Andalas University

Andalas University
Universitas Andalas
	University gate
Typ	State University
Established	December 23, 1955
Standort	Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesien; 0°54′52″S 100°27′45″E / 0.91444°S 100.46250°E
Affiliations	ASAIHL
Website	www.unand.ac.id

Andalas University (Indonesian: Universitas Andalas, abbreviated Unand) is the oldest university in Indonesia outside of Java. The university consists of eleven faculties, with most located at the main campus Limau Manis, 12 km from the center of Padang, West Sumatra. This campus occupies 5 km², at an elevation of about 100 m. The Faculty of Medicine is located in the city center, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil.

Faculties

The university currently consists of eleven faculties:

Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Agricultural Technology
Faculty of Medicine
- Department of General Practitioners
- Department of Nursing]
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Dentistry
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Biology
- Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Law
- Department of Legal Studies
Faculty of Economics
- Department of Economics Studies
- Department of Management
- Department of Accounting
Faculty of Animal Husbandry
Faculty of Letters
- Department of Minangkabau Language, culture, and literature.
- Department of History
- Department of Indonesian Language and Literature
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Environmental Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Industrial Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Social Sciences and Politics
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Politics Studies
- Department of International Relations
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Communications
- Department of Sociology
Faculty of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science
Post-graduate program

Facilities

Mosque
Education Hospital
Health Center
Sport Area
Bank
Student Center
Library
Dormitory
Campus Bus
Library
Hotspot and internet

Scholarships

Semen Gresik Co, Eka Tjipta Foundation, L'oreal and etc

Students

National Students, especially from Western Indonesia Region such as :West Sumatra, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Riau, Jambi and etc.
International Students, especially from Malaysia

Mark of Achievement

The teachers' achievements are :

Prof.Dr Dayar Arbain who received King Bouduin Award (1993), Convocation Award (1993), and Who’s Who in The World 1999
Prof.Dr. Edison Munaf in “Who and Who in the World”, 7th edition (1983), 11th Edition (1997) Marquish Publisher USA, and National Outstanding Lecturer No. III of Indonesia University Lecturer competition
Prof. Dr. Akmal Djamaan, MS, Apt
1. Silver medal (medali perak) for his research : Biodegradable plastic from palm oil pada Ekspo: The 27 E. Salon International Des Invention s, Geneve, Swiss (anggota peneliti). Le President du Comite d'Organisation du Salon, The 27 E. Salon International Des Inventions, Geneve, Swiss, 1999
2. Silver medal (medali perak) for his research : The Production of biopolymer from palm oil pada The International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition '98 (I.TEK '98), Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , 1998 (anggota peneliti), Organisation Committee of The I.TEK '98, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , 1998

The students’ achievements are

The 1st winner of Young Indonesian Researcher 2002 in Medicine and Health from LIPI / The Indonesian Scientific Research Association
The 5th winner of the National Innovative and Productive Works Competition 2001/2002
The 4th winner of the Students Scientific Writing (national) 2001 / 2002
The 5th winner of the National Bright Achievement student 2002
The 1st winner of Student Scientific Writing in National Science Region A in 2002
The Indonesian Representative in Marlboro Adventure in Colorado, USA
The 2nd winner of constitutional debate in the Constitutional Court 2009

Student organizations

The Student Representatives Council: the student legislative body at the university level;
The Student Executive Board: the student executive body at the university level;
The Units for Student Activities
- Sport : Football, Basket Ball, Badminton
- Martial Art: Silat, Taekwondo
- Others : Students Magazine (Genta Andalas), Islamic Students Association (FKI Rabbani), Nature Lover (Mapala), Boy Scouts, Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales" (AISEC) (only at Faculty of Economics)

Honorary degrees

On September 21, 2006, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa in the sector of Sustainable Agriculture Development .