State University of Medan
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State University of Medan (Indonesian: Universitas Negeri Medan) or UNIMED is a public university located in the regency of Deli Serdang in North Sumatra, Indonesia (near the Medan City border).
Universitas Negeri Medan | |
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Former names | Medan Teachers Training College; Medan Institute for Teachers Training and Education |
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| Motto | Kerjakan Sesuatu Dengan Ikhlas dan Benar |
Motto in English | Do Something Sincerely and Correctly |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1963 |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Ir. Baharuddin, S.T., M.Pd. |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.unimed.ac.id |
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History
Initially known as the Teachers Training College, Medan State University (MSU) was established in 1956. It is one of the oldest universities in the country with rich history (Indonesian: Perguruan Tinggi Pendidikan Guru) in Medan. On 27 August 1957, the college was absorbed into the University of North Sumatra as a result it became the university's Faculty for Teachers Training and Education (Indonesian: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan).[1]
As a result of the establishment of a branch campus of the Institute for Teachers Training and Education in Medan on 23 June 1963, the faculty gained autonomy (Indonesian: Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan or IKIP). In 1964, the Physical Education faculty was separated from the institute and was established as the Sports Institute (Indonesian: Sekolah Tinggi Olahraga) only to be reintegrated back into IKIP Medan system in 1977.[1]
On October 7, 1999, IKIP Medan received university status. It was re-opened as Medan State University in February 2000, upon granting and receiving the university status.[1]
Academics
State University of Medan provides programmes ranging from undergraduate diplomas to postgraduate doctorates from the following faculties:[2]
Undergraduate programs
| Faculty of Education | Faculty of Language and Arts | Faculty of Social Studies |
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| Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | Faculty of Engineering | Faculty of Sports Sciences |
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| Faculty of Economics | Television University | |
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Postgraduate programs
Listed below are the number of postgraduate programs available at the university, including:[3]
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Partnerships
The State University of Medm has international partnerships worldwide, such as:[4]
- Kyushu University (Japan)
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia)
- National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan)
- National University of Malaysia (Malaysia)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)
- University of Malaya (Malaysia)
- Universiti Utara Malaysia (Malaysia)
- Macquarie University (Australia)
- Edge Hill University (United Kingdom)
- Academy of Sciences Malaysia (Malaysia)
- National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan)
- Utrecht University (Netherlands)
- Nihon University (Japan)
- Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia (Malaysia)
- Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Malaysia)
- Université de Moncton (Canada)
- National University of Singapore (Singapore)
- Curtin University (Australia)
- St. Rita's College of Balingasag (Philipina)
- Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)
- Bangkok Thonburi University (Thailand)
- Songkhla Rajabhat University (Thailand)
- Rajabhat University system (Thailand)
- Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University (Romania)
- Politehnica University of Bucharest (Romania)