Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta; abbreviated as UMY) is a private university in Yogyakarta under affiliation of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia.

UMY was recognized as the 4th best university and become the top private university in Indonesia by 4International Colleges and Universities (4icu) World University Rankings and Reviews in 2013 and accredited internationally by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars in 2015.

Improving the quality of HR managers receives top priority in the development of Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. Therefore, every year the university sends about 20 to 30 faculty members for follow-up studies, master's and doctorate, domestically and abroad.

History
Prof. Dr. Kahar Muzakkir began throwing ideas about the need the establishment of University of Muhammadiyah. When the Central Leadership Muhammadiyah Teaching Council inaugurated the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education in Yogyakarta on November 18, 1960, its founding charter explicitly included it as part of the Guidance and Counseling, University of Muhammadiyah.

In March 1981, through the hard struggle of Muhammadiyah activists such as Drs. H. Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Drs. M. Alfian Darmawam, Hoemam Zainal, S.H., Brig. TNI. (Ret.) Drs. H. Bakri Shahid, Azhar KHAhmad Basir, MA, Ir.H.M. Dasron Hamid, M.Sc., HM Daim Saleh, Prof. Dr. H. Amien Rais, M.A., H.M.H. Mawardi, Drs. H. Hasan Basri, Drs. H. Abdul Rosyad Sholeh, Zuber Kohari, Ir. H. Basit Wahid, H Tubin Sakiman. Their persistent search for students was supported by the chairman of the UMY, KH A. R. Fakhrudin and chairman of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Region H. Mukhlas Abror. It formally established Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, which evolved to the present.

Student organizations

 * Student Executive Board (Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa)
 * Student Association (Himpunan Mahasiswa Jurusan)
 * Islamic Student Association (Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam)
 * Muhammadiyah University Students Association (Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah)

Sports

 * Aikido
 * Badminton
 * Basketball
 * Futsal
 * Soccer
 * Taekwondo
 * Tapak Suci
 * Tennis
 * Table Tennis
 * Volleyball

Clubs

 * Arabic club
 * Media and Magazines
 * Choir
 * Cinema and Film
 * Indonesian traditional dance
 * Marching Band
 * Model United Nations
 * Mountaineering
 * Modern dance
 * Student Research Community
 * Music
 * Photography
 * Student Economic Enterprise
 * Student English Activity
 * Theater

Faculty of Agriculture

 * Department of Agribusiness
 * Department of Agrotechnology

Faculty of Economics and Business

 * Department of Management
 * Department of Accountancy
 * Department of Finance and Sharia Banking (Economics Development)

Faculty of Engineering

 * Department of Civil Engineering
 * Department of Electrical Engineering
 * Department of Machine Engineering
 * Department of Information Technology

Faculty of Islamic Studies

 * Department of Communication and Islamic Counseling
 * Department of Islamic Education
 * Department of Finance and Sharia Banking (Muamalat)

Faculty of Language Education

 * Department of Arabic Language
 * Department of English Language
 * Department of Japanese Language

Faculty of Law

 * Department of Law
 * International Program for Law and Sharia

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

 * Department of Medicine
 * Department of Dentistry
 * Department of Pharmacy
 * Department of Nursery

Faculty of Social and Political Science

 * Department of Communication Studies
 * Department of International Relations
 * Jusuf Kalla School of Government

Vocational School

 * Applied Accountancy
 * Automotive and Manufacture Engineering
 * Electromedics Engineering

International undergraduate programs

 * International Program of International Relations (IPIREL)
 * International Program for Islamic Economics and Finance (IPIEF)
 * International Program of Governmental Studies (IGOV)
 * International Program for Law and Sharia (IPOLS)
 * International Program of Management and Business (IMaBs)
 * International Program of Accounting (IPAcc)
 * International Program of Communication Studies (IPCos)

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Kanazawa Institute of Technology

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Vietnam
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Notable alumni
Fahd Pahdepie, (International Relations, 2009), Writer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, (International Relations, 1996), Indonesian diplomat. Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Turkey (2019-2021)