Jenderal Soedirman University ( id, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Javanese: ꦲꦸꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦗꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦫꦭ꧀ꦱꦸꦢꦶꦂꦩꦤ꧀, abbreviated as Unsoed) is a
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...
located in
Purwokerto
Purwokerto is a large but non-autonomous town on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java province. The population of the four districts which comprise the town at the 2010 census was 233,951 and 22 ...
,
Banyumas Regency
Banyumas ( jv, ꦧꦚꦸꦩꦱ꧀, formerly spelt "Banjoemas") Regency is a regency ( id, kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto, but that town no longer has a central adm ...
,
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
and was established on September 23, 1963. The university named after Jenderal Soedirman (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
: General Soedirman), the first commander-in-chief of the
Indonesian Army
The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...
during the country's fight for independence to commemorate his service for the Indonesian nation. He was born in the
Banyumas
Banyumas ( jv, ꦧꦚꦸꦩꦱ꧀, formerly spelt "Banjoemas") Regency is a regency ( id, kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto, but that town no longer has a central adm ...
region.
Due to its location nearby to
Mount Slamet
Mount Slamet or Gunung Slamet is an active stratovolcano in the Purbalingga Regency of Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozen cinder cones on the lower southeast-northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western ...
and Purwokerto as a relatively small city, Unsoed is mostly preferred by students because of its cool and comfortable environment and provides an affordable living costs for university students in general.
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 in 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
Diponegoro University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ; id, Universitas Diponegoro, abbreviated as Undip) is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by ...
.
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 educational institutions, PTIP Department (now Dikti), provincial government of
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...
and leaders of the Indonesian armed forces.
When established, Unsoed only had three faculties: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Economics and Business, and Faculty of Biology. On its development, Unsoed established another new faculties, mainly: Faculty of Animal Husbandry (1966), Faculty of Law (1982), Faculty of Social and Political Science (1993), Postgraduate Program (1994), Faculty of Medicine (2001), Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science (2007), Faculty of Engineering (2009), Faculty of Health Sciences (2014), Faculty of Humanities (2014), and Faculty of Fishery and Marine Science (2014).
Universitas Jenderal Soedirman is the oldest and one of the only public university in the former
Banyumas
Banyumas ( jv, ꦧꦚꦸꦩꦱ꧀, formerly spelt "Banjoemas") Regency is a regency ( id, kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto, but that town no longer has a central adm ...
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. Universitas Jenderal Soedirman is also considered as one of the most preferred university in national college entrance due to its competitiveness to enter select departments/faculties. In 2016, Unsoed ranked number 16 in Indonesia and accredited as grade-A university in 2018. In 2020, Unsoed ranked 14th as a favorite university in SBMPTN conducted by LTMPT. In 2021, Unsoed achieved rank number 17 as the best university in Indonesia according to
Scimago Institutions Rankings
The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) since 2009 has published its international ranking of worldwide research institutions, the SIR World Report. The SIR World Report is the work of the SCImago Research Group,
The name " Jenderal Soedirman" in Jenderal Soedirman University is a concept of honorary to the Great Commander-In-Chief Soedirman as an Indonesian national hero who was born in former Banyumas Residency region (now
Purbalingga Regency
Purbalingga Regency ( Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ) is an inland regency ( id, kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Purbalingga Regency has an area of 777.64 km2 and population of 848,952 at the 201 ...
).
Seal
The Seal of Unsoed consisted of a crown of lotus flower that has five petals, colored in yellow gold and lined with black border to symbolize Unsoed as a university that based on Pancasila.
The lotus crown has a black silhouette of Great Commander-In-Chief Soedirman and wearing a traditional Banyumasan head attire known as ''iket.'' General Soedirman portrayal is hoped to convey a symbol of his spirit, aspirations, and ambitions to the whole people in Unsoed.
Above the portrait of General Soedirman, there is a golden
five-pointed star
A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture.
Comparatively rare in classical heraldry, it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and ...
which symbolizes the faith to One and Only God.
