Universitas Riau ( id, Universitas Riau) is a public
university
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...
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Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra Island. Its name is derived from the Malay words for 'new market' ('pekan' is market and 'baru' is new).
It has an area of , wi ...
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Riau
Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Accordi ...
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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 Gui ...
. It was established on 1 September 1962.
[ Its current rector is Prof. Ir. H. Aras Mulyadi, M.Sc., Ph.D.
]
Schools
The university has nine faculties:
# Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
# Faculty of Education and Teacher Training
# Faculty of Agriculture
# Faculty of Engineering
# Faculty of Economy and Business
# Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
# Faculty of Fishery and Marine
# Faculty of Medicine
# Faculty of Law
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Universities in Indonesia
Educational institutions established in 1962
Universities in Riau
Indonesian state universities
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