Malikussaleh University ( id, Universitas Malikussaleh, abbreviated UNIMAL) is an Indonesian public university in

North Aceh Regency North Aceh Regency ( id, Kabupaten Aceh Utara) is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Aceh Special District), in Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 3,236.86 square kilometres and had a population of ...

. Founded in 1969 as a Sharia academy, it branched into multiple subjects, which were integrated into the modern university in 1989. It was nationalized in 2001. With seven faculties, it is one of the four public universities (''Perguruan Tinggi Negeri'') in the Aceh province.

History

Unimal originated as a Sharia theological academy (''Akademi Ilmu Agama'') established in 1969 by the local government of

. Following several name changes, it became the Malikussaleh University Foundation (''Yayasan Universitas Malikussaleh'') in 1980, named after the first

Samudera Pasai The Samudera Pasai Sultanate (), also known as Samudera or Pasai or Samudera Darussalam or Pacem, was a Muslim harbour kingdom on the north coast of Sumatra from the 13th to the 16th centuries CE. The kingdom was believed to have been founded ...

ruler Malikussaleh. Its faculties were first formally registered in 1984. It was reintegrated in 1989 and nationalized in 2001. The current rector, Apridar, has been active since 2010 and is serving his second term. In 2017, the university's rectorate building was set on fire by a former employee.

Students

The university had a freshman class of over 3,000 in 2017, with the third largest number of BIDIKMISI (Indonesian Government scholarships for low-income university students) recipients. They are separated into seven undergraduate faculties (Economics, Law, Social and Political Science, Medicine, Education, Agriculture and Engineering) and five master's programs. The university was accredited "B" for the 2016-2021 period by the national accreditation body.

References

External links

The Official website of Malikussaleh University.
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