MY UNIVERSITY

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1.	Name of institution	The University of Muhammadiyah Malang(UMM)
2.	Year of establishment	1964
4.	Number of student	18,145 students
5.	Address
	Main Campus	Jl. Raya Tlogomas No. 246 Malang, East Java, Indonesia 65144 Phone: +62 341 46418–19 (Hunting) Fax.: +62 341 460782
	Campus I (Post Graduate)	Jl. Bandung No. 1 Malang, East Java, Indonesia 65113 Phone: +62 341 551253 Fax.: +62 341 562124
	Campus II (Medical & Health Faculty)	Jl. Bendungan Sutami 188A Malang, East Java, Indonesia 65145 Phone: +62 341 551149 Fax.: +62 341 582060
6.	Web site	www.umm.ac.id
7.	Email	webmaster@unix.umm.ac.id

Brief History of UMM

The University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) was founded in 1964 as one of Amal Usaha Muhammadiyah (Muhammadiyah non Profit Center) in education. In its early years UMM had one campus with only 3 Faculties: Law Faculty, Economics Faculty, and Teacher Training and Education Faculty. In the period of 1968-1975, UMM opened two additional faculties: Social and Political Science Faculty and Islamic Studies Faculty. Next in the period of 1975-1977, UMM added two more faculties: Agriculture Faculty and Engineering Faculty. The number of faculty remained the same until 1983. Between the period of 1983-2000, UMM offered additional faculties: Psychology Faculty, Animal Husbandary Faculty, Medical Faculty, and Diploma 3 Program for Nursing. In 2007, UMM added Pharmacy Major under Medical Faculty. UMM now is recognized as one of the most rapidly growing and leading private universities in East Java; therefore, the Central Board of Muhammadiyah Organization entrusts UMM to supervise all Muhammadiyah higher institutions in eastern parts of Indonesia. Currently UMM has expanded its campus areas into three campuses which are located in three different locations.

UMM at A Glimpse

The University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) was founded in 1964. In its early years UMM had 3 Faculties: Law Faculty, Economics Faculty, and Teacher Training and Education Faculty. In the period of 1968-1975, UMM opened two additional faculties: Social and Political Science Faculty and Islamic Studies Faculty. Next in the period of 1975-1977, UMM added two faculties: Agriculture Faculty and Engineering Faculty. The number of faculty remained the same until 1983. Between the period of 1983-2000, UMM offered additional faculties: Psychology Faculty, Animal Husbandary Faculty, Medical Faculty, and Diploma 3 Program for Nursing. In 2007, UMM adds Pharmacy Major under Medical Faculty.

As one of the leading universities in East Java, UMM currently has 18,000 active students from almost all over Indonesia and some are foreign students from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Timor Leste. Although UMM is an Islamic univeristy, religious background of the students is not the inhibiting factor. Therefore, UMM students are not only Muslim but there are also Hindus, Buddhist, Christian, and Catholic.

To support lecturing activities, UMM always struggles to improve its facilities of classrooms, laboratoriums, computer, internet and intranet access using fiber optic and hotspot zones. In addition, UMM has digital library with the collection of on-line journals, audio-visual references, and scientific references under the organization of Indonesian Digital Library Network (IDLN).

To support its financial capacity, UMM develops several profit centers expected to decrease the reliance on student tuition. The existing profit centers are UMM Press, UMM Bookstore, UMM Dome, UMM University Inn, and UMM Motorcycle Service Station. In the near future UMM is planning to build UMM Teaching Hospital, UMM Gas Station, UMM Student Dormitory, and UMM Mall.

UMM Majors of Excellence

Up to 2007, UMM has been offering 3 majors for diploma 3 program, 32 majors for undergraduate program, and 6 majors for postgraduate program. There are some majors of excellence that have been the most favorite majors for the prospective students. For non-degree undergraduate program is Nursing while for degree undergraduate programs are English Education, Psychology, Communication, Islamic Education, Medical, and Information Technology. For postgraduate program is Islamic Studies.

UMM Competitiveness and Uniqueness

As a long-established private university, UMM possesses competitiveness of the experience in organizing independent higher educational institution. In addition, UMM also has strong partnerships with many national and international institutions. UMM students are not only equipped with knowledge of science and technology in accordance with their major, but are also trained to have soft skills to assist them in developing excellent personality, strong self-independence, and outstanding professionalism. To achieve these qualities, the students are required to take Personality and Leadership Development Training, Apprenticeship Program, and Al-Islam and Muhammadiyah Program. In addition, UMM students are also given English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses equal to diploma 1 program. The students are also given computer and internet training prior to their first semester. These additional trainings are expected to enhance the quality of UMM graduates and to produce professional scholars who have excellent expertise and skills needed in this global era.

