Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta 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 top private university in Indonesia by 4International Colleges and Universities World University Rankings and Reviews in 2013. UMY was accredited internationally by Quacquarelli Symonds 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, masters and doctorate, domestically and abroad.HistoryProf. 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.