Tadulako University

On May 8, 1963 Tadulako received private status, under the first rector DVM. Nasri Gayur. On 12 September 1964 it was upgraded to “Listed” according to the Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science No. 94 / B-SWT / P / 64, with four faculties: Social and Political; Economic; Animal Science; and Education (Department of Life Sciences and Education). The Faculty of Law was added later.

The University of Hasanuddin University Tadulako Branch began by the Minister of Higher Education and Science (PTIP) No. 1 of 1966 dated January 1, 1966 and the Institute of Teacher Training and Education (Teachers’ Training College) Branch Makassar Palu by the Minister of Higher Education and Science (PTIP) No. 2 of 1966 on January 1, 1966.

Tadulako University of Hasanuddin University Branch (Branch UNTAD UNHAS) was divided into four faculties: Animal Science; of Economics; Law; and Social and Political. Teachers’ Training Branch Makassar Palu consisted of three faculties: Education; Teaching Literature and Art; Science of Teaching of Exact Sciences.

In 1978, with the help of the Directorate General of Higher Education and the Provincial Government of Central Sulawesi, the Koordinatorium College of Central Sulawesi (PTST), was formed, chaired by the governor of Central Sulawesi province with six vice-chairs, derived from UNTAD Branch UNHAS (three people) and Teachers’ Training Branch Makassar Palu (three people). The PTST Koordinatorium efforts to reunite the two universities in Central Sulawesi branch emerged and became a foundation for the establishment of a stand-alone public university.

With the support and efforts of communities in Central Sulawesi, local government, the rector of Hasanuddin University, the Makassar Rector Teachers’ Training College and the Directorate General of Higher Education, the status of the second branch of the higher education institutions mentioned above increased to “State University of Standing Own”, the name of Tadulako (UNTAD) in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 36 of 1981 dated August 14, 1981.

UNTAD consists of five faculties — Education, Social and Political Sciences, Economics, Law, and Agriculture.

A Faculty of Engineering was set up in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 0378/0/1993 dated October 21, 1993.

On March 7, 2011 in Jakarta, Minister of National Education, Prof. Ir. H. Muh. Nuh, DEA took the oath of office and inducted five university leaders and four of the echelon III and IV in the Ministry of National Education. Among the university leaders sworn in were Prof. Dr. Ir. Muh. Basir Cyio, SE, MS as rector to six Tadulako, for a term of four years (2011-2015). Basir Cyio was inaugurated by the Minister of National Education No. 75 / MPN.A4-KP / 2011, dated February 18, 2011.

(The other four leaders were Prof. Dr. Mahdi Bahar, S.Kar, M.Hum as rector IISIP West Sumatra Padang Panjang; Ir. Darmawan, MT as director of the Polytechnic Banjarmasin; Mahyus, S.Pd, SE, MM as director of Pontianak State Polytechnic; and Ir. Nana Dwi Wahyono, MM sworn in as director of Polytechnic of Jember. Muh.)