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Type
  
Private

Administrative staff
  
750

Website
  
www.Unismuh.ac.id

Phone
  
+62 411 866972

Founded
  
19 June 1963

Established
  
1963

Students
  
14,000

Total enrollment
  
26,860 (2014)

Province
  
South Sulawesi

Academic staff
  
7

Campus
  
Rural, 3.4 acres (0.014 km)

Address
  
Jalan Sultan Alauddin No.259, Gn. Sari, Rappocini, Kota Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan 90221, Indonesia

Motto
  
Religious, Smart and Humanistic

Similar
  
State University of Makas, Hasanuddin University, Alauddin Islamic State Uni, Bosowa University, Muhammadiyah University of Malang

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Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, the University of Muhammadiyah Makassar, also known as Unismuh Makassar, is a private university in eastern Indonesia. As a private university, Unismuh Makassar is coordinated under Kopertis Wilayah IX, which is a government-funded institution that coordinates private higher education in Indonesia.

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History

Unismuh Makassar was founded on 19 June 1963 as a branch of Unismuh Jakarta. The establishment of the university was the result of the 21st meeting of Muhammadiyah Organization of South and South-East Sulawesi Chapters conducted in Bantaeng. As of 1 October 1965, Unismuh Makassar was officially declared as a registered private university.

Initially, Unismuh Makassar only had two faculties: the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education and the Faculty of Tarbiyah (instruction). As these two faculties were developed, branches were opened in other parts of the South Sulawesi islands, each of which are self-sufficient and under their own management. Following the success of Faculty of Education, other faculties were set up, including the Faculty of Social and Political Science, Faculty of Economic Study, Faculty of Technique, Faculty of Agriculture, Postgraduate Study Program, and Postgraduate Teaching Certificate Program.

Campus

Unismuh Makassar has three campuses at different locations. The main building is located in the south of Makassar, and is built on 3.4 acres (14,000 m2) of land. The university has more than 14,000 students studying different subjects.

Mission statement

The mission statements of University of Muhammadiyah Makassar are:

  • Increasing faith and religious devotion
  • Increasing teaching and learning quality
  • Increasing innovative, excellent and competitive research activities
  • Increasing the quality of life and society
  • Goals:

  • Preparing students to become a religious and professional scholar
  • Creating, developing and spreading science, technology and arts, to promote Islam, and to increase the prosperity of the society
  • Academic system

    The University of Muhammadiyah Makassar provides higher education, research activities, and community services based on Islamic conduct with an emphasis on student self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship. The characteristics of the academics at the university is courses on Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyaan, with the aim of preparing a religious scholar.

    The courses offered consist of academic education and professional education. The former involves a first and second degree while the latter covers diploma program (D1, D2, D3 and D4).

    The new academic year starts early in September and ends in June of the following year and is divided into two semesters. Each semester provides 16 active weeks of lectures, seminars, symposia, discussion, workshop, practicum and other scientific activities. The academic administration implements a system of semester credit. Although the curriculum used follows the National Curriculum, it also covers local content set up by the rector.

    The evaluation and assessment of learning progress is conducted periodically through written examinations, assignments, and observations following an applicable regulation.

    Networking

    The University of Muhammadiyah Makassar has worked closely with many organizations nationally and internationally. The following are the organizations that had bilateral relationships with this university during 2005:

  • Department of National Education (Education, Research and Community Services)
  • Technology Application and Research Bureau (Liaison Officer)
  • Science Institution of Indonesia (Oceanography Research)
  • Marine Partnership Forum of South Sulawesi (Division of Research and Coastal society Empowerment)
  • Technology Institution of Bandung Telecommunication (IT Development Section)
  • University of Miyazaki Japan (Student Exchange Program and Japanese Language Center)
  • British Council (English Language and Educational Development)
  • References

    Muhammadiyah University of Makassar Wikipedia