Khairun University

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Khairun University
Universitas Khairun
TypePublic
Established15 August 1964 [1] [2]
Rector Husen Alting
Location,
0°45′45.2″N127°20′10.6″E / 0.762556°N 127.336278°E / 0.762556; 127.336278
Website unkhair.ac.id

Khairun University is an Indonesian public university in Ternate City, North Maluku. Named after a historical monarch of the Sultanate of Ternate, it was founded in 1964 initially as a partner of the Sam Ratulangi University in Manado. The university was nationalized in 2004, making it a state-operated institution. [2] In 2016, the university claimed a student count of 1,120 with 115 teaching staff, over double of 550 in 2014. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. [3]

In 2017, following the prohibition of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, the university demanded all its teaching staff affiliated with the organization to resign. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Tentang Unkhair" (in Indonesian). Universitas Khairun. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. "Statistik Mahasiswa". Khairun University. 17 February 2017.
  4. JF, Eroby (17 October 2017). "Universitas Khairun Ternate Minta Dosen Eks HTI Buat Surat Pernyataan". RILIS.ID (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.