Perbanas Institute

Perbanas Institute is a tertiary school in South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded on February 19, 1969, by the National General Banks Association (Perbanas), the institute focuses on banking, finance and informatics. Established to meet the needs of banking personnel, it was organized by the Banks Association Education Foundation (Yayasan Pendidikan Perbanas, or YPP).

History
At first YPP organized higher education in the form of Perbanas Banking Academy (AIP) which later evolved into Perbanas Academy of Banking and Accounting (AAP) in 1982. Responding to the demands and needs of the market of educated workforce the institute has grown from the academy into college, namely Perbanas School of Economics in 1988 and on December 10, 1999, it opened Postgraduate Program in Management.

Based on the Minister of Higher Education decree No. 209/D/O2007, dated October 23, 2007, Perbanas School of Economics and Perbanas School of Computer Management and Informatics (STIMIK Perbanas) merged into Institute of Finance-Banking and Informatics Asia Perbanas (IKPIA Perbanas) or popularly known as Perbanas Institute.

Degrees

 * Faculty of Economics and Business
 * Diploma Degree in Tax Accounting
 * Diploma Degree in Finance and Banking
 * Bachelor's Honours Degree in Accounting
 * Bachelor's Honours Degree in Management
 * Bachelor's Honours Degree in Sharia Economic
 * Faculty of Information Technology
 * Bachelor's Honours Degree in Information Technology
 * Bachelor's Honours Degree in Information System
 * Graduate School
 * Master of Management
 * Master of Accounting
 * Other
 * PPAk

Student organizations

 * Student Representatives Council (MPM; Majelis Permusyawatan Mahasiswa)
 * Student Executive Board (BEM; Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa)
 * Students' Association
 * Radio Kampus (Internet)
 * Sports
 * Basketball
 * Soccer and futsal
 * Baseball and softball
 * Taekwondo
 * Badminton
 * Arts
 * Perbanas Institute Choir
 * Slide photography

Achievements

 * Indonesia's best School of management, 2014
 * IT dean Harya Damar Widiputra received the Higher Education Coordinating Board Region III Outstanding Lecturer award.
 * Bachelor's honours-degree accounting and management programmes received an "A" accreditation from Indonesia's Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education.
 * Bachelor's honours-degree accounting programme accredited by CPA Australia

Choir

 * In ... Canto Sul Garda, 8th International Choir Competition Secular and Sacred Music in Riva del Garda, Italy, October 2009: Gold V Diploma (category winner) and best conductor for sacred music (mixed choir) and Gold VI Diploma for mixed-choir folksongs
 * Bratislava Cantat I, 2015 International Choir Festival: Gold for a cappella sacred music, folksongs and adult choir