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Universitas Nasional is the oldest private university in Jakarta and the second oldest in Indonesia. The university was founded by several Indonesian prominent scholars on October 15, 1949, as Akademi Nasional.

Founding and early history
Universitas Nasional was founded on October 15, 1949 with the prominent Indonesian scholars initiatives gathered in PMIK. The founders among others: Mr. Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, R. Teguh Suhardho Sastrosoewignjo, Mr. Soedjono Hardjosoediro, Prof. Sarwono Prawirohardjo, Mr. Prajitno Soewondo, Hazil, Kwari Kartabrata, Prof. Dr. R. M. Djoehana Wiradikarta, R. M. Soebagio, Ny. Noegroho, Drs. Adam Bachtiar, Dr. Bahder Djohan, Dr. Leimena, Ir. Abd Karim, Prof. Dr. Soetomo Tjokronegoro, Mr. Ali Budiharjo, Poerwodarminta, Mr. Soetikno, Ir. TH. A. Resink, Dr. Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, Noegroho, Soejatmiko, H. B. Jassin, Mochtar Avin, L. Damais, M. Akbar Djoehana, Miss Boediardjo, and Miss Roekmini Singgih.

A particular attempt which was proposed by its founders/ members of PMIK on 1946 was to held courses that cover:
 * Economics
 * Sociology
 * Politics
 * Philosophy

Courses led by Drs. Adam Bachtiar was meant to give basic understandings on science to every Indonesian citizens over their responsibilities post independence. PMIK then opened an afternoon high school to students who worked in the morning to continue their study and who wished to get progress at the same time.

PMIK services was then broadened to established an academy called Akademi Nasional. Those who didn’t want to enter Dutch East Indies colonial’s university, Universiteit van Indonesia (which is now becomes University of Indonesia), was very enthusiast to enlist at Akademi Nasional which will become the then Universitas Nasional. The first lectures were held at the very first campus on Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta on October 15, 1949 which became historical momentum and being held as the birth of Universitas Nasional.

The naming of academy instead of university was simply to avoid colonial rules in Jakarta which didn’t allow the opening of a post-secondary education by native Indonesians. Akademi National was initially supervising 5 (five) faculties, covering:
 * The Faculty of Social, Economics and Politics
 * The Faculty of Biology
 * The Faculty of Maths and Physics
 * The Faculty of Indonesian Literature
 * The Faculty of English Literature

Despite being a private university, The Ministry of Education, Teaching and Indonesian Culture which was located in Yogyakarta had been given recognition and equal status to Akademi Nasional through a letter No. 548/S on December 22, 1949. The next development of legalization was through a notary Mr. R. Soewandi, PMIK was changed into YMIK on September 1, 1954 and Akademi National would establish its name as Universitas Nasional.

Not only in the scope of education, its Civitas Academica in the beginning was also actively involved as the leading guard of liberation against the colonial regime in Jakarta for which, during the University’s second lustrum, October 15, 1959, the first Indonesian president, Soekarno, bestowed the title “the University of Liberation”.

Along with public’s trust, it keeps continuing to develop knowledge by opening new programs or faculties. At first, YMIK, for Diploma program, was concentrating by running a National Foreign Language Academy (Akademi Bahasa Asing Nasional, abbreviated as ABA in 1970), National Accounting Academy (Akademi Akuntansi Nasional in 1974) and National Tourism Academy (Akademi Pariwisata Nasional). Up to now, Universitas Nasional and its Academies have begun to open another 32 programs of study at Diploma, Undergraduate and Graduate levels respectively.

Schools and colleges
Universitas Nasional is organized into several schools and colleges, each with a different dean and organization.