The Vision and Mission are Implemented and Expected by the USU Campus – In 2003, the University of North Sumatra experienced a change in status to become a State University as a State-Owned Legal Entity (PTN BHMN). USU is the fifth university in Indonesia to receive this status. Even though it has experienced many developments, USU is currently still trying to improve and develop its institutions. One way that USU does this is to collaborate with various foreign institutions, such as UMC Goettingen Germany, University of Twente in the Netherlands, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UNESCO, Newton Fund, Erasmus+, and JICA Japan. The forms of collaboration carried out by USU with educational institutions from abroad are in the form of student exchanges, teaching staff exchanges, joint international conferences, and joint research.
Vision, Mission and Goals
The University of North Sumatra has a vision, mission and goals which serve as guidelines in organizing educational activities. USU’s vision is “To become a university that has academic excellence as a barometer of scientific progress that is able to compete on a global level.”
USU’s missions include:
1. Organizing autonomy-based higher education which is a forum for developing the character and professionalism of human resources based on empowerment which contains the spirit of democratization of education which recognizes diversity with an educational orientation which emphasizes the aspect of finding alternative solutions to actual problems based on scientific, moral and conscience studies;
2. Producing graduates who become agents of change as forces of modernization in the lives of the wider community, who have scientific competence, relevance and strong competitiveness, as well as ethical intellectual behavior;
3. Implementing: developing and improving education, research culture and community service programs in order to improve academic quality by developing superior knowledge, which is beneficial for changing the lives of the wider community for the better.
Department at USU for Masters and Doctoral Levels
The University of North Sumatra (USU) offers various majors in various academic fields. The following are some of the majors available at USU:
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Masters in Informatics Engineering
Masters in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Doctoral Degree in Computer Science
Faculty of Social Science and Political Science
Masters in Political Science
Masters in Sociology
Master of Development Studies
Master of Communication Science
Master of Public Administration Science
Doctoral Degree in Development Studies
Doctoral Degree in Communication Sciences
Faculty of Public Health
Master of Public Health Sciences
Doctoral Degree in Public Health Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy
Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Doctoral Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Psychology
Masters in Professional Psychology
Master of Science Psychology
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Masters in Biology
Masters in Chemistry
Masters in Physics
Masters in Mathematics
Doctoral Degree in Biological Sciences
Doctoral Degree in Physical Sciences
PhD in Chemistry
Doctoral Degree in Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Masters in Linguistics
Masters in English
Masters in History
Masters in Art Creation and Study
Doctoral Degree in Linguistics
Faculty of Dentistry
Masters in Dentistry
Doctoral Degree in Dentistry
Faculty of Economics and Business
Master of Management Science
Master of Economics
Masters in Accounting
Doctoral Degree in Economics
Doctoral Degree in Management Science
Doctoral Degree in Accounting
Faculty of Agriculture
Master of Animal Science
Masters in Agrotechnology
Masters in Agribusiness
Master of Food Science
Master of Soil Science
Doctoral Degree in Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Law
Master of Law
Master of Notary Affairs
Doctoral Degree in Law
Medical School
Masters in Tropical Medicine
Masters in Clinical Medicine
Masters in Biomedical Sciences
Doctoral Degree in Medical Sciences
Faculty of Economics and Business
Master of Management Science
Master of Economics
Masters in Accounting
Doctoral Degree in Economics
Doctoral Degree in Management Science
Doctoral Degree in Accounting
Faculty of Engineering
Masters in Architectural Engineering
Masters in Electrical Engineering
Masters in Civil Engineering
Masters in Mechanical Engineering
Masters in Industrial Engineering
Masters in Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Degree in Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Degree in Civil Engineering
Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Doctoral Degree in Industrial Engineering
Doctoral Degree in Architecture and Urban Sciences