On an outer island, the university today plays an important role in developing higher education in the eastern part of Indonesia.

On 12 September 1964, it was upgraded to “Listed” according to the Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science No.

With the support and efforts of communities in Central Sulawesi, local government, the rector of Hasanuddin University, the Makassar Rector Teachers’ Training College and the Directorate General of Higher Education, the status of the second branch of the higher education institutions mentioned above increased to “State University of Standing Own”, the name of Tadulako (UNTAD) in accordance with Presidential Decree No.

UNTAD consists of five faculties — Education, Social and Political Sciences, Economics, Law, and Agriculture.

Nuh, DEA took the oath of office and inducted five university leaders and four of the echelon III and IV in the Ministry of National Education.

(The other four leaders were Prof. Dr. Mahdi Bahar, S.Kar, M.Hum as rector IISIP West Sumatra Padang Panjang; Ir.

It implies that wholeness to achieve nobility and dignity of life is to serve the Almighty God, the truth, and humanity in accordance with the philosophy of Indonesia, Pancasila.

Forms of cooperation are memorandum of understanding, scholarships, research and community service, construction of educational facilities.