University history

The idea to have a tertiary institution in South Sumatra has existed since the early 1950s, which was coined in an opportunity for the reception of the Independence Day celebration on August 17, 1952. Initiated by several community leaders, transformed into an agreement to form "South Sumatra Faculty Committee". Towards the end of August 1952, with various considerations, it was determined that the first to be established was the Faculty of Economics. For this reason, "South Sumatra Economic Faculty Committee" was formed which was managed by a foundation established on April 1, 1953 under the name "Syakhyakirti Higher Education Foundation". The official Faculty of Economic Faculty under the Syakhyakirti Higher Education Foundation was conducted on October 31, 1953 in an event attended by Mr. Hadi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture (PPK), drg. M. Isa (Governor of South Sumatra), Bambang Utoyo (Commander of TT II Sriwijaya) and Ali Gathmyr (Chairperson of the South Sumatra DPRD). Efforts to complete universities in South Sumatra are followed by the Syakhyakirti Higher Education Foundation by forming a committee for the Faculty of Law. On November 1, 1957, to coincide with the celebration of the Anniversary IV Faculty of Economics, the Faculty was inaugurated under the name "Faculty of Law and Community Knowledge". The development was then followed by the assistance of the Srivijaya Territorial II Military Ruler who provided financial assistance to establish the Permanent Building of the Syakhyakirti Higher Education Foundation in Bukit Besar (now the Unsri Bukit Campus). The first stone laying ceremony was held on October 31, 1957. The next effort was the existing tegerian of the tertiary institution. With the persistent struggle of South Sumatra community leaders at the time, among others, Colonel Harun Sohar (Commander as Chairman of the Paperda TT II/ Sriwijaya) and A. Bastari (Governor), obstacles that AMSIH exist for the establishment of state universities in Palembang can be overcome. The delegation sent to Jakarta in December 1959 met with the Minister of PPK (Mr. Moh Yamin) succeeded in obtaining a guarantee of the government's willingness to take over Syakhyakirti Higher Education into a state university. With Government Regulation No. 42 of 1960 dated 29 October 1960 (Lambaran Negara 1960 No. 135) finally founded the Sriwijaya University, which was inaugurated on November 3, 1960 in the signing ceremony of the Establishment Charter by President Sukarno witnessed by the Minister of PPK (Mr. Priyono) and several Ambassadors of Friend Countries. As the first university president was appointed by Drg. M. Isa who was appointed by Presidential Decree No. 696/M in 1960 dated 29 October 1960. To meet the demands of development, UNSRI then planned the addition of campuses, outside the existing large hill, by freeing 712 hectares of land, in Indealaya, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency (now Ogan Ilir-Oi), in 1982. December 31, 1993. Governor of South Sumatra H Ramli Hasan Basri gave the first lecture marked the beginning of academic activities on the new Inderalaya campus on September 1, 1993. The full use of facilities at the Inderalaya Campus was carried out with the Rector's Decree in January 1995 where it was determined that as of February 1, 1995 all administrative activities and most of the academic activities were held on Inderalaya Campus. The inauguration of the Unsri Indralaya Campus which was actually only held on March 6, 1997 by President Soeharto.