| Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia | |
|---|---|
| Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya | |
| Motto |
"Terpercaya Kualitas Lulusannya" (English: Trustworthy Graduates' Quality) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Private University |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Ir. MM Lanny Widyastuti Pandjaitan |
| Students | 12,238[1] |
| Location | Jakarta, DKI, Indonesia |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | www.atmajaya.ac.id |
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (Indonesian: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya) is an institute of higher learning in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was founded by Atma Jaya Foundation on June 1, 1960. The main campus is located at Semanggi area, South Jakarta and the another campus located in Pluit, North Jakarta.
Atma Jaya is regarded as one of the most prestigious higher educational institutions in Indonesia. According to a recent survey of GlobeAsia Magazine (2008) Atma Jaya was ranked third among all private universities in Indonesia. While the survey of Tempo magazine (Indonesia) from 2005 to 2007 put Atma Jaya in Top 10 best universities in Indonesia. General Directorate of Higher Education categorize Atma Jaya in 50 Promising Indonesian Universities out of 2864 higher education institutions in Indonesia, which have national academic credibility and eager to explore international partnership.[2]
Since 2008 until now Atma Jaya has been reforming its academic and non academic, such as by its efforts to increase the number of undergraduate and graduate programs, the construction of the new campus in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang, and human resource policies to improve the quality of Atma Jaya.
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In June 1952, the Bishops at an all-Java Bishops Meeting first dreamed of founding a Catholic institution of higher learning. The inspiration took form on 1 June 1960 with the establishment of The Atma Jaya Foundation. This institution later founded Atma Jaya Catholic University. Among the first founders were Ir. J.P. Cho, Ir. Lo Siang Hien-Ginting, Drs. Goei Tjong Tik, I.J. Kasimo, J.B. Legiman S.H, Drs. F.X. Frans Seda, Pang Lay Kim, Tan Bian Seng, Anton M. Moeliono, St. Munadjat Danusaputro, J.E. Tan, Ben Mang-Reng Say.
During its early years, the Ursuline Sisters helped Atma Jaya by providing classrooms at their school complexes in Lapangan Banteng Utara and at Santa Theresia, Menteng. Since 1967, Atma Jaya gradually moved to the campus at Jalan Jendral Sudirman, now known as the Semanggi Campus, and then to the Pluit Campus in North Jakarta which houses the Faculty of Medicine, Atma Jaya Hospital and the Atma Jaya Mortuary.
The faculties of Economics and Business Administration were founded on 1960, the faculties of Education and Engineering in 1961, the Faculty of Law in 1965, the Faculty of Medicine in 1967, the Faculty of Psychology in 1992 and Master’s degree program for Professional Psychologists in 2005, and the Faculty of Biotechnology in 2002.
Today, Atma Jaya Catholic University has eight faculties with 17 programs for undergraduate/bachelor degree. The postgraduate programs consist of three programs for master degrees, namely Master of Management, Master of Applied English Linguistic in 1992, Master Degree Program for Professional Psychologists in 2005. There is one program for Doctoral degree that started in 2002/2003.
Atma Jaya means the reign of the Spirit. The reign of the Spirit motivates the school to always increase the education quality. Academic excellence and professional graduates are the main orientation.
The Atma Jaya Foundation was founded by a group of Catholic scholars on June 1, 1960 and it was this Foundation that established Universitas Katolik (Unika) Atma Jaya, Jakarta.
The Faculty of Economics was founded on July 11, 1960, the oldest faculty at Unika Atma Jaya, which started in October 1960. Initially, this faculty had one department, the Management Department, with Corporate Economics as the study program; in 1974, the Accounting Department was opened; and in 1992, the Economics and Development Study (IESP) opened. Currently, there are the Management Study Program, Accounting Study Program, and IESP. The Faculty of Economics has produced more than 10,000 Economics graduates, working in private and government organizations, such as in state-owned enterprises, foreign private companies, and leading companies throughout Indonesia. There are also many continuing their postgraduate studies, at home and abroad
Administration Studies The Faculty of Administration Science (FIA) of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta was a division of the Social and Political Sciences Faculty established on July 11, 1960. This faculty opened the General and Personnel Management Department.
The bachelor of arts level of this department obtained the “acknowledged” status based on the Decree of the Minister of University and Science of the Republic of Indonesia No. 15/1964 issued on February 1, 1964. The status was elevated to “equalized” based on the Decree of the Minister of University and Science of the Republic of Indonesia No. 59/1969 issued on July 23, 1966. The full graduate level of the General and Personnel Management of the Social and Political Sciences Faculty of Unika Atma Jaya Jakarta obtained the “acknowledged” status based on the Decree No. 3/1966 effective November 1, 1965.
