University of Nusa Cendana explained

University of Nusa Cendana
Native Name:	Universitas Nusa Cendana
Established:	1 September 1962
Type:	Public
Rector:	Prof. Ir. Fredrik L. Benu, M.Si., Ph.D.
Students:	over 20,000
City:	Kupang
State:	East Nusa Tenggara
Country:	Indonesia
Affiliations:	ASAIHL
Website:	www.undana.ac.id
Coor:	-10.1545°N 123.659°W

The University of Nusa Cendana (Indonesian: Universitas Nusa Cendana) is a public university in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It was established on September 1, 1962.^[1] Its rector is Maxs Sanam.

In 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (META) launched an initiative to improve digital literacy among Indonesian university students. The five-year initiative focused on five universities in Indonesia, including the University of Nusa Cendana. Lecturers were provided with training and resources to teach digital literacy skills to students.^[2]

Schools

The university has eight faculties:

• School of Education and Teacher Training
• School of Social and Political Sciences
• School of Animal Science
• School of Law
• School of Agriculture
• School of Community Health
• School of Science and Engineering
• School of Medicine

Undana Rectors

Rectors of Undana NTT:^[3]

1. Mohamad Salim (1962-1967),
2. Letkol Elias Tari, better known as El Tari (1967-1968)
3. Soetan Mohamad Sjah (1968-1976),
4. Urias Bait (1976-1977),
5. Frans E. Likadja (1978-1987),
6. Mozes R.Toelihere (1988-1996),
7. August Benu (1996-2005),
8. Frans Umbu Datta (2005-2013)
9. Fredrik Lukas Benu (2013-2021)
10. Maxs U. E. Sanam. (2021-2025)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-11-20 . SRV1 PDDIKTI : Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi . 2022-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141120212805/http://forlap.dikti.go.id/perguruantinggi/detail/NDc2RjBCMEItNDhENS00MzhBLTk3MjEtNDFBMUNFQjY0N0Ix . 20 November 2014 . dead.
2. Web site: US AID .
3. Web site: Universitas Nusa Cendana Kupang NTT . 2022-09-17 . mediaipnu.or.id . en-gb.