Prof. dr. H. Jurnalis Uddin, PAK, Prof. dr. Asri Rasad, M.Sc., Ph.D, Drs. med. Malimar S, Dr. H. Ali Akbar, Drs. Med Maksum S, Jahja E. Wirjatmo, SE, H. A. Karim Oey
Universitas YARSI (English: YARSI University) is a private Islamicuniversity located in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta. It was established on 15 April 1967 as Perguruan Tinggi Kedokteran (English: Medical College) YARSI. Originally founded to address the shortage of medical professionals among the Muslim community in Indonesia, the university has since evolved into a comprehensive institution offering a diverse range of academic programs across multiple disciplines. Universitas YARSI is a pioneer and the trailblazer in Islamic medical programs in Indonesian higher education.
The university is located in Central Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; DKI Jakarta). The campus is located on land with an area of 25,000 m2 and a building area of 19,300 m2 consisting of various buildings.
History
Universitas YARSI was established by the Islamic Hospital Foundation of Indonesia (Indonesian: Yayasan Rumah Sakit Islam Indonesia or YARSI) on 15 April 1967 as Medical College YARSI. Its status changed to YARSI Higher Education of Medicine in 1969.
Once YARSI was established as a medical school, the founders created a new faculty, from 1988 to 1999 three faculties were established, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Industry Technology (now the Faculty of Information Technology). At the same time the YARSI Medical School of Jakarta was changed to the Faculty of Medicine and all four faculties became Universitas YARSI.
In 2007 YARSI added the Faculty of Psychology. In 2012 YARSI added the Faculty of Dentistry. In 2023, Universitas YARSI opened the Primary Care Family Medicine Specialist program.
Rector
List of rectors of Universitas YARSI:
Period
Rector
1987 - 2025
Prof. Asri Rasad, M.Sc., Ph.D
2005 - 2009
Prof. Dr. Abdul Salam M. Sofro, Ph.D., SpKT(P)
2009 - 2013
Prof. Dr. Abdul Salam M. Sofro, Ph.D., SpKT(P)
2013 - 2017
Susi Endrini, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D
2017 - 2019
Susi Endrini, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D
2019 - 2021
Prof. dr. Fasli Jalal, Sp.GK., Ph.D.
2021 - 2026
Prof. dr. Fasli Jalal, Sp.GK., Ph.D.
Ranking
Universitas YARSI is one of the top private universities in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is ranked 801-1000 globally in THE Impact Ranking 2024. It is also ranked 8 in Jakarta by the EduRank 2024.
Faculties and programs
Universitas YARSI has six faculties and one graduate school. All have been accredited by BAN-PT and LAM-PTKes.
Faculty
Program
Accreditation
Medicine
Medical Doctor
Medical Profession
Primary Care Family Medicine Specialist
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Dentistry
Dentist
Dentist Profession
B
B
Economic and Business
Management
Accounting
B
Very Good
Law
Law
Very Good
Information Technology
Informatics Engineering
Medical Profession
Very Good
A
Psychology
Psychology
Very Good
Graduate School
Master of Notary
Master of Management
Master of Biomedical Science
Master of Hospital Administration
Doctor of Biomedical Science
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Good
Very Good
Partnerships and collaboration
With long-term plans towards an international university, Universitas YARSI has collaborated with other institutions worldwide.
Academic collaborations have been conducted with universities, local and overseas. This has taken the form of student and staff exchange, joint research and internship programs. The student and staff exchange, along with joint research, has been conducted with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Hubei University, Mapúa University, and INTI International University to name but a few.
Universitas YARSI has worked with other institutions to enhance its application of academic programs developed in the university. The institutions include national private and government institutions, both local and from overseas.
