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YARSI FOUNDATION was founded to meet the requirement for establishing a university, as mandated by Law no. 22 of 1961 on Higher Education. The idea of establishing a FACULTY OF MEDICINE was the brainchild of four lecturers at the Faculty of Medicine of the UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA: Dr. H. Ali Akbar, professor of Physiology, Prof. Dr. Asri Rasad, MSc, Ph.D. Drs. Med. Maksum Saleh Nasution, lecturer of Anatomy, and Prof. Dr. Uddin Jurnalis, professor of Anatomy. In 1965, they began discussing the possibility of setting up a medical school run by an Islamic institution. There was already a medical faculty in Jakarta at Ibnu Khaldun University, where the four founders also helped as part-time lecturers. Unfortunately, the school was not managed very well. The years 1965-1966 were a period of extreme political turmoil, with a coup d'etat attempt by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), culminating in the murders of several military generals on September 30, 1965. The Indonesian Army promptly retaliated. A power transition soon ensued, from President Sukarno's Old Order to the New Order led by Suharto. The transition was far from smooth, giving rise to daily demonstrations demanding that Sukarno step down. At the end of 1966, confusion in the academic system at the Medical Faculty of Ibnu Khaldun University caused all the lecturers from the Faculty of Medicine at the UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA to quit, which led to a vacuum in academic activities. The students insisted that they be accommodated in a new institution to continue their education. This spurred the four founders to carry through with their idea of establishing a faculty of medicine. To comply with regulations, on April 11, 1967, YARSI FOUNDATION was set up with Notary A. Gewang for the deed of establishment. Besides the four founders mentioned above, two former student activists at the Faculty of Medicine of Ibnu Khaldun University, Drs. Med. Marimar Soeloet and E. Wirjatmo, and businessman H. Abdul Karim Oey were also named on the deed so that altogether, seven people were considered as YARSI founders. On April 15, 1967, YARSI Foundation formally established YARSI Medical College. By-Law no. 22, 1961, later in 1969, the name was changed to YARSI Medical School. With the opening of three other faculties in 1989: Law, Economics, and Information Technology, the name was further changed to YARSI UNIVERSITY. The establishment of YARSI Medical School would not have been possible without the Faculty of Medicine's full support at the UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA: the dean at the time, Prof. Dr. Jamaluddin, SPB, and lecturers from all departments. Support in the form of all lecture halls and fully equipped laboratories at the medical faculty of the UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA at Jl. Salemba No. 6 Jakarta allowed the new establishment to thrive and develop. This continued until 1970. Then in 1971, the campus moved to Jl. Lt. Suprapto Cempaka Putih and continued to evolve as it is today. Vision is to "Establish an Islamic university that is respected, authoritative, of high quality, and able to compete in national and international forums by the end of 2020". The mission is to Advancing science, technology, and art through quality education, teaching, and learning excellence following Islam. According to Islam, advancing science, technology, and art through quality study, superior research, and publications. According to Islam, advancing science, technology, and art as solutions to problems and challenges of the world. According to Islam, developing human resources and good governance can address the problems that arise in the community and provide the right direction to build a world community, especially for a fair, prosperous, equitable, and civilized Indonesia. View full university