Tanjungpura University
Tanjungpura University or UNTAN is a public university in the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Hamzah Haz, former Indonesian vice president, once taught at the university.
History
It was established as the private, government-accredited University of National Power on 20 May 1959, with Law and Business Administration faculties, and became a public university 16 May 1963. On 20 May 1963, the name was changed to State University of Pontianak. On 14 September 1965 the name changed again, to Dwikora University . At this time, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences was opened.On 15 August 1967, the final name change was effected, to Tanjungpura University, a reference to the Tanjungpura Kingdom that once ruled the area.
Faculties
- Law
- Economics and Business
- Agriculture
- Engineering
- Social and Political Sciences
- Teacher Training and Education
- Forestry
- Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Medicine