- Andalas University
Infobox University
name = Andalas University
native_name = "Universitas Andalas"
caption = University gate
image_size = 200px
established =December 23 ,1955
type = State University
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country =Indonesia
province =West Sumatra
city = Padang
country =Indonesia
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affiliations = ASAIHL
coor = coord|0|54|52|S|100|27|45|E|type:edu
website = [http://www.unand.ac.id www.unand.ac.id]Andalas University ( _id. Universitas Andalas) is the oldest university in
Indonesia outside ofJava . The university consists of nine faculties, with most located at the main campus "Limau Manis", 12 km from the center of Padang,West Sumatra . This campus occupies 5 km², at an elevation of about 100 m. The Faculty of Medicine is located in the city center, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil.Faculties
The university currently consists of nine faculties:
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Animal Husbandry
* Faculty of Letters
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Social Sciences and PoliticsHonorary degrees
On
September 21 ,2006 ,Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an honorary degree "Doctor Honoris Causa" in the sector of Sustainable Agriculture Development .External links
* [http://www.unand.ac.id Official website]
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