Department of Economics & Development Studies
Faculty of Economics - Padjadjaran State University

Jl. Dipatiukur No. 35 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
Phn/Fax: +62 22 2509055 Email: esp@esp-unpad.org

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

General objectives

To produce high quality graduates with strong economic analytical skills prepared to assist any private or public institutions in their policy making process.
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.

Indicators for Performance & Targets

Main indicators
Indicators	Baseline	Midpoint	Final
UMPT (or NEM) score	279	290	300
Graduates' GPA	3.03	3.10	3.15
Graduates' average length of study	5.4 years	5.0 years	4.5 years
Graduates' waiting for their first job	4 months	4 months	3 months
TOEFL score	494	510	525
GRE Scores: Quantitative	508	515	525
Analytical	304	325	350
Verbal	267	275	300
Additional indicators
Ratio between apllicants and admissions	3.29%	2.75%	2.25%
Percentage of applicants choosing the study program as their first choice	43%	50%	55%
Ratio number of fraduates to number of students	16%	17.5%	20%
Average first salary earned by graduates	Rp 900,000	Rp 1,250,000	Rp 1,750,000
Percentage of drop out	2%	2%	2%
Average duration of skripsi completion	7 months	6 months	6 months
Percentage of active students with GPA less than 2.0	4%	3%	2%
Average failure rate in courses	15%	13%	10%
Average percentage of teacher attendance in classroom	90%	95%	99%
Number of researcher by staffs per year	25	30	45
Number of research published in national journals by staffs per year	5	10	14
Number of research published in international journals by staffs per year	5	8	10
Number of presentation in international conferences by staffs per year	5	8	10
Accademic staffs with S2 and S3 degree	51%	68%	80%
Academic staffs with S3 degree	17%	26%	38%
Average number of library transactions per month	1210	1800	2500
Number of books (titles) in the faculty library per student	1504	2000	2500
Number of subscribed economic journal in the faculty library	0	8	10

Note: Baseline year is 1988. Final year is 2004