History
The name Universitas Brawijaya (Brawijaya University) was granted by the President of the Republic of Indonesia through a wire no. 258/K/61 sent on July 11, 1961. This name is derived from the title of Kings of Majapahit, a great kingdom in Indonesia from 12th to 15th centuries.
Education
UB is one of the leading universities in Indonesia with more than 60,000 students in various degrees ranging from the Diploma Program, Bachelor's Degree Program, Master's Degree Program, Doctoral Degree Program, and Medical Specialist Program, in 12 Faculties, 2 faculty-level Programs, 1 Vocational Program, and 1 Postgraduate Program.
Research
UB is committed to develop the relevance of research and community services to enhance the quality of education, industrial needs, and human resources.
Short Courses
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
801
2023
801 200
2022
1001
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1501
2023
1501 -300
2022
1201
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Student services
Most of the students of Universitas Brawijaya are Muslim. In the campus of Universitas Brawijaya, there is a central mosque called Masjid Raden Patah and some mushollas in some faculties or departments. Not far from the campus, there is a Buddhist Temple for Buddhists, while for Christian, there is a cathedral on Bromo Street, about 10 minutes away by public taxi.
Housing services
For accommodation, there are several alternatives, namely:
- A dormitory (for male students) around the students cooperative of Unibraw
- Boarding houses
- Rented houses
Library services
UB Central Library is one of institutional support system that serves to support academic programs of the university as stated in Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi or the three roles of a university (education, research and community service).
UB Central Library also provides electronic books (e-books), international journals of various, manuals, and so forth.
ICT services
UB provides facilities and information technology based services for faculty, staff and students. This service is aimed to support the activities of teaching and learning of all components of UB.
Medical services
Universitas Brawijaya has a healthcare clinic for students. Students can get healthcare services in reasonable and reachable price for all students. Besides healthcare clinic, there are also several hospitals in Malang, such as Syaiful Anwar General Hospital, Islamic Hospital, Lavalette Hospital, etc.
Campus life
UB campus is situated in the city of Malang, East Java, in a strategic location can easily be reached by public transportations. With trees growing in all corners of the campus and the cool air of Malang, UB indeed is a very fresh campus. As a city of education, Malang has been developing rapidly. This seems to be inseparable from the glory of East Java in the past.
Sports facilities
Student Activity Unit (UKM) is the place for student guiding for sports, arts, students press.
- Volleyball
- Tapak Suci
- Merpati Putih
- Tae Kwon Do
- Inkai
- Perisai Diri
- Setia Hati Teratai
- Perkemi Dojo
- Pencak Silat Tenaga Dasar
- Chess
- BSC (Shooting)
- Swimming
- etc.
Student clubs
- Student Regiment
- Brawijaya Racana Boy Scout
- Voluntary Corps/Students Red Cross
- UB Nature Lover Student Association (IMPALA)
- Grade A accreditation from National Accreditation Body for Universities, September 11, 2014.
- Accreditation by The Alliance on Business Education and Scholarship for Tomorrow a 21st century organization for Faculty of Economics and Business UB.
- Accreditation by Asian Association of Schools of Business International for Study Program of Business Administration, Faculty of Administrative Sciences UB.