Janabadra University

Janabadra University is located in Yogyakarta, a student and cultural town in the heart of Java Island, Indonesia. It was established in 1958, thirteen years after Indonesia’s independence and becomes one of the oldest universities in the country. The university was founded by a group of Indonesia’s independence leaders and intellectuals, based on nationalism and patriotism spirit.

Our university envisions being a high-achieving, future-oriented and competitive university, with nationalism as its fundamental value.Nationalism means that the university acknowledges the diversity of Indonesia (in term of religions and ethnic groups) and the equal rights of all the citizens to pursue higher education in Janabadra University.

Janabadra University has several missions as follows Committed to deliver graduates with high intellectuality, professionalism, leadership and nationalism spirit to develop the nation. Conduct researches and community services to contribute to science and sustainable development. Disseminate knowledge, wisdom and technology to improve social welfare of the nation and the world in broader sense.

Janabadra University has approximately 3000 students body and 120academic staffs within its four faculties Faculty of Economics (undergraduate and graduate programs), Faculty of Engineering (undergraduate and graduate programs), Faculty of Law (undergraduate and graduate programs), Faculty of Agriculture (undergraduate program).

The University of Janabadra is an institution of educational struggle and organized by the Janabadra Foundation of Higher Education, based in Yogyakarta, with the foundation of Pancasila and the 1945 Basic Law of nationalism, has nationalism and patriotism, directs its learners into intellectuals who have high moral and soul confident and able to help himself or plunge in the development of nation and state. At first named Janabadra College, then with the enactment of Law No. 22 of 1961 on "Higher Education" his name was changed and adjusted to the University of Janabadra. The name Janabadra comes from the name of a native Javanese poet who lived in the seventh century named D'NANABADRA which further according to the tongue of Indonesia to simplify his remarks to Janabadra until now.