In 1970, the name of the Social and Political Sciences Faculty became the Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty (FIPK) whose full graduate level obtained “equalized” status based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 035/0/1985 regarding “Equal Appreciation to the Certificate of Graduation from a State University and the Certificate from the Social and Political Sciences Faculty’s General Management Department of the Catholic University Atma Jaya in Jakarta without the Requirements that the Test Be Held under Active Supervisions of the Minister of Education and Culture (Equalized Status) stipulated on January 29, 1980 and confirmed with the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 0295/01980 dated December 30, 1980.”
The Faculty of Administration Science (FIA) with the Commercial Administration Study Program is the new name used since academic year 1985/1986 based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 033/1985 dated July 27, 1985, regarding ”the Adjustment of level paths and education programs and rearrangement of the name of the Department/Study Program with an Equalized Status in Private Universities within the Jurisdiction of Private Universities Coordination of Area III.” Along with the legalization of the name, the curriculum of the faculty was developed based on the core curriculum set forth by the Department of Education and Culture (Decree No. 22/DJ/Kep/10983) dated April 27, 1983. The Administration Science Faculty – FIA Study Program – Commercial Administration Study Program are accredited as “A” based on the Decree of BAN-PT of the Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 001/BAN-PT/Ak-I/VII/1998 dated August 11, 1998. The accreditation rank has been retained with the obtainment of an “A” rank certificate (very good) based on the Decree of BAN-PT of the Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 019/BAN-PT/Ak-VII/S1/VIII/2003 dated August 20, 2003.
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Pedagogical Sciences (FKIP) was founded in 1961 as the continuation of the B1 Bonaventura course with three departments: the Pedagogical Science Department, English Language Department, and History Department. Four years later, on August 12, 1965, the name of this Faculty changed to the Faculty of Pedagogical Science Faculty with two departments: the English Language Department and General Science Department. Since 1980, this Faculty has been known as the Faculty of Teacher Training and Pedagogical Sciences. The General Science Department changed into the Pedagogical Science Department with Pedagogical and Counseling Psychology Study Program while the English Language Department changed into the Language and Art Education Department of the English Language Study Program in 1985. In addition, in academic year 1985/1986, a new study program opened, the Catechetic Education Program which on November 18, 1996 changed to the Theological Pedagogical Science Study Program. This study program continued from the Catechetic Academy “Karya Wacana”. At the time of establishment, FKIP had 280 registered students. In the following year this number was stable with a slight upward trend and, in 1999, 1,350 students were registered in this program.
When first founded, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia had only the social faculty. For a university, this was not good enough. The Government regulated that a university must have both the social and science faculties. To meet the requirements of a university, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia opened a Faculty of Technology with the Mechanical Engineering department.
To speak about this Faculty of Technology is to speak about Ir. J. P. Cho and Ir. Bian Tamin (Tan Bian Seng). These two figures are the founders of the faculty. Cho got his title from the Technische Hogeschool Delft in Netherlands in 1955. He was a mechanical engineer. When he was still a student in Netherlands, he was an active member of IMKI (Indonesian Catholic Students’ Association), and he was a good friend to Drs. Frans Seda and Ir. Bian Tamin. It was admitted by Cho that, when he was still in the Netherlands, it never occurred to him that he would be interested in the education sector. He wanted to build industrial engineering which was undeveloped. Realizing that Indonesia lacked technical experts, he changed his mind and turned his attention to education. By plunging himself into the world of education, he hoped to produce technical scholars that the country badly needed. Three months in Indonesia, he started his career by teaching at the National Technical Academy until 1960. During his time at the National Technical Academy, he was consistently approached by Frans Seda to move to Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. According to Cho, his motivation of entering the world of education and participating in the establishment of Unika Atma Jaya was the desire to dedicate his knowledge to the church, nation, and the country. His contribution continued. A year after the establishment of Unika Atma Jaya, he and Ir. Bian Tamin founded the Faculty of Technology of Unika Atma Jaya. At the opening of the Faculty of Technology, besides being a member of the foundation, he sat as the Secretary of the faculty and a lecturer. Over 1968-1969, he was posted as the Dean. During his office as the Dean, with very limited financial resource and facility, he continued the struggle to raise the Faculty of Technology. Cho left the faculty membership with the foundation. His contribution was much required. Since 1977 he has been a full time Executive Secretary to the Atma Jaya Foundation. For his great contributions to the world of education in general and Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in particular, on November 23, 1989, Pope John Paul II granted the Sancto Silvester medal to Ir. J. P. Cho.
