Establishment of the Faculty

The history of the Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences Universitas Diponegoro began in 1962, when the Minister of Higher Education and Science, Prof. Dr. Ir. Thojib Hadiwidjaja, suggested to the President of Universitas Diponegoro at that time, Mr. Soedarto, to establish the Faculty of Animal Science. The suggestion arose after seeing the fact that Central Java has great livestock potential and therefore needs to be developed. In order to develop animal husbandry, experts are needed who are educated and trained through education in higher education, namely the Faculty of Animal Science. On the other hand, at that time there was not a single university in Central Java that had a Faculty of Animal Science and even if there was, it was only one of the Departments, namely the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta.

The good advice was responded to by Mr. Soedarto as the President of Universitas Diponegoro who then approached various parties. After some time, the Preparatory Committee for the Establishment of the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro was formed with the Decree of the Minister of PTIP No. 37 of 1963. The composition of the Committee consisted of: Drh. Soejono Koesoemowardojo, Inspector Head of the Central Java Provincial Animal Service as Chairman; Drs. Lts. Soetopo Andar, Kesdam Officer as Secretary; and as members respectively Drh. Rustandi Danumihardja, Head of the Semarang Residency Animal Service and R. Suprapto, Head of the Central Java Provincial Agriculture Office.

There are many problems faced by the committee, including the problem of costs, teaching staff, lecture rooms, laboratories, and equipment. However, thanks to the tenacity and seriousness of the Committee and the support of various government and private agencies, the existing problems can be overcome step by step. So with the Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science No. 75/1964 dated July 17, 1964, the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro was established on September 1, 1964.

Opening of Study Programs

In the next development, considering the potential of the fisheries sector in this region and the great opportunities for development, in 1968 the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro was developed by opening the Department of Fisheries based on the Decree of the Rector of Universitas Diponegoro No. 44/1968 dated October 8, 1968. Thus, the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro has 2 departments, namely the Department of Animal Science and the Department of Fisheries.

Since August 17, 1974, the name of the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro was officially changed to the Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries, which was later established its status based on the Decree of the Rector of Universitas Diponegoro No. 76/SK/UD/VI/78 dated June 3, 1978. However, after the issuance of Government Regulation No. 5 of 1980 and Presidential Decree No. 51 of 1982 dated September 7, 1982 which was followed by the Rector’s Circular Letter No. 14/PT09/1983 dated March 24, 1983, the name of the Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries, Universitas Diponegoro was changed again to the Faculty of Animal Science with 3 Departments each managing one Bachelor program, namely (1) Department of Nutrition and Animal Feed; (2) Department of Livestock Production; (3) Department of Fisheries (Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 0551/0/1983 dated December 8, 1983).

On July 25, 1994, the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 0181/0/1994 concerning the Opening of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences at Universitas Diponegoro was issued. As a follow-up to the implementation of the Decree, the Department of Fisheries separated and became a unit of knowledge with the Marine Science Study Program and formed the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences. With the establishment of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, the Faculty of Animal Science only has 2 Departments, namely the Department of Livestock Production and the Department of Nutrition and Animal Feed.

In 2012 the Faculty of Animal Science planned to open the Department of Agriculture with study programs, namely the Bachelor of Agroecotechnology, the Bachelor of Agribusiness, and the Bachelor Food Technology. Therefore, the name of the Faculty of Animal Science was changed to the Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences based on the Rector’s Decree No. 724/SK/UN7/2011 dated December 8, 2011.

Study Program Development

Extension Program of the Bachelor Study Program. On June 1, 1994, through the Decree of the Rector of Universitas Diponegoro No. 108/SK/PT09/1994, the Bachelor Extension Program in Livestock and Fisheries was established. While waiting for the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, through the Decree of the Rector of Universitas Diponegoro No. 109/SK/PT09/1994, the Faculty of Animal Science began to accept new students of the Bachelor Extension Program. Furthermore, the Extension Program was established by the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education No. 39/DIKTI/Kep/1997 dated February 10, 1997 concerning the Opening of the Extension Program in the Bachelor Livestock Production Study Program and the Bachelor Nutrition and Animal Food Study Program.

Diploma Program. Furthermore, seeing the development and need for the utilization and optimization of existing resources and potentials as well as the ability to educate and train professionals in the field of animal science, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro, established the Diploma  Program. Through the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 55/DIKTI/Kep/1997 dated March 25, 1997, the establishment of the Diploma in Animal Science Business Management at the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro. Based on the statute of Universitas Diponegoro in 2017, the Diploma Program was closed.

Bachelor of Livestock Socio-Economics and Livestock Product Technology. Based on the Development Master Plan, efforts are made to open the Bachelor of Livestock Product Technology and Livestock Socio-Economics Program. Through the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, No. 277/DIKTI/Kep/1999 dated June 2, 1999, it has been determined to establish the Bachelor of Livestock Socio-Economics Program and the Bachelor of Livestock Product Technology Study Program at the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Diponegoro.

Bachelor of Animal Science Study Program. In 2009, the Faculty of Animal Science opened a new Study Program, namely the Bachelor of Animal Science Program as a consequence of the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education No.163/DIKTI/Kep/2007 dated November 29, 2007 which is a merger of 4 previous Bachelor Programs (Bachelor of Nutrition and Animal Feed; Bachelor of Livestock Production; Bachelor of Livestock Socio-Economics; Bachelor of Livestock Product Technology) at the Faculty of Animal Science.

Accreditation

In 1998, two study programs, namely the Bachelor of Livestock Production and the Bachelor of Nutrition and Animal Feed, have obtained A-rank accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) of the Directorate General of Higher Education. This ranking can be maintained so that in the next re-accreditation for the period 2003-2008, as well as 2008-2013, both study programs were accredited with a rating of A (very good). In 2009, re-accreditation was carried out with a rating of A (very good). The Bachelor of Livestock Product Technology and the Bachelor of Livestock Socio-Economics have successfully obtained B (good) rating accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) of the Directorate General of Higher Education in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Furthermore, in 2012, these two Study Programs have been re-accredited and received a B (good) rating.

In 2009, there was a merger of 4 Study Programs (Nutrition and Animal Feed, Livestock Production, Livestock Socio-Economics, and Livestock Product Technology) into 1, namely the Animal Science Study Program. In 2014, the Bachelor of Animal Science Program has received accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) of the Directorate General of Higher Education and received a B rating (good), then in 2016 the Bachelor of Animal Science Study Program re-accredited and was upgraded to A (very good). At the end of 2021, the Bachelor of Animal Science Study Program has succeeded in increasing its accreditation status from A Rating to Excellent rating from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) of the Directorate General of Higher Education. In 2022, the Bachelor of Animal Science was successfully accredited by ASIN (Accreditation in Engineering Computer Sciencies Natural Sciences Mathematics), which is an International Accreditation Institution with European standards as well as being equalized by the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) of the Directorate General of Higher Education to be ranked Excellent.