Universitas Kristen Petra (UK Petra)

Universitas Kristen Petra (UK Petra) 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.

CitySurabaya

RegionAsia

TypePrivate

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Architecture & Design

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.petra.ac.id

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

Founded 1961 (founded by Christian Education Foundation as Christian university serving East Java; "Petra" from Greek for "rock" — Christian biblical reference). Major Protestant Christian private university in Surabaya. Founded 22 September 1961 by Christian Education Foundation. 'PETRA' from Greek for 'rock' — Christian biblical reference (Matthew 16:18). ~8,000+ students. 6 faculties. Distinguished design, architecture, business programmes.

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