The other founder of the Faculty of Technology is Ir. Bian Tamin. He was born in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra. He finished his elementary and high school educations in West Sumatra. In chase of higher education, he moved to Bandung to attend to the Technische Hogeschool – Scheikundige Afdeling (Chemistry Department). He then left for the Netherlands and entered the Technische Hogeschool Delft Afdeling: Scheikundige Technologie. During his stay in the Netherlands, he co-founded IMKI. For his active contributions, he was promoted the president of IMKI. He was also a top member of PPI Management. Among Indonesian students in the Netherlands, Bian Tamin was the most senior. Yet, he did not hesitate to blend with younger students. Discussions were held, and in this forum, not only did he contribute his ideas of nationalisms and post-independence development integrations but also of the education issues in Indonesia. His concern to education was great. It was not surprising though that returning home to Indonesia he co-pioneered the establishment of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia with Drs. Frans Seda and Ir. J. P. Cho.
He did not stop with the establishment of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia; he continued the efforts to develop it into a leading university in Indonesia. A year from the birth of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, with Cho, he founded the Faculty of Technology which was badly needed. His leadership competence was beyond doubts. It was why he was trusted to be the Dean of the Faculty of Technology, along with his position as the Vice President III of Atma Jaya Foundation.
The Faculty of Technology was officially founded on July 1, 1961. In the early days, the Faculty of Technology only had the Mechanical Engineering Department. There were many difficulties during the early days of the Faculty of Technology, such as the limited number of classrooms and lecturers as well as administrative staffs. With no classrooms, as the most important facility to support the learning process, how would the learning process proceed? What about the lectures? The lectures were given from one place to another. The Daya Murni Meeting Hall in Lapangan Banteng Utara Street, St Theresa Parochial, St Theresa High School in Theresa Street, Cathedral Parochial, St Ursula High School, Van Lith Junior High School in Gunung Sahari Street, Saint Joseph Parochial in Matraman Raya Street, and Kanisius High School in Menteng Raya Street were the places where the lectures were given.
Apart from those situations, the Faculty of Technology other problems during the lecture sessions: power shut down in the midst of a session, classrooms locked forcing the lecturer and students to pass through the window to get into the classroom, and many others. There were other situations pushing students to make some demonstrations. According to Mister Anton Dyornay, it was because when the students were about to begin the session, the chairs had been taken out of the building by the landlord, because Unika Atma Jaya was in arrears of the rent. It was a heated situation and students loved going down on the streets in response to about everything. The students of the Faculty of Technology were no exception, while they might not be as radical as the other students from other universities.
Another problem was the lack of educative staff. In the beginning, there were no full time educative staff. The staff were all part-timers and mostly members of the Marine Corps. Did Unika Atma Jaya have a cooperation with the Navy? No, they were there thanks to the close personal relationship with Ir. J. P. Cho. Among those giving lectures at the Faculty of Technology of Unika Atma Jaya are Officer Dr. A.J. Suryadi, Dr. Parapat, Ir. Legiyono, Ir. Sugiyono Kadarisma, Ir. Ghandawinata, Ir. H.J. Kusumadiantho, Drs. Koeswono, and Dra. Saodhah.
As with the educative staff, there was also a problem with the administration staff. Due to the limited number of administrative staff at the time, the Faculty of Technology had no administration office of its own. All activities were centered into one of the rooms in Lapangan Banteng Utara Street. Students were responsive to this situation and for the common good, they helped the administration staff prepare lecturers’ attendance list, give lecturers’ honoraria, clean the classrooms, and prepare lights and writing instruments. To support the lecturing process, a laboratory in which students could practice was needed. But, there was no such facility. How to handle this situation? It was by seeking practice facilities in locations such as at Budi Utomo Technical Vocational High School, the Railway Shops in Manggarai, and at Bandung Institute of Technology.
