Kartika Widya University

Kartika Widya University was founded in 1986 is a realization of a dream YPPI board at that time. University of Widya Kartika established to complement the education system that has been owned by YPPI into continuing education, from kindergarten, elementary, junior high, high school and university.

Administrators who are actively involved in the preparation of the establishment of the University of Widya Kartika is Mr. Moch. Achwan, SH (Chairman), Mr. Widyanto Tedja, SH, Mr. Dipl. Ing. Johannes Kumala, Mr. Hidayat, Mr. Arief Yusuf Yudhoyono, and Mr. Soeroto and Mr. Oemar (RIP). Establishment of the University of Widya Kartika became the pride of the board YPPI as their success in managing education in this beloved country.

Board at that time to see that many graduates YPPI high school students who can not go to college because of the amount of fees to be paid for admission to private universities. But if you want to get into public universities is extremely difficult time, especially for the children of Chinese descent. From the results of questionnaires conducted to parents and high school students and high school YPPI I YPPI II, then have 6 (six) majors are divided into two faculties, namely:

faculty of Economics

Management major

Accounting major

Faculty of Engineering:

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Architecture

Electrical engineering major

Department of Informatics

On a proposal from Mr. Oemar (late), the University was named Widya (science) Kartika (stars), because university officials hope this can be the star luminary in the world of science.

To entrust the management board Dipl. Ing. Johannes Kumala as the motor of this establishment. As Rector, elected Mr. Ir. O.F. Patty (deceased), former rector of the UK. Petra. Cpc. Johannes Kumala I once served as PR PR II, Dipl. Ing. Natan as PR III and Dra. Johanna Soewono, MS.ED. as Secretary of the University. As a lecturer, recruited many graduates from abroad who had returned to Indonesia, from Germany, Holland, USA and Japan. In addition, senior lecturers quality of ITS and University Press also helped teach at the University of Widya Kartika.

YPPI board seriousness in preparing the establishment of the University of Widya Kartika received with great enthusiasm from parents graduated from high school students and the community. Force I, University of Widya Kartika can accommodate as many as 225 students, even though the University of Widya Kartika was at that time 'ndompleng' in the school building Dharmahusada Indah Barat floor IV because it has not had its own campus.

YPPI finances when it was still limited, but with the limitations they still have a fiery passion. Then, on the anniversary of YPPI 40th (1987), the committee set up funds for the construction of the campus University of Widya Kartika chaired by Mr. Tirtomulyadi Sulistyo (Surya Paper), Mr. Bintoro Tanjung (Gudang Garam), and Mr. Herman Djuhar (Bogasari) held a Dinner Party for fund-raising.

With the funds raised, start looking for a suitable location for the campus of the University of Widya Kartika. Was originally planned to purchase land at Wisma Karya Bakti area of ​​10 ha, but hindered their many certificates asphalt. Likewise, the land area of ​​22.4 ha in the village Kalisari, Sukolilo, is also hampered by land acquisition although Permit exemption has been given to the foundation.

Besides the issue of delays in the construction of the new campus, academic Uwika own operations also experienced a serious problem. Financial constraints YPPI, lecturers, foreign graduates can not last long. They are many who come out and plunge the world into a more promising business. Forced them to be replaced by local lecturers and have not had much experience.

Until 1992, because the committee has not been able to get land to be expected, the Arts Graha Wisesa (AGW) facilities generally at Jl. Suterejo North Prima II / 1 Surabaya on the campus of the University of Widya Kartika. In 1994, the campus Uwika in Suterejo began to be built and although not finished yet due to limited funding, in 1996 Uwika already occupied for academic activities. At that time the newly completed first floor and the second floor alone.

In 1999, the Board of Trustees who attended the graduation ceremony felt called to develop YPPI Uwika and administrators eager to involve a lot of Chinese figures in East Java to develop Uwika. Mr. Ali Widjaja, one of the administrators of the Foundation, to open the Department of Chinese Language as Uwika development. In addition, it should be noted in this history is the struggle that is never tired of Mr. Widyanto Tedja SH, from initial planning to completion UWIKA UWIKA campus today. Because this Uwika beliaulah services there.

With the opening of the Chinese Language Prodi, UWIKA increasingly recognized by the public, especially the type