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Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Indonesia - 2022
Higher education in Indonesia is of prime concern in the country. The growth of higher education has been pretty swift post-independence, since the endorsement of the very first Education Act in 1961. Also, Indonesian higher education has continuously experienced rapid expansion during the period from the 1970s to the 1990s, experiencing strong economic growth, fuelled by an oil-price boom and solid non-oil and gas export performance. Today, there are many Indonesian universities, colleges, medical schools, engineering schools, and law schools, that are highly respected and well-known in the education and academic communities, offering prestigious Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.
Aiming to become a top destination in Southeast Asia, the Indonesian government has been focused on revamping its higher education sector in recent years to keep pace with global competition from its neighbours such as Malaysia and Thailand. The Indonesian government has set a target to increase GER (Gross Enrollment Ratio) to 75 percent by 2045.They have even made significant strides improving on it, availing various scholarshipsto college students to help bright, disadvantaged students study at university. In 2017, 339,348 students received Bidikmisi scholarships to complete their undergraduate studies. However, today, the country's biggest challenge regarding education is no longer improving access, but improving quality, and that's being mitigated through advanced education means of technology and adept faculty members in designated science, research and other important fields. The Indonesian government has launched various programmes and incentives to improve the quality and competitiveness of local universities. These collective efforts have been accelerating the country's development in becoming a knowledge-based economy and tackling the looming threat of youth unemployment. It has become a very good choice for international students, given the quality education for a reasonable price, with great food, wonderful sights and friendly environ. There are many Universities and Colleges having innovatively crated curriculums that best suit the today's pragmatic needs of businesses and industry roles.
Higher Education Review, in this issue presents a list of `Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Indonesia - 2022' who have been offering best-in-class education in the country. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.
Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Indonesia - 2022
College |
Location |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bakrie University | Jakarta | Adopting experiential learning across its spectrum of curriculum, they envisions to be a globally recognized higher education across Indonesia |
| Batanghari University | Telanaipura | Organizes quality, efficient, effective and accountable education and learning activities with a conducive academic atmosphere |
| Muhammadiyah University | Parepare | Develops superior integrated science and technology with early, scientific and environmental values |
| Pakuan University | Bogor | Organizes higher education to prepare human resources who explore, develop, and apply science, technology & art |
| Parahyangan Catholic University | Bandung | One of the oldest and most prestigious private universities in Indonesia, located in Bandung. It is also referred by its acronym UNPAR |
| Tridinanti University | Palembang | Offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study |
| Trilogi University | South Jakarta | Develops knowledge in various fields of science and entrepreneurship through research and development |
| Universitas Gadjah Mada | Yogyakarta | Prioritizes on consistently improving the quality of education and to achieve this, the institute focuses on research-centric higher education |
| University of Surabaya | Surabaya | Aims to produce experts & scientists, develop and disseminate science and technology and strive for its use to improve people's lives, according to the demands of the business & industrial community |
| Unugha Inspiring University | Jawa Tengah | Organizes quality education so as to produce graduates who are able to compete in the global market and contribute to the development of science & technology by being equipped with the Islamic values |