University of Pattimura (Indonesian: Universitas Pattimura) is a public university in Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. It was established on April 23, 1963. Its current rector is M. J. Saptenno.
History
Pattimura University was founded on the initiative of J. B. Sitanala and several community leaders. The West Irian Maluku Higher Education Foundation was formed on July 20, 1955 chaired by Cornelis Loppies who succeeded in establishing the Faculty of Law on October 3, 1956. October 3, 1956 was then designated as the birthday of Pattimura University. On October 6, 1959, the Faculty of Social and Politics was opened, followed by the opening of the Teaching and Education Faculty on September 10, 1961. In order to fulfill the requirements to become a state university, two faculties of exact sciences were opened, namely the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry, on December Sept. 1, 1963.
On August 1, 1962 the West Irian Maluku Higher Education Foundation turned into a State University with the Decree of the Minister of PTIP Number 99 of 1962 dated August 8, 1962 with five Faculties, namely:
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences
Faculty of Social Science and Political Science
Faculty of Forestry Agriculture
Faculty of Animal Husbandry
President Sukarno through Presidential Decree Number 66 of 1963 dated 23 April 1963 authorized the establishment of a university in Ambon which was named Pattimura University.
The Faculty of Engineering was opened on April 16, 1970 by utilizing the extravagant buildings of the Ambon Faculty of Technology (FTA) project. In August 1964 the Faculty of Teaching and Education Sciences changed its status to become IKIP Jakarta Ambon Branch with its Chancellor Drs. F.F.H. Matruty. Then on September 16, 1969, the Ambon Branch of the Ambon Branch of the Jakarta Teachers' Training College was reintegrated into Pattimura University into two faculties, namely the Teaching Faculty and the Educational Sciences Faculty. In 1974 the Faculty of Animal Husbandry was supplemented by the Department of Fisheries and at the same time underwent a name change to the Faculty of Animal Husbandry/Fisheries.
