UI Vocational Education Programme Renamed to UI Vocational School
Depok (ANTARA) - Universitas Indonesia (UI) has officially changed its institutional nomenclature from the Vocational Education Programme to the UI Vocational School to strengthen governance, relevance, and the applied higher education ecosystem in Indonesia.
“This is a historic momentum in the name change from the UI Vocational Education Programme to the UI Vocational School. Previously, UI Vocational managed assets and human resources autonomously. This new name is also in line with higher education institutions in Indonesia and internationally that provide vocational education,” said UI Rector Heri Hermansyah in Depok on Friday.
The change in nomenclature from “Programme” to “School” represents a strategic step for UI Vocational, moving from being merely a provider of learning processes to a complete and independent applied higher education institution.
The use of the term “School” adopts global vocational education practices (School) to represent an academic entity that is adaptive and autonomous in integrating education, applied research, innovation, and community service.
Meanwhile, the Director of the UI Vocational School, Safrin Arifin, stated that the readiness of the UI Vocational School to undertake this new mandate is supported by a solid track record of institutional governance. This is evidenced by achieving Rank I in the 2023 UI Performance Contract (Kokin), Rank II in the UI Integrity Zone Award consecutively in 2022 and 2023, and Rank I in the 2025 UI GreenMetric.
“This institutional foundation is further strengthened by a series of achievements by lecturers, educational staff, and students in various national and international scientific arenas,” he said.
Through the establishment of this new nomenclature, the UI Vocational School reaffirms its commitment to continuously producing graduates who possess not only knowledge and skills but also a professional work attitude, ensuring they are ready to contribute to national development and remain competitive at a high level.
The UI Vocational School is an applied higher education institution under the auspices of UI, offering Diploma III, Applied Bachelor (Diploma IV), and Applied Master’s programmes.