Brawijaya University

This article is about the state university in Malang, Indonesia. For Prabu Brawijaya, King of Majapahit Empire, see Majapahit. For the military area command of the Indonesian Army, see Kodam V/Brawijaya. For a multi-use stadium in Kediri, Indonesia, see Brawijaya Stadium. For other uses, see Brawijaya (disambiguation).

Brawijaya University
Universitas Brawijaya
University emblem
Former names
Gemeentelijke Universiteit
MottoBuilding Up Noble Future [1]
TypePublic university
Established5 January 1963; 61 years ago (1963-01-05)[2]
EndowmentRp5.12 trillion (FY 2018)[3][failed verification]
RectorProf. Widodo, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D.Med.Sc., IPU., ASEAN Eng.
Academic staff
2,185
Students55,469
Undergraduates43,213
Postgraduates10,475
Location
Malang
,
East Java
,
Indonesia
CampusUrban (981 Hectares)
ColorsNavy blue  
AffiliationsASAIHL,[4] UA&P,[5] AUN, SEAMEO SEARCA, APRU, FUIW, ASEA UNINET
MascotBRONE (Brawijaya Number One)
Websiteub.ac.id

Brawijaya University (Indonesian: Universitas Brawijaya,[a] abbreviated as UB[b]), is an autonomous state university in Indonesia established on 5 January 1963, in Malang, East Java. The University of Brawijaya is recognized as one of the elite campuses in Indonesia and consistently ranked 5th in national level by the official release from Kemenristekdikti along with University of Indonesia (UI), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), and Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).[6] In the International level, the University of Brawijaya is ranked 51st in Asia and 400th Worldwide, thus making it one of the few Indonesian universities included in the QS World University Rankings.[7][failed verification] Currently, UB is ranked 225th in Asia for 2023.[8]

Brawijaya University has 55,469 students from 18 faculties and 221 departments, ranging from the vocational, undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and medical specialist programs.

There are four campuses that UB possesses, two of them are located in Malang at Veteran and Dieng, then the rest are in Kediri and Jakarta. The main campus is located in the western part of Malang City with the total area of 60 hectares. It's a very strategic location and it has a great infrastructure. The campus has pleasant climate with a good amount of trees and fresh air.[9]

Overall, University of Brawijaya owns 9,813,664 m2 or 981 hectares and its endowment fund reached 5.12 trillion Rupiah (US$360 million).[citation needed] University of Brawijaya considered as the second biggest and wealthiest university in the country, after University of Indonesia (UI).[10][failed verification]

  1. ^ "Coat of Arms, Logo, Motto, and Mascot". Universitas Brawijaya. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Universitas Brawijaya" (in Indonesian). SRV4 PDDIKT: Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ Izzah, Imarotul. "UB Jadi Kampus Terbaik se Indonesia". Radar Malang. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning". www.seameo.org.
  5. ^ "Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific".
  6. ^ "20 Universitas Terbaik di Indonesia Versi Webometrics Rank 2021 – LLDIKTI Wilayah XIII". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Study In Indonesia". QS Top Universities. QS. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Achievements | Universitas Brawijaya". ub.ac.id. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Campus Life". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ^ Izzah, Imarotul. "UB Jadi Kampus Terbaik se Indonesia". Radar Malang. Retrieved 14 July 2018.


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