Cenderawasih University ( id, Universitas Cenderawasih) is a university in
Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia. The university is the leading educational institution in the province.
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
Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status. It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency. However, under pr ...
, 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.
In 2021 it appointed the first woman,
Marlina Flassy
Marlina Flassy (born 1968) is an Indonesian anthropologist, who is the first woman to hold a deanship at Cenderawasih University, and is the first woman and indigenous Papuan to be appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences ...
, 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.
Kampus Lama (old campus) Abepura
* 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
* 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
Among the well-known alumni of the university is
John Rumbiak
John Rumbiak (born 1962) is a West Papua (region), West Papuan human rights and Environmental activist, environment activist. Born in Biak, he began English language, English studies at Cenderawasih University (Abepura) in 1982 and worked as a coor ...
, who founded the human rights organisation the Institute of Human Rights Studies and Advocacy (
ELS-HAM
ELSHAM (abbreviation of ''Lembaga Studi dan Advokasi Hak Asasi Manusia'', meaning Institute of Human Rights Studies and Advocacy) is a human rights non-governmental organization based in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. ELSHAM is the leading Papuan hum ...
) in Jayapura. The governor of Papua Province,
Barnabas Suebu
Barnabas Suebu (born April 29, 1946), also known as Bas Suebu, is an Indonesian politician. He was the governor of the Indonesian province of Papua for two periods: 1988–1993 and 2006–2011. He wants to protect the province's forests, and has ...
, and the Indonesian footballer,
Boaz Solossa
Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura, on loan from Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. He is known for his efficient dribbling technique, sho ...
started his higher education at the university.
Rectors
This is a list of academicians who served as rectors in the Cenderawasih University
*Soegarda Poerbakawatja (1962–1967)
*
R. Bintoro (1967–1968)
*
Adi Andojo Soetjipto
Adi Andojo Soetjipto (11 April 1932 – 12 January 2022) was an Indonesian jurist and lecturer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia from 1981 until his retirement in 1997. Soetjipto was nominated twice for the po ...
(1968–1969)
*August Marpaung (1969–1970)
*
Soekisno Hadikoemoro
Soekisno Hadikoemoro (22 April 1932 — 14 March 2013) was a physician who served as the 5th rector of the Cenderawasih University from 1970 until 1974.
Early life
Soekisno Hadikoemoro was born on 22 April 1932 in Pekalongan. He went to study ...
(1970–1975)
*Rubini Atmawidjaja (1975–1978)
*Rudy Tarumingkeng (1979–1983)
*August Kafiar (1988–1996)
*Frans A. Wospakrik (1996–2005)
* (2005–2011)
*
Festus Simbiak
Festus Simbiak (born 1 February 1952) was an Indonesian academic and politician who served as the acting rector of Cenderawasih University from 2011 until 2013 and as the coordinator for private universities in Papua and West Papua from 2013 un ...
(2011–2013)
*
Karel Sesa
Karel Sesa (5 April 1954 – 3 March 2015) is an Indonesian academic who served as the Rector of Cenderawasih University from 2013 until his death in 2015.
Education and career
Sesa was born on 5 April 1954 in Teminabuan, a small town in Dutch ...
(2013–2015)
*
Onesimus Sahuleka
Onesimus Sahuleka (born 1961) is an Indonesian academic who served as the Rector of Cenderawasih University from 2015 until 2017.
Education and career
Sahuleka was born in 1961. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Indone ...
(2015–2017)
*
Apolo Safanpo
Apolo Safanpo (born 24 April 1975) is an Indonesian academician and bureaucrat who is serving as the Governor of South Papua in an acting capacity since 11 November 2022. He also held office in the Ministry of Home Affairs as the minister's expert ...
(2017–2022)
*
Oscar Wambrauw (2022–now)
References
External links
Universitas Negeri Papua€”(Indonesian language)
official Cenderawasih University Christian Student Fellowship website€”(Indonesian language)
Cenderawasih University
Jayapura
Indonesian state universities
1962 establishments in Indonesia
Educational institutions established in 1962
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