HISTORY
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) was established on October 20, 1954, in Bandung, and was officially inaugurated by the Indonesian Minister of Education, Mr. Muhammad Yamin. UPI was initially a Perguruan Tinggi Pendidikan Guru (PTPG) or Teachers College which has undergone a metamorphosis to become a public university with wide autonomy called PTNBH (Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Berbadan Hukum).
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1954
PTPG
The establishment of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) or Indonesia University of Education as Perguruan Tinggi Pendidikan Guru (PTPG) or Teachers College aimed at educating and developing the intellectual capacity of young Indonesian nation to make benefits of its new independence.
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1958
FKIP UNPAD
the Indonesian Minister of Education, Instruction and Culture decreed that this Teachers' College became an independent higher educational institution, and along with the establishment of Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD), it was integrated into this newly established university, called the Faculty of Education (FIP)
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1963
IKIP Bandung
Integration of PTPG, Faculty of Education, and IPG into IKIP Bandung.
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1999
UPI
IKIP Bandung was changed into a university, called Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), with a wider mandate to not only run educational degrees but also those of pure sciences, mathematics, engineering, literature, arts, economy, business, and social sciences.
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2004
UPI as PT-BHMN
UPI was granted the status of a State-Owned Legal Entity
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2014
UPI as PTNbh
UPI's status was upgraded into a public university with wide autonomy called PTNbh (Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Berbadan Hukum).
Mission
To achieve the vision statement above, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia has some mission statements:
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To provide education by proportionally cross-fertilizing educational sciences and disciplines of religion, humanities, social, formal and applied sciences in order to strengthen the educational sciences and disciplines;
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To conduct research to develop educational theories and practices as well as other innovative and local wisdom-based disciplines;
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To develop integrated teacher professional education in academic and professional education at all levels; and
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To disseminate experiences and innovations in educational sciences, disciplines of religion, humanities, social, formal and applied sciences for social betterment.
Vision
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia envisions to be a leading and outstanding university
ACADEMIC LIFE AND TEACHING SYSTEM
Teaching and Learning
Various educational approaches and methods are applied to provide students with comprehensive competencies.
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Laboratory
Study programs are equipped with laboratories to help achieve students' targeted competencies.
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Research Facilities
To improve innovations, UPI researchers are supported with cutting-edge technologies.
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