Informasi Studi

Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang berdiri tahun 1964 dan sekarang menjadi salah satu Universitas swasta terkemuka di Jawa Timur. UMM termasuk universitas yang tumbuh cepat, sehingga oleh PP Muhammadiyah diberi amanat sebagai perguruan tinggi pembina untuk PTM (Perguruan Tinggi Muhammadiyah) wilayah Indonesia Timur. Selain itu, UMM mempunyai reputasi yang baik dalam mengemban misi pendidikan, penelitian dan pengabdian masyarakat. Program-program yang ada didisain dengan cermat untuk menjadikan UMM sebagai "The Real University", yaitu universitas yang benar-benar univeritas dalam artian sebagai institusi pendidikan tinggi yang selalu komit dalam mengemban Tri Darma Perguruan Tinggi.

Fakultas
Pada awal berdiri, UMM beru membuka beberapa fakultas, yaitu : Hukum, Ekonomi, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) serta jurusan Ilmu Agama (Cabang dari FAI Univ. Muhammadiyah Jakarta). Seiring dengan berjalannyawaktu dan tuntutan jaman, maka UMM telah membuka fakultas-fakultas lain yaitu : FISIP, Pertanian, Peternakan-Perikanan, Psikologi, Kedokteran, Program D3 Keperawatan dan Pascasarjana yang masing-masing mengembangkan beberapa jurusan.

Mahasiswa
Saat ini UMM mendidik tidak kurang dari 23.700 mahasiswa dari seluruh penjuru tanah air, mulai dari NAD hingga Papua. Jumlah tersebut termasuk mahasiswa asal luar negeri, yaitu Malaysia, Singapura, Brunai Darussalam, Australia dan timor Leste. Mereka mempunyai latar belakang umur, budaya, suku, rasa, agama, kondisi sosial dan asal SLTA yang berbeda. Sehingga, menampak gerbang UMM ibarat masuk ke dalam "dunia mini" tempat berinteraksi antar individu dan komunitas yang beragam latar belakangnya.

Dosen dan Staf
Di bidang akademik, UMM terus mengembangkan sarana dan prasarana untuk menunjang kegiatan pendidikan, penelitian yang berstandar internasional serta didukung dosen yang qualified. Hal ini dilakukan, karena UMM telah bertekat menjadi The Real University. Saat ini, UMM mempunyai staf pengajar tidak kurang 750 orang dengan kualifikasi pendidikan hampir 80 % lulusan S2, 15% S3 dan Guru Besar. Sedangkan sisanya masih lulusan S1 dari berbagai PT dalam dan luar negeri. Selain itu, UMM juga didukung oleh ratusan staf administrasi, teknisi dan laboran yang masing-masing ahli dibidangnya. Untuk meningkatkan skill dan kualitas SDM, UMM secara berkala mengirimkan dosen dan staf teknis ke luar negeri untuk mempelajari dan mendalami ilmu dan pengetauan di semua bidang.

Fasilitas
Semua kegiatan tutorial di UMM diselenggarakan di ruang-ruang kuliah yang ada di tiga kampus. Tidak ada perkuliahan yang diselenggarakan di tempat lain. Ruang perkuliahan didisain secara baik dengan dilengkapi dengan white board, OHP / LCD Projector. Keunggulan yang sulit ditemukan di kampus lain adalah disetiap fakultas telah tersedia 4-5 ruang multimedia untuk penyelanggaraan perkuliahan. Fasilitas ini menjamin proses kuliah yang baik, karena proses kuliah disampaikan dengan LCD projektor, slide projector, Video CD, dan alat audio visual yang lain serta dapat langsung link dengan internat. Khusus kampus III, perkuliahan saat ini menempati 3 gedung, yaitu Gedung Kuliah Bersama GKB I (6 Lantai), GKB II (5 Lantai), GKB III (5 Lantai) yang semuanya dilengkapi dengan lift. Pada setiap gedung perkuliahan, kelas dan lorong-lorong gedung ditempatkan kamera-kamera kontrol untuk memantau jalannya proses aktivitas akademis yang dilakukan langsng oleh sebuah Badan Kendali Mutu Akademik (BKMA).

Department of Communication

This Department is established to produce qualified professionals in communication. Therefore, the curriculum is designed to fulfill the job market demands. The three concentrations in the department are: Public Relations, Journalism, and TV Production. Some teaching facilities include: Audio Visual Lab, Journalism Lab, Photography Lab, Advertising Lab, Multimedia Lab, Public Relation Lab and UMM FM Radio Broadcasting Station.

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