The period 1959 - 1965 was named the Academy of Corporate Administration Veterans Branch Surabaya. In 1968 changed its name to the College of National Development (PTPN) Veteran East Java branch. In 1976 - 1994, there was a shift in PTPN Veteran status as the East Java branch of Polytechnic under the guidance Department of Defense and Security Affairs. In 1977 changed its name to Veterans National Development University of East Java branch. In 1995 transformed into Colleges by name UPN Veteran East Java operationally under the guidance of Foundation Kejuangan Panglima Sudirman and functionally under the guidance Department of Defense and Security Affairs. In 2007 UPN Veteran operationally under the guidance Welfare Foundation Education and Housing functionally under the guidance Ministry of Defense R I. According to the development and progress achieved, then the UPN Veteran East Java projected by the Ministry of Defense to be Perguruang State (PTN). Monday, October 6, 2014, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed an endorsement inscription that marks the UPN "Veteran" East Java into PTN.
The vision of the university "BELA CHARACTER BEING SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY. " The mission is to Organize and develop character education to defend the country. Fostering a culture of research in the development of science and technology that is empowering for society's welfare. Organizing community service-based research and local knowledge. Organizing of good governance and clean in order to achieve budget management accountability. Mengembangkankualitas excellent human resources in attitudes and values, performance, mastery of knowledge, and managerial. Improving the system of integrated management of facilities and infrastructure Improving institutional cooperation with stakeholders s both at home and abroad.
Bela State is the attitude and behavior of citizens who are animated by the love of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Homeland) based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution in ensuring the nation's survival and the state. As the State Defense Campus is expected to produce graduates, the Development Pioneers are always ready to defend the Homeland, Pancasila, and the 1945 Constitution wherever and whenever work.
Values of the State Defense Love Homeland Republic of Indonesia, to know and love the national territory, always alert, ready to defend the Homeland against all forms of threats. Indonesian nation and state consciousness, always fostering harmony, unity, and integrity always puts the nation's interests above personal or group interests, understands the state emblem, anthem, and keeps all applicable legislation. Believe in the philosophy and ideology of Pancasila as the state. Willing to sacrifice for the nation and country. Having prior knowledge of State Defense. As Higher Education under the Ministry of Defense coaching UPN Veteran East Java strategic function in producing graduates with a soul kejuangan in defending the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia). Article 27 ayart 3 1945 Constitution states, "every citizen has the right and duty to participate in the state's defense efforts."
State Defense Campus is one manifestation of the implementation of Article 27 paragraph 3 of the 1945 Constitution in the national defense system to deal with non-military Encana. One of the necessary forms, in general, is Education State Defense form of activity intrakurikuler Subjects Formation of Personality Pancasila, Education citizenship, Indonesian and Widya Mwat Yasa and activities ektrakurikuler Student Activity Unit as orderly Students, Student Nature Lovers, Scout, Traditional Martial, Arts Traditional dance and Sport.
UPN Veteran, specifically in East Java, is being piloted State Defense Studies program as a tangible manifestation of being part of the Defense University College status under Government-Owned Defense Ministry had coached.
