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Andalas University
Universitas Andalas

University gate
Established December 23, 1955
Type State University
Rector Dr. H. Werry Darta Taifur, S.E., M.A.
Students 23,000
Location Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
0°54′52″S 100°27′45″E / 0.91444°S 100.4625°E / -0.91444; 100.4625
Campus Limau Manis
Nickname Unand
Affiliations ASAIHL
Website www.unand.ac.id

Andalas University (Indonesian: Universitas Andalas, abbreviated Unand) is the oldest university in Indonesia outside of Java. It consists of 11 faculties, most of them located at the main campus building, Limau Manis, 12 km from the centre of Padang, West Sumatra. This campus occupies 5 km², at an elevation of about 100 m. The Faculty of Medicine is located in the city centre, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil.

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Faculties

The university currently consists of 11 faculties:

  • Faculty of Agriculture
    • Department of Agribusiness
    • Department of Agroecotechnology
  • Faculty of Agricultural Technology
    • Department of Agricultural Engineering
    • Department of Agricultural Product Technology
  • Faculty of Medicine
    • Department of General Practitioners
    • Department of Nursing
    • Department of Public Health
    • Department of Psychology
    • Department of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Biology
    • Department of Computer Science
  • Faculty of Law
    • Department of Legal Studies
  • Faculty of Economics
    • Department of Economics Studies
    • Department of Management
    • Department of Accounting
  • Faculty of Animal Husbandry
  • Faculty of Humanities
    • Department of Minangkabau Language, culture, and literature
    • Department of History
    • Department of Indonesian Language and Literature
    • Department of English Language and Literature
    • Department of Japanese Language and Literature
  • Faculty of Engineering
    • Department of Environmental Engineering
    • Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Department of Industrial Engineering
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering
    • Department of Information system
  • Faculty of Social Sciences and Politics
  • Faculty of Pharmacy
    • Department of Pharmaceutical Science

Post-graduate programs

Education Program Specialist Program

  • Anatomical Pathology
  • Clinical Pathology
  • Dermatology
  • Eye health sciences
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Otorhinolaryngology Head and Head Neck Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology
  • Surgery

Master Degrees programs

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Technology
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Biology science
  • Biomedical Science
  • Chemical sciences
  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Development Planning
  • History Science
  • Law
  • Management
  • Math Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Pharmacy
  • Physic Science
  • Public Health
  • Regional and Rural Development
  • Sociology Science
  • Soil Sciences and Land Resources Management

Doctorate/Phd Degrees programs

  • Agricultural Development
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Biology Science
  • Biomedical Science
  • Chemical sciences
  • Economics
  • Law
  • Regional and Rural Development

Scholarships

  • Dompet Dhuafa Republika, Semen Gresik Co, Eka Tjipta Foundation, L'oreal, Karya Salemba Empat

Facilities & Services

  • Libraries
  • Laboratories
  • Sport Facilities
  • Banks
  • Student Accommodation (Dormitories)
  • University Buses
  • Study Abroad/Exchange Program
  • Distance Learning/Online Courses

Honorary degrees

On September 21, 2006, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa in the sector of Sustainable Agriculture Development.

Prominent Alumni

  • Aslim Tadjudin (Deputy of Central Bank 2007)
  • Basrief Arief (Attorney General 2010- current)
  • Djafni Jamal (Supreme Court)
  • Fasli Djalal (Vice Minister of National Education 2010-2011)
  • Gamawan Fauzi (Minister of Internal Affair 2009-current)
  • Halius Hosen (The Chairman of Commission of Attorney)
  • Husni Kamil Manil (The Chairman of Commission of General Election 2012-current)
  • Musliar Kasim (Vice Minister of Education and Culture 2011-current)
  • Takdir Rahmadi (Supreme Court)

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