content of History of Unesa
Surabaya State University (Unesa) cannot be separated from an integral part of the long journey of national education. Having produced around 80,000 graduates, Unesa has the courage to position itself as one of the higher education providers who are able to plan development to provide quality education, evaluate themselves to prepare graduates who are highly competitive (nation competitiveness) and have an entrepreneurial spirit (entrepreneurship), and manage everything. its activities in a healthy organizational mechanism (organizational health).
Unesa must be independent (autonomy) as a Government Education Legal Body (BHPP) as mandated by Law No. 20/2003 on the National Education System (UU Sisdiknas).
The history of Unesa cannot be separated from the IKIP Surabaya which began around 1950. Starting from the B-I and B-II courses in the field of Chemistry and Certain Sciences which utilized facilities and infrastructure in the form of classrooms and laboratories from Dutch education, Hoogere Burger Schol (HBS). These courses are held in Surabaya to meet the needs of teachers at the junior and senior high school levels. The courses include: (a) BI and B-II Chemistry, (b) BI and BII Definite Sciences, (c) BI English, (d) BI German, (e) BI Engineering, (f) BI Education Physical, (g) BI Economics, (h) BI Commerce, and (i) BI Aircraft Science. In 1957, the BI courses were grouped into two, namely (1) General BI Course, which covered English and German, and (2) Vocational BI Course, which covered Chemistry, Science, Economics, Commerce, Engineering, Education. Physical, and Aircraft Science. These courses lasted until 1960.
To eliminate the dualism of B-I and B-II courses with graduates who are not
degree, and the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) which produces graduate degrees, with the MPRS Decree No. 11 / MPRS / 1960 the two courses were integrated into the Teacher Training and Education Faculty (FKIP) which produced secondary school teachers. Furthermore, the institution, based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture number 6/1961 dated February 7, 1961, was integrated into one of the faculties in the Malang branch of the FKIP Airlangga University and named FKIP Airlangga University Surabaya Branch.
In 1962 with the establishment of the Teacher Education Academy (APG), that is
later becoming the Institute for Teacher Education (IPG), dualism re-emerged. To eliminate this dualism, based on Presidential Decree number 1/1963 dated January 3, 1963, the integration of IPG and FKIP was carried out into the Teacher Training and Education Institute (IKIP). With this integration FKIP Airlangga University in Malang, on May 20, 1964, its status was changed to IKIP Malang Pusat and FKIP Airlangga University Surabaya Branch changed to IKIP Malang Surabaya Branch. Such circumstances lasted until 19 December 1964.
Based on the Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science number 182/1964 dated 19 December 1964, IKIP Surabaya officially stands alone with the leadership of a presidium. This date is set as the birth date of IKIP Surabaya which is celebrated every year as the anniversary of IKIP Surabaya. In 1964, IKIP Surabaya had five faculties, namely (1) the Faculty of Education (FIP), (2) the Teaching Faculty of Social Sciences (FKIS), the Teaching Faculty of Arts Letters (FKSS), (4) the Teaching Faculty of Exact Sciences (FKIE) , and (5) the Teaching Faculty of Engineering (FKIT). On March 1, 1977, the Sports High School (STO) integrated with the Surabaya IKIP based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. number 042 / O / 1977
dated February 22, 1977 and became the Teaching Faculty of Sports Science (FKIK), which is the sixth faculty managed by IKIP Surabaya. Based on the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia. number 27/1981, IKIP Surabaya has six faculties, namely: (1) Faculty of Education (FIP), (2) Faculty of Language and Arts Education (FPBS), (3) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education (FPMIPA), ( 4) Faculty of Social Science Education (FPIPS), (5) Faculty of Technology and Vocational Education (FPTK), and (6) Faculty of Sports and Health Education (FPOK).
With the belief to carry out a wider mandate, IKIP Surabaya changed to Surabaya State University (Unesa) based on the Presidential Decree R.I. number 93/1999 dated August 4, 1999 by managing six faculties, namely (1) Faculty of Education (FIP), (2) Faculty of Languages and Letters (FBS), (3) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), (4) ) Faculty of Social Sciences (FIS), (5) Faculty of Engineering (FT), and (6) Faculty of Sports Science (FIK).
Currently Unesa manages 63 study programs, both educational and non-educational, with diploma (D2 and D3), undergraduate (S1), and postgraduate levels consisting of two strata (S2) and three strata (S3). Because Unesa's journey cannot be separated from IKIP Surabaya, Unesa's birthday (dies natalis) still uses IKIP Surabaya's dies natalis.
Learning from the journey of BI and B-II teacher courses to becoming a university, does not close the opportunity that in the future Unesa will develop into a large university located in the West Surabaya area with study programs, departments, and faculties that are in accordance with the needs of community development. . Unesa's development that puts forward the competence of graduates and the needs of stakeholders will always be an incomplete homework for Unesa
