Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta


The Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta is a state-owned college in Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It teaches visual, performing, and media arts in traditional Indonesian and modern international styles. ISI Yogyakarta was ranked number one in Indonesia on the QS World's Top Performing Arts Schools in 2022. It was founded in 1984 with the merger of the Indonesian College of Fine Arts, the Indonesian Academy of Music, and the Indonesian Dance Academy.
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History

The fine arts program of the ISI Yogyakarta has its roots in the Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts which was established by governmental decree on December 15, 1949 and inaugurated on January 15, 1950. This fine arts school was re-named the Indonesian College of Fine Arts ; although its former name was still often used by the public.
The music program of the ISI Yogyakarta has its beginnings in the Indonesian Music School which was established in 1952. The SMI became the Indonesian Academy of Music in 1961.
The origins of the dance program at the ISI Yogyakarta began with the Indonesian Dance Conservatory which was founded in 1961. This organization became the Indonesian Dance Academy in 1963.
The ISI Yogyakarta was founded on 23 July 1984 with the merger of the STSRI, the AMI, and the ASTI.

Administration

The Minister of National Education directly appoints its governing board, including president, vice-presidents, and deans. The institute delegates authority to the Senate, composed of professors, faculty members, and top administrative offices, who define the institute policy as a whole, determines and supervises courses and curricula, advises the administrators on budgets, faculty appointments, and promotions.

Educational programmes

ISI Yogyakarta has three schools with 11 departments. They offer a diploma in arts, undergraduate degree in arts, master's degree in arts creation & aesthetic interpretation and arts management and a doctorate degree in arts creation and interpretation.
ISI Yogyakarta might offer a collaborative program with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Schools and departments

Undergraduate degrees

Master's degrees

  • Master of Arts Creation and Interpretation
  • Master of Arts Management

Doctorate degrees

  • Doctor of Arts Creation and Interpretation

Campus

ISI Yogyakarta's main campus is in Sewon, south of Yogyakarta. Sewon is the newest campus, with of land. It includes an administrative building, studios, academic buildings, auditoriums, pendapa, library, art gallery, the mosque, student's center, tennis court and soccer field.
Two former campuses are the former ASRI campus at Gampingan and AMI campus at Suryodiningratan. The former AMI campus at Suryodiningratan is now the campus building for master and doctorate programs.

Students

ISI Yogyakarta enrolls about 2,000 students from all over the country, mainly from Java and Sumatra. ISI Yogyakarta also welcomes overseas students who are interested in learning Indonesian traditional arts, mostly in a non-degree programs. Courses on traditional dance, karawitan, and batik are the most popular study programs for foreign students.

Alumni