Sanata Dharma University
Sanata Dharma University Universitas Sanata Dharma is a Jesuit university in Yogyakarta in Indonesia. It is also known as USD or Sadhar. Sanata Dharma means “the true dedication†or “the real serviceâ€. The dedication and the service have been devoted to the nation and the church (Pro Patria et Eclessia). Universitas Sanata Dharma has 8 undergraduate schools with 25 departments, 3 graduate programs, 1 professional program, and 3 certified programs. In 1955, Catholic priests of the Order of the Society of Jesus in Central Java and lay intellectuals decided to found a teacher training college. With the support of the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, Father Kester, the superior of the Jesuit missionaries, united the diploma courses in Education under de Britto Foundation in Yogyakarta and in English under the Loyola Foundation in Semarang into a higher learning institution and so was born PTPG Sanata Dharma on October 20, 1955. At that time, Sanata Dharma had four departments: Edu...