Khairun University is an Indonesian public university in Ternate City, North Maluku. Named after a historical monarch of the Sultanate of Ternate, it was founded in 1964 initially as a partner of the Sam Ratulangi University in Manado. The university was nationalized in 2004, making it a state-operated institution.[2] In 2016, the university claimed a student count of 1,120 with 115 teaching staff, over double of 550 in 2014. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.[3]

Khairun University
Universitas Khairun
TypePublic
Established15 August 1964[1][2]
RectorHusen Alting
Location,
0°45′45.2″N 127°20′10.6″E / 0.762556°N 127.336278°E / 0.762556; 127.336278
Websiteunkhair.ac.id

In 2017, following the prohibition of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, the university demanded all its teaching staff affiliated with the organization to resign.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Universitas Khairun" (in Indonesian). PDDikti: Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. ^ a b "Tentang Unkhair" (in Indonesian). Universitas Khairun. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. ^ "Statistik Mahasiswa". Khairun University. 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ JF, Eroby (17 October 2017). "Universitas Khairun Ternate Minta Dosen Eks HTI Buat Surat Pernyataan". RILIS.ID (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.