Tanjungpura University

Tanjungpura University
Universitas Tanjungpura
Seal of the Tanjungpura University
Established	20 May 1959
Type	Public
Rector	Dr. H. Chairil Effendi
Location	Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Website	http://www.untan.ac.id

Tanjungpura University (Indonesian: Universitas Tanjungpura) or UNTAN is a public university located in the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Hamzah Haz, former Indonesian Vice President once taught at the University.^[1]

History

It was established as the private, government-accredited University of National Power (Universitas Daya Nasional) on 20th May 1959, with Law and Business Administration faculties, and became a public university 16 May 1963. On 20th May 1963, the name was changed to State University of Pontianak (Universitas Negeri Pontianak). On 14 September 1965 the name changed again, to Dwikora University (Universitas Dwikora) (Dwikora, short for Dwi Komando Rakyat, was a reference to the Indonesian 'konfrontasi' with Malaysia).^[2] At this time, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences was opened. On August 15 1967 the final name change was effected,^[3] to the current Tanjungpura University, a reference to the Tanjungpura Kingdom that had once ruled the area.

Faculties

References

^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1457865.stm
^ http://www.untan.ac.id/?page_id=14
^ http://www.untan.ac.id/?page_id=8

Universities in Indonesia

Public universities

Sumatra	Andalas Jambi Lampung Riau Sriwijaya Medan State Padang State Syiah Kuala Bengkulu North Sumatera

Java	Airlangga Bandung Tech Bogor Agricultural Diponegoro Gadjah Mada Indonesia University of Education Surakarta Arts Yogyakarta Arts Soedirman Padjadjaran Sebelas Maret Sepuluh Nopember Tech Malang State Semarang State Surabaya State Sultan Ageng Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Terbuka Trunojoyo Brawijaya Indonesia Yogyakarta State

Kalimantan	Borneo Tarakan Lambung Mangkurat Mulawarman Tanjungpura Palangka Raya

Sulawesi	Haluoleo Hasanuddin Sam Ratulangi Gorontalo State Makasssar State Manado State Tadulako

Bali	Denpasar Arts Ganesha Udayana

Nusa Tenggara	Mataram Nusa Cendana

Maluku	Pattimura

Papua	Cenderawasih Papua State

Private universities

Foreign universities,
Indonesia campus

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