Tanjungpura University


Tanjungpura University or UNTAN is a public university in the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Hamzah Haz, former Indonesian vice president, once taught at the university.

History

It was established as the private, government-accredited University of National Power on 20 May 1959, with Law and Business Administration faculties, and became a public university 16 May 1963. On 20 May 1963, the name was changed to State University of Pontianak. On 14 September 1965 the name changed again, to Dwikora University . At this time, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences was opened.
On August 15, 1967 the final name change was effected, to Tanjungpura University, a reference to the Tanjungpura Kingdom that once ruled the area.

Faculties