Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) ensures inclusive and representative governance through the active participation of key university stakeholders in its highest governing body, the Board of Trustees (Majelis Wali Amanat or MWA). This structure reflects Unpad’s strong commitment to transparent and participatory decision-making, ensuring that voices from the academic community, students, alumni, and external stakeholders are meaningfully represented.
The Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, officially appointed the members of the Unpad Board of Trustees for the 2020–2025 period. The composition of the MWA includes representatives from various groups such as the community, the academic senate, education staff, alumni, and students, as well as ex officio members consisting of the Minister of Education and Culture, the Governor of West Java, the Chancellor of Universitas Padjadjaran, the Chair of the Academic Senate, and the Chair of the Alumni Association. This diverse composition ensures that institutional policies and strategic decisions are guided by broad perspectives and shared accountability.
Members of the Board of Trustees:
Ex officio members:
Nadiem Anwar Makarim (Minister of Education and Culture)
Ridwan Kamil (Governor of West Java)
Prof. Dr. Rina Indiastuti (Chancellor of Unpad)
Prof. Dr. Ganjar Kurnia (Chair of the Academic Senate)
Chair of the Unpad Alumni Association
Academic Senate representatives:
Prof. Arief Anshory Yusuf, Ph.D.
Prof. Dr. Arry Bainus
Prof. Dr. Edy Sunardi
Prof. Dr. Dany Hilmanto
Prof. Dr. Roni Kastaman
Prof. Dr. Tb. Zulriska Iskandar
Community and public representatives:
Dr. Arief Yahya
Drs. Nadjib Riphat Kesoema
Drs. Kemal Azis Stamboel, M.S.M.
Dr. Hadiyanto
Institutional representatives:
Edward Henry, M.M. (Education staff representative)
Chairperson of Ika Unpad (Alumni representative)
Head of BEM Kema Unpad (Student representative)
This governance structure ensures that both undergraduate and graduate students have an elected voice through representation by the Head of the Student Executive Board (BEM Kema Unpad). In 2024, Muhammad Ichan Abdillah, a student from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), class of 2020, served as the Student Representative on the Board of Trustees. His role continued Unpad’s tradition of meaningful student participation in institutional governance and reinforced the importance of student involvement in decision-making at Universitas Padjadjaran.
Through this inclusive framework, Universitas Padjadjaran maintains a balanced and democratic governance model that strengthens accountability, transparency, and collaboration among all elements of the academic community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners.
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