Teuku Umar University
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Universitas Teuku Umar | |
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| Motto | Source of Inspiration |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 10 November 2006 (university) |
| Rector | Jasman J. Ma'ruf |
| Location | , 4°8′44.2″N 96°11′50.4″E / 4.145611°N 96.197333°E |
| Website | utu |
Teuku Umar University (Indonesian: Universitas Teuku Umar, abbreviated UTU) is an Indonesian public university in Meulaboh, West Aceh Regency. Starting from a foundation in 1984, it became a university in 2006 and was nationalized to form the current public university (Perguruan Tinggi Negeri) in 2014.
A foundation preceding the institution was founded on 28 August 1984 by residents of West Aceh Regency, and the first educational institute took the form of "Meulaboh Agricultural Academy". It was renamed to Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Pertanian (Institute for Agricultural Science) in 1993, and after the tsunami it was officially awarded university status in 2006.[1]
On 2 April 2014, it was officially integrated by the Ministry of Education and became a public university (Perguruan Tinggi Negeri), the fourth in the province (after Syiah Kuala and Ar-Raniry University in Banda Aceh and Malikussaleh University in Lhokseumawe) and the first in the west and south parts.[2]
