State University of Padang

State University of Padang

Universitas Negeri Padang
UNP Emblem
Former names	IKIP Padang (Padang Teachers Training and Education Institute)
Motto	Alam Takambang Jadi Guru (Learn from Nature)
Type	State
Established	October 23, 1954
Rector	Prof. H. Ganefri, Ph.D., M.Pd.
Academic staff	950 staffs
Students	30,000 students
Undergraduates	70 undergraduate programs
Doctoral students	1 program
Location	Padang , West Sumatra , Indonesia
Colors	Yellow
Website	www.unp.ac.id

The State University of Padang (Indonesian: Universitas Negeri Padang, abbreviated UNP) is a state university in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, On the 23rd of October 1954, it was established by the Ministry of Education Indonesia. Currently, the rector is Prof. Ganefri, Ph.D. Previously, the rector was Prof. Dr. Phil. H. Yanuar Kiram. Based on SK BANPT 2989/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/PT/XII/2016, the State University of Padang obtained "A" grade accreditation.^[1]

It is included as one of the '50 promising universities in Indonesia'.^[2]