About Us
History
According
to the Republic of Indonesias' Government Decree No. 37, 1957, the
study program of Economics was founded in 18 September 1957 in the
University of Padjadjaran (UNPAD) under the coordination of Faculty of
Economics. Later in 1981, because of extension of the scope of study
that is covered by the program, the study programs' name was changed
into Department of Economics and Development Studies. The change was
subjected to the Republic Indonesias' Government Decree No. 27, 1981
about Faculty Arrangement, and also supported by the Minister of Culture
and Education Decree No.: 0113/U/1994 about National Curriculum.
Vision & Mission
Base on
our Full-Proposal for Grant for Quality Improvement in Undergraduate
Programs - Batch III - Quality for Undergraduate Education (QUE), our
vision is to become an internationally recognized higher education
institute, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, in teaching and
research in economics and development studies by the year 2004. We
envision our study program to become "center of excellence" in producing
high quality graduates as well as research works that would benefit the
society at large.
Our mission are:
To
produce high quality graduates that will be knowledgeable in theoretical
economics and their applications in the real world with the mastering
of practical tools that enable them to compete within the national
market and beyond.
To produce research works that would benefit the private sector as well as the public sector, and society at large
Objectives
1.
General objectivesTo produce high quality graduates with strong economic
analytical skills prepared to assistany private or public institutions
in their policy making process.
2. To produce superior research on national and regional economic development issues.
Specific objectives
- To strenghten Economic and Development Studies curriculum, staffs' research activities and capabilities.
- To establish Research Center on Economics and Development Studies.
- To establish Computing Laboratory of Economics and Development Studies