Officially! The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology Changes the Name of Engineering Study Programs to Engineering
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology has officially changed the name of Engineering study programs to Engineering in all universities in Indonesia.
This change was established through the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education Number 96/B/KPT/2025 concerning the Name of Study Programs and Types of Academic Education and Professional Education.
In the letter signed by the Director General of Higher Education, Khairul Munadi on September 9, 2025, the first appendix of the decree lists the field of science number 34, Engineering, with the explanation that universities can still use the term Engineering. This means that universities are still allowed to use the term Engineering in the naming of their study programs.
“State universities may use study program names that are equivalent to the study program names in this Director General’s Decree and report to the Director General of Higher Education,” reads the provision in the letter, quoted on Friday, May 15, 2026.
Here are some of the names that have been changed to Engineering:
Sustainable Engineering
Bioenergy and Chemuryu Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biosystem Engineering
Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Aeronautics Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Renewable Energy Engineering
Geothermal Energy Engineering
Electrical Power Engineering
Energy System Engineering
Physics Engineering
Geodetic Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geomatics Engineering
Remote Sensing Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Engineering Management
Logistic Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management
Agricultural Industrial Engineering
Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Instrumentation and Automation Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Naval Architecture Engineering
Marine Engineering
Marine Transport Engineering
Safety Engineering
Fire Safety Engineering
Chemical Engineering