There were satisfactorily 72 students. This number kept increasing over years, regardless of some decreases here and there, something natural to a private university. In 1989, there were 394 registered students to the Mechanical Engineering Department, were mostly male. Female students were less attracted to technical departments possibly because they believed they did not belong there. Yet, there were female students too at the Faculty of Technology, of insignificant number of course. There must be some efforts to attract female students to this department. How did the Faculty of Technology grow over years? The name, the Faculty of Technology, changed in 1967 into the Faculty of Engineering (henceforth FT) based on the decree of the Ministry of Education and Culture. And as previously described, with no permanent classrooms, lectures were held from one location to another. Since 1980, FT has been holding the lecture in the campus complex in Jenderal Sudirman Street. Students participated in the construction of the semi-permanent buildings for days. As more and more students were admitted to the Engineering Faculty, especially after the establishment of the Electrical Engineering Department, the need for classrooms increased. In 1985, some of the old semi-permanent buildings were demolished and replaced by a new three story building known as Building K1.
Was it easy for students to get into the campus in Jenderal Sudirman Street? Not always, according to Anton Dyornay. There were problems, though not big problems. There were the Jakarta Hospital, Nurse Shelter, and Parking Academy. There was a time when students were barricaded by the students of the Parking Academy. It ignited rages leading to a small incident. An Engineering Faculty student threw the culprit into the pond inside the campus. There was more. The gate was locked and students were kept out. But, such problems were well managed and the Engineering Faculty students could get into the campus to have cool and peaceful lecturing sessions.
The Engineering Faculty has a permanent lecturing facility in Jenderal Sudirman Street. But, it is not safe to say that the lecturing facilities have been complete. Some classrooms remained empty with no chairs and tables. There was no laboratory as well and students still relied on Budi Utomo Technical Vocational High School, Manggarai Railway, and ITB’S shops. There was no way that students and their lecturers gave hope in such a situation. They studied hard seeking knowledge. Later, given the importance of the laboratory to improve students’ skills, little by little, those academic facilities were built. In 1985, the Engineering Faculty had had a Physical Laboratory, Mechanical Technology, Mechanical Drawing Studio, Mechanical Testing Laboratory, and Electronics and Telecommunication Laboratory. It was a great leap forward.
What about the status of the Engineering Faculty? It took considerable time for the Engineering Faculty to obtain a status. The Graduate and Bachelor of Arts of the Mechanical Department were given a “registered” status based on the Decree of the Minister of University and Science No.17/B-Swt/P/62 dated October 30, 1962. An approach was made to the Engineering Faculty of Indonesia University to found a Test and Supervision Team. It was only on July 27, 1985 that the Engineering Faculty was granted an “acknowledged” status based on the Decree No.0332/0/1985. It was because there were still some factors such as the imbalanced ratio between the students admitted and students graduating. Again, this situation resulted from the lack of educative staffs, the full timers and seniors. According to Ir. Rumeili, the lack of educative staffs ended up in the delayed performance of particular subjects which forced students to wait in uncertainties. This of course was a setback to the graduation process and to no one’s surprise it was not until 1971 that the Engineering Faculty graduated its students for the first time, ten years from its establishment. There were very few graduates, four students.
It was not easy at that time to recruit educative staffs. Only few people were technically capable in the field of engineering. And of such a very few people, only very little agreed to be lecturers, among others because the remuneration was not worth their expertise. They preferred working in other industries or companies for bigger salaries. Another inhibiting factor was the application of the level promotion system with so many requirements for one to be able to join the government test. The lack of researches by educative staffs and the poor implementation of the community dedication function were also among the issues. They were the factors hurdling the Engineering Faculty’s way towards obtaining its status.
Back in time, status was not an issue because what mattered was the society’s acknowledgment and that was already gotten. But, this did not last forever. People changed and they wanted a clearer status. And the government did so. As more and more private universities were established, the government deemed necessary to apply certain procedures against them. Among them was the accreditation issue. Responding to the demand from the society, the Engineering Faculty did the best to obtain a status. The status would prevent the exodus of candidate students to other universities. Full time lecturers were recruited and to improve their quality they were given the opportunity to enjoy further educations. Until now, the Engineering Faculty has 34 full time lecturers and it took a great effort to get them. Another attempt was by reactivating research and society dedication activities, completing academic facilities such as laboratories, and simplifying students’ graduation procedures.
By the end of the seventies, the development in electric energy sector and application of electronics were growing rapidly. More relevant experts would be required. The Engineering Faculty responded to this situation and along with the faculty development program, on June 1, 1979, the Electronics Engineering Department opened.
