HISTORY
The Undergraduate Study Program in Public Administration at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Hasanuddin University (UNHAS), has deep roots dating back to the early era of higher education in social and political sciences in Eastern Indonesia. The historical foundation of this study program began with the Decree of the Minister of Education, Instruction, and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 102246/S on December 10, 1960. In the early days of FISIP UNHAS, this discipline was housed under the Department of Tata Pradja (Public Governance/Administration), which served as the main foundation for delivering education in administration, bureaucracy, and government governance.
Along with the dynamic development of science and adjustments to national education regulations, the Department of Tata Pradja transformed into the Department of State Administration Science under the auspices of the Department of Administrative Science. The increasingly complex development of global public governance prompted a nomenclature adjustment from State Administration to Public Administration. This change marked a shift in the focus of study, which was no longer limited solely to internal government bureaucracy, but expanded to the concept of public governanceinvolving interactions between the government, the private sector, and civil society.
Entering the modern era, the Undergraduate Study Program in Public Administration at FISIP UNHAS continues to strengthen its position as a center of excellence for public governance education in Indonesia. The academic excellence of this study program is proven by achieving the national accreditation status of "Excellent" (Unggul) as well as international quality standard recognition through the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) certification in 2021. In carrying out its role, this study program consistently integrates the UNHAS Principal Scientific Pattern (Pola Ilmiah Pokok) based on the Indonesian Maritime Continent into its curriculum and research, thereby producing graduates who are adaptive, inclusive, and competent in solving public policy and service challenges in archipelagic regions.