Below the portrait of General Soedirman, there is a white
magnolia
''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...
flower which had three petals on the left and the right, and two leaves that symbolizes honesty, truth, justice, warrior, responsibility, and resilience.
Official Apparel
The official apparel of Unsoed is a suit jacket in golden yellow as the color of Jenderal Soedirman University. On the pocket section, there sewn the seal of Unsoed. The suit jacket is used commonly on official agenda such as freshmen student welcoming ceremony, orientation day, and student/university event.
Anthem
The official anthem of Jenderal Soedirman University is the Hymn of Jenderal Soedirman University and the March of Jenderal Soedirman University. The hymn was composed by R. A. J. Soedjasmin which titled "Harumkan Wiyata Tinggi" (English: To Honor the Greatest Enlightenment) and is sung during official events.
The March of Jenderal Soedirman University is titled "Tingkatkan Martabat Bangsa" (English: Elevate the Dignity of the Nation), composed by R. A. J. Soedjasmin, is the informal anthem which occasionally sung in most of regular events.
Flags
The Flag of Unsoed and The Faculties is the official flag that is usually displayed during ceremonial event, such as freshmen student welcoming ceremony in Graha Widyatama Prof. Rubijanto Misman (Unsoed Convention Center Building). The color of Unsoed flag is yellow with the seal emblazoned in the middle of the flag. The flag color of every faculty in Unsoed is:
Faculties and departments
Undergraduate (Bachelor) and Vocational (Associate) Programs
Unsoed undergraduate programs (''sarjana'') and vocational programs (''diploma'') are held under 12 faculties.
International Undergraduate Program (IUP) Unsoed
* Faculty of Economics and Business
# Bachelor of Management
# Bachelor of Development Economics
# Bachelor of Accounting
* Faculty of Law
# Bachelor of Law
* Faculty of Biology
# Bachelor of Biology
* Faculty of Health Sciences
# Bachelor of Nursing
Postgraduate Program
* Monodiscipline Master Programs
# Faculty of Economics and Business
## Master of Accounting
## Master of Management
## Master of Development Economics
# Faculty of Social and Political Science
## Master of Sociology
## Master of Public Administration
## Master of Communication Science
## Master of Political Science
# Faculty of Law
## Master of Law
# Faculty of Medicine
## Master of Biomedicine
# Faculty of Biology
## Master of Biology
# Faculty of Agriculture
## Master of Agronomy
## Master of Food Science
# Faculty of Animal Husbandry
## Master of Animal Science
# Faculty of Fishery and Marine Science
## Master of Aquatic Resource
## Master of Marine Science
#Faculty of Health Sciences
##Master of Public Health
#Faculty of Engineering
##Master of Civil Engineering
* Multidiscipline Master Program
# Master of Environment Science
# Master of Agricultural Extension
# Master of Agricultural Biotechnology
# Master of Agribusiness
*Doctoral Program
# Doctor of Management
# Doctor of Economics
# Doctor of Law
# Doctor of Animal Science
# Doctor of Agriculture
# Doctor of Biology
Campuses
Grendeng
Grendeng campus serves as the central part of Unsoed, located in Jalan H.R. Boenyamin and Jalan Kampus. This campus is dedicated for three faculties in the cluster of social science: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social and Political Science, and Faculty of Economics and Business. Grendeng campus is the home for important buildings in Unsoed, such as Rectory, Central Administration Office, University Central Library, Graha Widyatama Prof. Rubijanto Misman Auditorium, Nurul Ulum University Mosque, Institute of Learning Development and Quality Assurance, Institute of Technology and Informatics Development, Procurement Unit Office, and Student Admission Office.
Beside that, Grendeng campus also accommodates other activity by providing several amenities like Soemardjito Convention Center, Unsoed Press, and Lecturer's Residence.
Another project being built in Grendeng Campus is a recently planned campus hotel, Unsoed Inn, which is still in progress since 2020.
