University of Timor

{{Short description|University in Indonesia}}

{{for|the public university of East Timor|National University of East Timor}}

{{Infobox university

| name = University of Timor

| native_name = Universitas Timor

| native_name_lang = id

| image = Logo UNIMOR.png

| type = Public

| established = 16 July 2000

| founder =

| rector =

| coordinates = {{Coord|9|30|45.7|S|124|30|41.8|E}}

| province = North Central Timor, East Nusa Tenggara

| country = Indonesia

| website = {{url|unimor.ac.id}}

}}

The University of Timor (Indonesian: Universitas Timor, abbreviated Unimor) is an Indonesian public university in the island of Timor, in the town of Kefamenanu which is part of the North Central Timor Regency. As a public university, Unimor accepts students partially through the SNMPTN system administered nationwide.{{cite web|title=Daftar PTN SNMPTN 2017|url=http://snmptn.ac.id/ptn.html|publisher=SNMPTN|access-date=19 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707154610/http://snmptn.ac.id/ptn.html|archive-date=7 July 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} It is one of the two public universities on the Indonesian part of the island, the other being the University of Nusa Cendana.

Following the independence of East Timor and exodus of Indonesian nationals (many to Kefamenanu), the teaching staff formerly from Universitas Timor Timur established the university in 2000 on a 40-hectare plot of land donated by the local council and a Rp 2 billion funding from the central government.{{cite news|title=Unimor, Kampus di Perbatasan yang Berharap Jadi Universitas Negeri|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/2430538/unimor-kampus-di-perbatasan-yang-berharap-jadi-universitas-negeri?n991103605=|access-date=19 January 2018|work=detik.com|date=3 December 2013|language=id}} Initially a private university, it attempted to be nationalized starting around 2010 and after several rejections, was officially made a public university in 2014.{{cite news|last1=Bere|first1=Sigiranus Marutho|title=Universitas Timor Batal Jadi Universitas Negeri|url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/2013/10/06/2021438/Universitas.Timor.Batal.Jadi.Universitas.Negeri|access-date=19 January 2018|work=KOMPAS|date=6 October 2013|language=id}}{{cite news|last1=Bere|first1=Sigiranus Marutho|title=Mahasiswa Unimor Arak Prasasti "Penegerian" Kampusnya|url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/2014/10/28/02125601/Mahasiswa.Unimor.Arak.Prasasti.Penegerian.Kampusnya|access-date=19 January 2018|work=KOMPAS|date=28 October 2014|language=id}}

Located 7 hours away from the provincial capital of Kupang, the university is close to the border with East Timor and hence receive some students from across the border. In 2017, it claimed that 6,000 East Timorese students had studied at Unimor.{{cite news|last1=Adrianus|first1=Yohanes|title=6.000 mahasiswa Timor Leste belajar di Universitas Timor|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/607852/6000-mahasiswa-timor-leste-belajar-di-universitas-timor|access-date=19 January 2018|work=Antara News|date=20 January 2017|language=id-ID}} As comparison, there were 5,000 active students in the same year with an intake of 1,500.{{cite news|title=Unimor Bukan Menara Gading di Pulau Timor|url=http://kupang.tribunnews.com/2017/06/19/unimor-bukan-menara-gading-di-pulau-timor|access-date=19 January 2018|work=Pos Kupang|date=19 June 2017|language=id}} The institute has been categorized as part of the fourth cluster - the lowest tier - among other higher education institutions in Indonesia, as of 2017.{{cite web|title=Hasil Peringkat Perguruan Tinggi Indonesia Tahun 2017 - Universitas Timor|url=http://pemeringkatan.ristekdikti.go.id/index.php/pemeringkatan/hasil2017?cari=001060|publisher=Kemenristekdikti|access-date=19 January 2018}}