UIN Imam Bonjol Padang

UIN Imam Bonjol Padang is a recognised university in Indonesia. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityPadang

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies; Languages & Linguistics; Education; Social Sciences; Arts & Humanities; Law

AccreditationBadan Akreditasi Nasional Perguruan Tinggi (BAN-PT, National Accreditation Board for Higher Education) — established 1994 by Government Regulation; sole national accreditor for non-vocational HEIs in Indonesia, granting institutional accreditation grades (Unggul/Excellent, Baik Sekali/Very Good, Baik/Good) and programme-level accreditation. Operates under Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi (Kemendikbudristek — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology). Plus parallel oversight: Kemenag (Ministry of Religious Affairs) regulates State Islamic Universities (UIN — Universitas Islam Negeri), State Islamic Institutes (IAIN), and State Islamic Colleges (STAIN); LAM-PTKes (independent accrediting agency for health professions). Indonesian HE classifications: Universitas (university — multi-disciplinary), Institut (institute — discipline-clustered), Sekolah Tinggi (high school — single discipline), Akademi (academy — professional certificate), Politeknik (polytechnic — vocational). Total ~4,500+ HEIs across these categories.

Official websitehttps://www.uinib.ac.id

Accreditation registryhttps://www.banpt.or.id/

Founded 1966 (chartered as IAIN Imam Bonjol; UIN 2017; named after Imam Bonjol — Padri War leader). Major West Sumatra state Islamic university. Founded 1966 as IAIN Imam Bonjol. UIN 2017. Named after IMAM BONJOL — leader of PADRI WAR (1803-1837) against Dutch colonialism + traditional Minangkabau royalty (early Islamic-reformist resistance movement). Indonesian national hero. ~15,000+ students.

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