profile sections March 10, 2013

History

Forestry higher education in Indonesia started with the establishment of Sekolah Tinggi Pertanian (Agricultural College) in Bogor(with Dutch name: Landbouw Hogeschool) which afterwards changed to faculty in the year 1940 with the name Faculteit voor Landbouw-wetensschappen which previously hasthe status of Department of Agriculture and Department of Forestry under the Universiteit van Indonesie (University of Indonesia).

Faculty of Agriculture (University of Indonesia) separated itself and became Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in the year 1963 and was located in Baranangsiang campus of Bogor. This separation wasfollowed by a status change from Department of Forestry to Faculty of Forestry (Decree of Establishment No. 279, year 1965, which was issued by Indonesian president, Ir Soekarno). In the year 1968, Faculty of Forestry moved to a new building in Darmaga campus.

In the year 1969, Faculty of Forestry was divided into two departments, namely Department of Forest Management, and Department of Forest Product Technology, and in conformity with IPB curriculum program, the study period for undergraduate program changed from 6 years to 4 years.With the adoption of major–minor program in IPB, Department of Forest Product Technology changed to Department of Forest Products, whereas Department of Forest Management remained to have the same name.In the year 1982, a new department emerged within the Faculty of Forestry, namely Department of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism (DKSHE), whereas in the year 2005 a new other Department emerged, namely Department of Silviculture (DSVK).

Graduate program in the field of Forest Management and Wood Sciences started to be developed since the year 1978. In the year 1990, this study program changed to study program of Forestry Sciences.With the adoption of major-minor program in IPB, since the year 2005,Faculty of Forestry possessed 4 majors for undergraduate program, 5 majors for Master of Science program, and 6 majors for Doctorate program.Since the year 2011, DHH (Department of Forest Products) which initially offered 2 majors of Doctorate program, is at present only supports the program of Forest Product Technology and Sciences.

Majors of Undergraduate Program:

• Forest Management (MNH)

• Forest Products (HH)

• Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism (KSHE)

• Silviculture (SVK)

Majors of Master of Science Program:

• Forest Management Sciences (IPH)

• Forest Product Sciences and Technology (THH)

• Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity (KVT)

• Management of Ecotourism and Environmental Services (MEJ)

• Tropical Silviculture (SVK)

• Profession of Biodiversity Conservation (KKH)

Majors of Doctorate Program: