Brief Profile of Undana
Presented by
Prof. Frans Umbu Datta, M.App.Sc; PhD
Rector
University of Nusa Cendana
Brief History
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University of Nusa Cendana (UNDANA) is
the only state university located in the city
of Kupang, the capital city of East Nusa
Tenggara, Indonesia
UNDANA was established in 1st September
1962
UNDANA has 8 faculties containing 47 study
programmes, as well as 6 master degree
study programmes
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UNDANA has over 924 lecturers, more than
18,000 undergraduate and postgraduate
students and over 600 supporting staff
UNDANA has produced over 36,000
graduates; over 70% of whom are working
at the public services throughout NTT. Many
of them are currently holding management
positions at various levels of government,
regional and national
Vision
Undana: a global oriented
university
Missions
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To produce high quality human resources
capable of competing at global labour market
and creating job opportunities through
improved learning system
To undertake market-oriented research and
development activities to enhance regional and
national competitiveness
To increase the capacity of the university to
contribute more to community by enabling
development of a knowledge-based society
Mission (2)
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To conduct and improve quality of services
for students
To attain a dynamic, professional, effective,
efficient, and accountable internal
university-wide management system
To develop and increase collaborations in
various areas with other institutions at
national, regional and international levels
towards improving independency of Undana
and its graduates
Objectives
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To attain skilled, professional graduates who are
able to compete in the global job market and being
able to create job opportunities
To develop a professional higher education system
To establish partnership between Undana and other
institutions at local, regional, national, and
international levels towards improving
independency of Undana and its graduates
To develop a dynamic, professional, effective,
efficient, and accountable management system
Structure of Organization
University Senate
Rector
Board of Trustee
VR I, II, III, IV
BAAKPSI
Technical
Supporting
Units:
1. MKU
2. Library
3. Computer
centre
4. Language
centre
Postgrad. Program
Master degree in:
1. Development
of Tropical Animal
Husbandry
2. Public Administr.
3. Management of
Natural Resources
and the environ.
4. Law
BAUK
Faculties:
1. Law
2. Education and
Teachers Training
3. Social and Political
Sciences
4. Animal Science
5. Agriculture
6. Public Health
7. Science and
Engineering
Research
Institute
(15 Study
Centres)
Quality
Assurance
& Internal
Audit
Institute
Community
Services
Institute
(6 Service
centres)
The Institute for
Supervision and
Development of
Learning
Research Institute
1. Centre for Research on the Environment and Natural Resources
2. Center for Research in Demography
3. Center for Research in Woman Studies
4. Center for Research in Dry Land Farming
5. Centre for Studies and Advocation of Human Rights
6. Centre for Research in Fisheries and Marine Resources
7. Center for research on Culture and Tourism
8. Center for Research and Development of sandalwod (Cendana)
9. Center for Research and Development of Tuber Crops and Beans
10. Center for Research and Development of Timor Cattle
11. Center for Australia and Pacific Studies
12. Center for Research and Development of Arboretum
13. Center for Research in Management
14. Center for Research and Development of Intellectual Properties
15. Centre for Research in Social Change and Local Politics
Community services
Institute
1. Centre for information on job vacancy
and carrier development
2. Centre for community services and
education
3. Centre for development of field work
4. Centre for development of
“model village“
5. Centre for legal drafting
6. Center for innovation and development of science
and technology
Institute for Quality Assurance
& Internal Audit
It was established in 2005 for quality
assurance and internal qudit activities
in order to gradually meet the current
requirements of a better higher
education institution/organisation
The Institute for Supervision
and Development of Learning
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Centre for curriculum research and
development
Centre for design and development of
teaching media
Centre for evaluation of education,
training, and teaching
Other Centres or Services
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University Computer Centre
University Library and Reading Rooms
at Faculties/Institutes
General Subject
Language Centre and language
Laboratories
Field Experience Centre
Laboratories of Faculties
Cooperations
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Collaborations and networking are the
keywords of progress for better
Undana
Cooperations between Undana and
other institutions at local, regional,
national, and international have
increased significantly for the last two
years
International Cooperations
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Current international cooperations:
– Charles Darwin University
– Sunshine Coast University
– Flinders University
– Nuffic, Netherland
– JICA, Japan
– dll.