Karangwangkal
Karangwangkal campus located in Jalan Dr. Soeparno, mostly serve as home for faculties dedicated in the cluster of science and technology: Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Humanities, and School of Postgraduate Programs.
Most of Unsoed's major facility is located in Karangwangkal campus, mainly: Soesilo Soedarman Sports Complex, Wisma Soedirman (dormitory), Unsoed Dental and Oral Hospital, Experimental Farm, Unsoed Student Activity Center, Institute of Research and Community Service, and Integrated Academic Building that serves as shared laboratory and classrooms.
Blater
Blater is the farthest campus in Unsoed, home for Faculty of Engineering, which located in the Purbalingga Regency, roughly 21 km away from Purwokerto. Blater campus' land is originally a gift from local government of Purbalingga that requests Unsoed to build a faculty dedicated to that city as an attempt to advance local engineering education and provide easier access and opportunity to higher education for Purbalingga local citizens. Faculty of Engineering began operation in 2007 (originally in 2000 as a program) under the name Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering (split from Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) and operates independently in 2014 after becoming its own faculty.
Berkoh
Berkoh campus serves Faculty of Medicine, located in Jalan Dr. Gumbreg, this campus is closely related to Margono Soekarjo Regional Hospital complex. This campus contains three main buildings, Gedung A (classrooms for 1-3 semester student), Gedung B (classrooms for 5-7 semester student), Gedung C (dean's office, laboratory, OSCE lab, SOCA lab, Hall, and educational service office).
Kalibakal
Kaliabakal campus is the home for Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Klinik Pratama Soedirman, and laboratories.
Research and innovation
* Evaporative drying for animal sperm storage, an innovation by Dr. Mulyoto Pangestu, lecturer at Faculty of Animal Husbandry (now lecturing at
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...
, Australia) to accommodate an affordable way to preserve farm animal sperm other than expensive nitrogen-based preservation.
* Padi Gogo Aromatik Unsoed-1, a type of superior
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
breed developed by joint researchers, one of them is Prof. Dr. Ir. Soewarto, M.S. (ex-rector), that yields high-quality grains and able to withstand dry agricultural areas.
* Orange quality automated detector, a development conducted by Susanto Budi Sulistyo, Dr. Siswantoro, Ir. Agus Margiwiyatno, Ir. Masrukhi, Dr. Asna Mustofa, Arief Sudarmaji, Rifah Ediati, Riana Listanti, Hety Handayani Hidayat, using an affordable near-infra red AS7263 based technology to determine quality of oranges.
Achievement
* Ranked 17th in Indonesia at
SCImago Institutions Rankings
The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) since 2009 has published its international ranking of worldwide research institutions, the SIR World Report. The SIR World Report is the work of the SCImago Research Group,Ministry of Research and Higher Education in 2016.
Notable alumni
Arts and Culture
*
Ahmad Tohari
Ahmad Tohari (born 13 June 1948) is an Indonesian author.
Early life
Ahmad Tohari was born in the village of Tinggarjaya, Jatilawang, Banyumas, the fourth of twelve children. Although Tohari's parents were both from farming backgrounds, his fath ...
, Indonesian author and humanist, famously known for his trilogy work '' Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk'' and filmed in ''
Sang Penari
''The Dancer'' ( id, Sang Penari) is a 2011 Indonesian film based on the trilogy of novels ''Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk'' by Ahmad Tohari and directed by Ifa Isfansyah. Starring Nyoman Oka Antara and Prisia Nasution, it tells the story of a young m ...
''
* Nasihin Masha, head redactor of Harian Republika
* Nanik S. Deyang, journalist
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
Supreme Court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
of the Republic of Indonesia
* Rustiningsih, Vice Governor of Central Java in 2008-2013
* Mahyudin, Deputy Speaker of MPR in 2014-2019
* Eko Sarjono Putro, member of parliament at DPR RI
* Agung Widiyantoro, regent of Brebes (2011-2012), member of parliament DPR RI (2014-2019)
Science and Technology
* Mulyoto Pangestu, researcher of alternative for animal sperm cryopreservation method