Jenderal Soedirman University
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The Jenderal Soedirman University is a State University
State university
In the United States, a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government. In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not. Several U.S....

 located in Purwokerto
Purwokerto
Purwokerto is a city on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java region. The estimated population of the city in 2005 was 249,705.-Geography:...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
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 that was established on September 23, 1963. The university named after Jenderal Soedirman
Sudirman
General Sudirman was the first military commander of Indonesian forces during the country's fight for independence from the Dutch in the 1940s.-Life:...

, the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Army during the country's fight for independence; he was born in the Banyumas region. The university rector is Prof. Edy Yuwono, PhD.

UNSOED is the only State University in ex Banyumas
Banyumas
Banyumas or "Banjoemas" is a regency in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Sumpiuh.The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language and peoples of larger Banyumas area...

 residency. Thus affecting the student composition, from 25,782 of total active students in 2008, students from local Banyumas region accounted for almost 35% while the rest are from other regions in Indonesia as far as Sumatera and Sulawesi. About 5000 students enrolled at the university every year. Continuing development and improvement in education and student facilities and UNSOED's location in Purwokerto
Purwokerto
Purwokerto is a city on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java region. The estimated population of the city in 2005 was 249,705.-Geography:...

, a peaceful and cozy city, make it very suitable as a place for study, attracting more fresh high school graduates from all regions in Indonesia. The university also established a good reputation in the fields of Agriculture, Law, and Biology research and applied science.

To improve overall services for the students, UNSOED provided many facilities and activities such as students economic union (KOPMA), scholarships, medical services and medical infrastructure, life insurance, libraries, laboratory, student learning center, student activity center, web-based academic information system, academic infrastructure (campuses, auditorium, rectorate and administration center), arts and sports organizations and dormitory.

History

In the 1960s, the highest education facilities in Banyumas residency was senior high schools, includes general and vocational schools. Meanwhile, local Banyumas society became more interested for higher education; the lack of higher education institutions in the region meant that fresh high school graduates went outside the region if they wanted to get a degree. Hampered by the high cost of living outside the region, only students from wealthy families could afford it. This sparked the idea to establish a university in the region. The first step was the creation of agriculture faculty establishment board on February 10, 1961, followed by the establishment of Jenderal Soedirman University foundation on November 20, 1961. The faculty of agriculture was the first faculty — established on September 20, 1962 under cooperation with Diponegoro University.

The faculty of agriculture was the precursor to establish Jenderal Soedirman University with more faculty and administration systems. On November 27, 1963 a ceremony was held in a Banyumas residential house to formally established the Jenderal Soedirman University. The official launching was conducted by the Minister of PTIP, Dr. Tojib Hadiwidjaja. This establishment was possible with aid from other institutions such as universities (UGM
Gadjah Mada University
The Gadjah Mada University is the largest and the oldest national university in Indonesia . founded on December 19, 1949; although the first lecture was given on 13 March 1946. The name was taken from the name of Majapahit's Prime Minister, Gajah Mada.UGM is located in Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa...

, UNPAD and UNDIP
Diponegoro University
Diponegoro University is a state university located in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia and a member of IDGHE. Founded in 1956 as a private university by Semarang University Foundation, it is a pioneer of higher learning institutions in the Indonesia and the first and oldest corporation in...

), PTIP Department (now DIKTI), provincial government of Central Java
Central Java
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and leaders of the Indonesian armed forces.

When established, UNSOED had only three faculties: Agiculture, Economics and Biology. Now it has developed into eight faculties and postgraduate programmes, comprising 31 undergraduate programmes (Strata 1/S1), nine Master's degree programmes (Strata 2/S2) and 11 three-year diploma programs (D3).

Undergraduate and diploma programmes


Science



  • Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta)
    • S1 Agricultural Technology
    • S1 Agricultural Business
    • S1 Agricultural Engineering
    • S1 Food and Agricultural Product Technology
    • D3 Agricultural Business
    • D3 Land Resources Management
 
Non-science


Postgraduate programmes

  1. Accounting
  2. Magister Management
  3. Economic Management
  4. Public Administration Science
  5. Developmental economic
  6. Law Science
  7. Biology
  8. Environmental Science
  9. Crop Science
  10. Animal Resources

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