The idea of opening this department has actually long existed and the program had been piloted since 1969 by the Dean of that time who hoped that this department would contribute something to the society in general and the government as well. This was in accordance with the Five Year Development Master Plan of Atma Jaya 1976-1981, which among others contained the plan to open a new department at the Engineering Faculty, which was, the Electronics Department. In addition to the above reason, the opening of this department would support the Mechanical Engineering Department and in the future the establishment of the Industrial Engineering Department which was dearly needed.
Who managed the Electronics Engineering Department in the early days? To manage the Electronics Engineering Department, a team which would work over two academic years was formed. This team consisted of five members, namely, Dipl. Ing. Nakoela Soenarta, Ir. Legijono, Ir. Bambang Wirawan, Ir. Masgunarto Budiman, and Ir. M.J. Djoko Setyardjo. The Head of the Electronics Engineering Department was Dipl. Ing. Nakoela Soenarto.
The Electronics Engineering Department got a ”registered” status soon after the establishment. In 1988, the Electronics Engineering Department was granted an “Acknowledged” status based on the Decree No. 646/0/1988. Unlike the Mechanical Engineering Department, the Electronics Engineering Department born in the midst of the strong demand from the society for a status, did not encounter significant hurdles like the Mechanical Engineering did. The main issue was to recruit full time lecturers. This was dealt by hiring part time lecturers. At the same time, the attempt to hire full time lecturers continued.
The population of students to the Electronics Engineering Department of the Engineering Faculty increased over years. There were 69 students from the first class. Into the odd semester of 2004/2005, there were 744 registered students. In 1985, 3 of 289 students graduated, in 1987, 22 students graduated of 341, in 1988, 81 of 380, and in 1989, 35 of 433 students. This is a promising improvement.
The Industrial Engineering Department opened in academic year 1999/2000 based on the Decree of the Directorate General of University Education Number 49/DIKTI/Kep/1999 dated March 3, 1999 under a ”Registered” status. The opening of this Industrial Engineering Department concludes the idea of the late Ir. J. P. Cho and Ir. Bian Tamin in the early days of the Engineering Faculty which was to advance the industrial engineering in the beloved country Indonesia.
Some of the required laboratories have been available at the Mechanical/Electronics Engineering Departments (for example, the Elementary Physical Lab, Production Process Lab, CAD/CAM Lab, and Electric Power Engineering Lab). Laboratories more specific to the Industrial Engineering Department were built one at a time. First, the Statistics and Decision Support Laboratory has been built and the next will be the Working System Designing and Ergonomics and Production System Laboratories. The society warmly welcomes this department. The Industrial Engineering Department was founded under Dean Ir. Joseph Sedyono, M.EngSc and the first Head of the Department was Ir. Djoko Setyanto, MSc.
In 1999, the first academic year for this department, there were 110 students, an indication that the society confides and places great hopes on this Industrial Engineering Department.
The Faculty of Law was founded on July 3, 1965 admitting 141 students. The class started early in September in 1965 using the St. Theresa Junior High School building in Central Jakarta. One month later, the G-30-S incident broke out, followed by mass demonstrations by students. It was not until February 1, 1967 that the class resumed.
The class at Semanggi Campus began earlier in March 1971. For the first ten years, there was no change to the number of the students, with only one study program. Until 1986, by average, each year, no more than 100 (one hundred) students were admitted. However, as of 1987, every year more and more students apply. Over the last 3 (three) years; 2003, 2003, and 2004, 325 to 350 prospective students of an average 1000 (one thousand) applicants have been admitted.
Now the Faculty of Law has four Concentration Programs: Civil Law, Criminal Law, State Administration/International Law, and Economic and Business Law. When it first opened there were only 141 students but by the second semester of 2004/2005 there were 1,525 registered students.
A survey by Tempo Magazine in October 2003 and 2004 ranked the Faculty of Law, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia number three among the favorite places to study Law. The survey was conducted in seven major cities (Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Malang, and Medan) to 1,100 respondents, parents of senior high school third graders and those third graders themselves
The idea of founding a Medicine Faculty had been there since the birth of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in 1960. It was not a surprising idea considering that among the pioneers who founded the university there were some doctors. Dr. A. H. Tjahjadi was one. There were other specialists such as Dr. Njo Tiong Tjiat, Dr. A.W.J. Soeradi, Sr and Dr. Regis Rukmarata, CB.
In 1964, Dr. K.S. Gani, DPH, Dr. J. Soegondho Roewidodarmo, and Dr. A.H. Tjahjadi moved to realize the idea of founding a medicine faculty within a Catholic educational institution. There were challenges and hurdles. They tried hard to seek lecturing places, the lecturers, and funds.
