Summary
Cenderawasih University (Indonesian: Universitas Cenderawasih) is a university in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia. The university is the leading educational institution in the province.
Universitas Cenderawasih | |
Other name | Uncen |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 10 November 1962[1][2] |
| Rector | Dr. Ir. Apolo Safanpo, ST., MT. |
Academic staff | 60 |
| Students | 2,240 |
| Location | , , Indonesia |
| Campus | Urban: Abepura (old campus) Rural: Waena (new campus) |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Website | www |
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, 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.[citation needed]
In 2021 it appointed the first woman, Marlina Flassy, 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.[3][4]
Kampus Lama (old campus) Abepura edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
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 started his higher education at the university.[citation needed]
Rectors edit
This is a list of academicians who served as rectors in the Cenderawasih University[5]
- Soegarda Poerbakawatja (1962–1967)
- R. Bintoro (1967–1968)
- Adi Andojo Soetjipto (1968–1969)
- August Marpaung (1969–1970)
- Soekisno Hadikoemoro (1970–1975)
- Rubini Atmawidjaja (1975–1978)
- Rudy Tarumingkeng (1979–1983)
- August Kafiar (1988–1996)
- Frans A. Wospakrik (1996–2005)
- Balthasar Kambuaya (2005–2011)
- Festus Simbiak (2011–2013)
- Karel Sesa (2013–2015)
- Onesimus Sahuleka (2015–2017)
- Apolo Safanpo (2017–2022)
- Oscar Wambrauw (2022–now)
References edit
- ^ "Universitas Cenderawasih" (in Indonesian). SRV4 PDDIKT: Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Universitas Cenderawasih" (in Indonesian). PDDikti: Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Marlina Flassy Jadi Dekan Fisip Uncen – SuaraPerempuanPapua.id". 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Rektor : Marlina Flassy, Dekan Perempuan Pertama di Universitas Cenderawasih". Tribun-papua.com (in Indonesian). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Pejabat Rektor". www.uncen.ac.id. Cenderawasih University. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
External links edit
- Universitas Negeri Papua—(Indonesian language)
- official Cenderawasih University Christian Student Fellowship website—(Indonesian language)
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