as Medical College YARSI. Its status changed to YARSI Higher Education of Medicine in 1969. Once YARSI was established as a medical school, the founders created a new faculty, from 1988 to 1999 three faculties were established, Faculty of

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, Faculty of

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, Faculty of Industry

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(now the Faculty of

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). At the same time the YARSI Medical School of Jakarta was changed to the Faculty of

Medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

and all four faculties became Universitas YARSI. In 2007 YARSI added the Faculty of

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. In 2012 YARSI added the Faculty of Dentistry. In 2023, Universitas YARSI opened the Primary Care Family Medicine Specialist program.

Rector

List of rectors of Universitas YARSI:

Ranking

Universitas YARSI is one of the top private universities in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is ranked 801-1000 globally in THE Impact Ranking 2024. It is also ranked 8 in Jakarta by the EduRank 2024.

Faculties and programs

Universitas YARSI has six faculties and one graduate school. All have been accredited by BAN-PT and LAM-PTKes.

Partnerships and collaboration

With long-term plans towards an international university, Universitas YARSI has collaborated with other institutions worldwide. Academic collaborations have been conducted with universities, local and overseas. This has taken the form of student and staff exchange, joint research and internship programs. The student and staff exchange, along with joint research, has been conducted with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Hubei University, Mapúa University, and INTI International University to name but a few. Universitas YARSI has worked with other institutions to enhance its application of academic programs developed in the university. The institutions include national private and government institutions, both local and from overseas.

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