On December 27, 1967, the Decree of Atma Jaya Foundation regarding the establishment of a Medicine Faculty at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia was issued. The class began in March 1968 at St. Carolus Hospital’s Complex whereas practicum was held at the laboratory of the Medicine Faculty of Indonesia University. It was possible to use the practicum facility at the Medicine Faculty of Indonesia University thanks to the cooperation with a number of department heads of the Medicine Faculty of Indonesia University. On September 12, 1969, the faculty was granted a “registered” status from the Department of Education and Culture. Year 1969 witnessed the construction of the first decently permanent building at Semanggi Campus with the help from DITH (Directoraat International Technishce Hulp), an agency of the Dutch Government.
Atma Jaya Hospital the place where doctors experience their clinical educations was used for the first time in 1976. Before Sakit Atma Jaya Hospital was completed, most clinical educations were done at St. Carolus Hospital, Gatot Subroto Hospital, Community Health Center Melani, and many others.
Since academic year 1991/1992 all the learning process has been held at Pluit Campus, about 12 km away from the main campus of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia , in the same location with Atma Jaya Hospital. Since its establishment until 1996, the Medicine Faculty of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia had used the Indonesia Doctor Education Core Curriculum I (KIPDI I) and KIPDI II until 2005. As of 2006, FKUAJ uses KIPDI III, a Competence Based National Curriculum for Doctors’ Education for primary health service doctors with family doctor approaches.
Students of academic year 2005 or older will stick to the old curriculum based on KIPDI II but are welcome to read catalog 2005-2006
The learning and teaching process began in 1992 based on the Decree of the Director General of University Education number: 267/DIKTI/Kep/1992, regarding the ”REGISTERED” status of the psychology study program/department for S1 program at the Psychology Faculty of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in Jakarta, dated June 8, 1992.
On March 1, 1995, the status was improved into ACKNOWLEDGED based on the Decree of the Director General of University Education number: 82/DIKTI/Kep/1995, regarding the ”ACKNOWLEDGED” status of the psychology study program/department for S1 program at the Psychology Faculty of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in Jakarta.
On December 22, 1998 based on the Decree of the University National Accreditation Board of the Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia number 002/BAN-PT/ Ak-II/XII/1998 regarding the Result and Accreditation Rank of the Study Program for the Degree Program, the Psychology Faculty was accredited B with 553.7 points.
Earlier on July 22, 2004 based on the Decree of the University National Accreditation Board of the Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia number 029/BAN-PT/ Ak-II/XII/1998 regarding the Result and Accreditation Rank of the Study Program for the Degree Program, the Psychology Faculty was accredited A with 364 points
Today, biotechnology progresses rapidly all over the world, but, ironically, it is not the case with Indonesia. We all know that Indonesia is in fact one of the countries with the largest biodiversity collections. The biotechnology will continue to progress at the global level and produce significant impacts on the efforts to improve the global environment and living quality on earth. Biotechnology applications among others aim at achieving several targets such as early detection, prevention, and management of diseases, development of efficient production techniques and improved results in the agricultural sector; cheap and environmentally friendly development, innovation, and differentiation of industrial products; minimizing the dependence on disposable resources, improved recycling techniques, and pollution preventions in the effort to improve the quality of living environments.
We can optimize the use of our biodiversity resources and develop biotechnological products in Indonesia only when there are competent human resources to take parts in the biotechnological development. In the attempt to develop biotechnology in Indonesia, the establishment of the Biotechnology Faculty at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia was a small but right leap. The Biotechnology Faculty, established in 2002, is indeed a personal pride to Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, on the one hand, but also a huge challenge, on the other.
The Faculty includes programmes of study in the following areas: Environmental and Industrial Biology, Medical Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bio-ethics. With the opening of this faculty, Atma Jaya became the first university in Indonesia to have a faculty of Biotechnology.
In the future, the Biotechnology Faculty will hopefully contribute to the quality growth and improvement of the human resources who will work in the field of Biotechnology.
On 16 October 1992, Atma Jaya University began offering a Masters Degree in Linguistics, with a focus on the English Language. On 4 October 1993, this was followed by the introduction of a Masters Degree in Management.
Atma Jaya cooperates with several foreign universities for student exchange programs, lecturer exchanges, scholarships, joint research, and other activities. Some universities are cooperating with Atma Jaya, among others:
With institutes and associations abroad, among others: