# Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta; abbreviated as UMY) is a private university in Yogyakarta under affiliation of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia.
UMY was recognized as the 4th best university and become the top private university in Indonesia by 4International Colleges and Universities (4icu) World University Rankings and Reviews in 2013 and accredited internationally by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars in 2015.
Improving the quality of HR managers receives top priority in the development of Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. Therefore, every year the university sends about 20 to 30 faculty members for follow-up studies, master's and doctorate, domestically and abroad.

## History

Prof. Dr. Kahar Muzakkir began throwing ideas about the need the establishment of University of Muhammadiyah. When the Central Leadership Muhammadiyah Teaching Council inaugurated the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education in Yogyakarta on November 18, 1960, its founding charter explicitly included it as part of the Guidance and Counseling, University of Muhammadiyah.
In March 1981, through the hard struggle of Muhammadiyah activists such as Drs. H. Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Drs. M. Alfian Darmawam, Hoemam Zainal, S.H., Brig. TNI. (Ret.) Drs. H. Bakri Shahid, Azhar KHAhmad Basir, MA, Ir.H.M. Dasron Hamid, M.Sc., HM Daim Saleh, Prof. Dr. H. Amien Rais, M.A., H.M.H. Mawardi, Drs. H. Hasan Basri, Drs. H. Abdul Rosyad Sholeh, Zuber Kohari, Ir. H. Basit Wahid, H Tubin Sakiman. Their persistent search for students was supported by the chairman of the UMY, KH A. R. Fakhrudin and chairman of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Region H. Mukhlas Abror. It formally established Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, which evolved to the present.

## Student life
### Student organizations

* Student Executive Board (Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa)
* Student Association (Himpunan Mahasiswa Jurusan)
* Islamic Student Association (Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam)
* Muhammadiyah University Students Association (Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah)

### Sports

* Aikido
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Futsal
* Soccer
* Taekwondo
* Tapak Suci
* Tennis
* Table Tennis
* Volleyball
* E-Sports

### Clubs

* Arabic club
* Media and Magazines
* Choir
* Cinema and Film
* Indonesian traditional dance
* Marching Band
* Model United Nations
* Mountaineering
* Modern dance
* Student Research Community
* Music
* Photography
* Student Economic Enterprise
* Student English Activity
* Theater

## Faculties and schools
### Faculty of Agriculture

* Department of Agribusiness
* Department of Agrotechnology

### Faculty of Dentistry

* Department of Dentistry

### Faculty of Economics and Business

* Department of Management
* Department of Accountancy
* Department of Finance and Sharia Banking (Economics Development)

### Faculty of Engineering

* Department of Civil Engineering
* Department of Electrical Engineering
* Department of Machine Engineering
* Department of Information Technology

### Faculty of Islamic Studies

* Department of Communication and Islamic Counseling
* Department of Islamic Education
* Department of Finance and Sharia Banking (Muamalat)

### Faculty of Language Education

* Department of Arabic Language
* Department of English Language
* Department of Japanese Language

### Faculty of Law

* Department of Law
* International Program for Law and Sharia

### Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

* Department of Medicine
* Department of Nursery
* Department of Pharmacy

### Faculty of Social and Political Science

* Department of Communication Studies
* Department of International Relations
* Jusuf Kalla School of Government

### Vocational School

* Applied Accountancy
* Automotive and Manufacture Engineering
* Electromedics Engineering

### International undergraduate programs

* International Program of International Relations (IPIREL)
* International Program for Islamic Economics and Finance (IPIEF)
* International Program of Governmental Studies (IGOV)
* International Program for Law and Sharia (IPOLS)
* International Program of Management and Business (IMaBs)
* International Program of Accounting (IPAcc)
* International Program of Communication Studies (IPCos)

## Partner universities
### Australia

Flinders University Griffith University

### Austria

University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria

### Canada

College of New Caledonia

### China

Guangxi Medical University Guizhou University Henan University SIAS International University Zhengzhou University

### Bangladesh

Daffodil International University

### Egypt

Suez Canal University

### France

Université Savoie-Mont Blanc

### Germany

University of Münster

### India

Jagran Lakecity University

### Iran

Al-Mustafa International University

### Japan

University of Tokushima Chubu Gakuin University Ritsumeikan University Kanazawa Institute of Technology Kyushu University Yamagata University

### Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Universiti Utara Malaysia University of Malaya International Islamic University Malaysia

### Mexico

CETYS University

### Morocco

University of Ibn Tofail

### Netherlands

Eindhoven University of Technology

### Philippines

Angeles University Foundation Ateneo de Davao University Cebu Technological University Centro Escolar University De La Salle University Isabela State University Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology Philippine Normal University The University of Mindanao University of San Carlos

### Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

### Romania

Danubius University

### Singapore

Singapore Polytechnic

### South Korea

Daegu Health College Korea University Sun Moon University Yonsei University Youngsan University

### Spain

Jaume I University

### Taiwan

Asia University Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology National Cheng Kung University National Chiayi University National Dong Hwa University Tamkang University Vanung University Yuanpei University of Medical Technology

### Thailand

Chulalongkorn University Kasetsart University Khon Kaen University Maejo University Thammasat University Suranaree University of Technology University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

### Turkey

Istanbul University Istanbul Medeniyet University

### United Kingdom

Harper Adams University Swansea University

### United States

California Baptist University Northern Arizona University University of Maryland

### Vietnam

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City