University of North Sumatra

Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
MottoTransformasi Menuju yang Terbaik
Motto in English
Transformation Towards the best
TypePublic
Established20 November 1957
(designated as public university)
20 August 1952[1]
RectorDr. Muryanto Amin, S.Sos., M.Si.
Academic staff
1459 (S2/Sp1), 1409 (S3/Sp2) [2]
Administrative staff
1020 [2]
Students50.809 [2]
Location
Jl. Dr. T. Mansur No. 9, Padang Bulan, Medan
, ,
3°33′42″N 98°39′23″E / 3.5617°N 98.6563°E / 3.5617; 98.6563
CampusPadang Bulan
Kwala Bekala
ColorsGreen
NicknameUSU
Websiteusu.ac.id

The Universitas Sumatera Utara (Indonesian: Universitas Sumatera Utara or USU) is a public university located in the city of Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

It is situated in Padang Bulan, in the Medan Baru subdistrict of Medan, close to the City Centre, with a total area of 122 hectares. Due to an increase in the number of students, a new campus is being constructed in Kwala Bekala, about 15 kilometers away from the original campus, on an area of about 300 hectares.[3]

The rectors of the university serve an eight-year renewable term.

USU was established as a Foundation Universitet North Sumatera on June 4, 1952. Initially, the foundation provided only one department, which was the Faculty of Medicine, established on August 20, 1952, now commemorated as the anniversary of USU. The first President of Indonesia, Sukarno, inaugurated USU on November 20, 1957, as the seventh state university in Indonesia.

  1. ^ Sejarah - University of Sumatera Utara Archived May 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Laporan Akuntabilitas Kinerja Instansi Pemerintah USU 2017" (PDF). Universitas Sumatera Utara (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2018. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ^ "Campus Location". www.usu.ac.id.