Halu Oleo University

Halu Oleo University got its start in 1964 with affiliation to Hasanuddin University. In 1981, it gained university status in its own right. Halu Oleo serves both the local community of South East Sulawesi and Indonesian society more widely. 

It aligns its academic programmes with the needs of the local economy and the other requirements of the region. It has a particular focus on the subjects of coastal, marine and rural development.

Initially, it had just four faculties, but that number has grown almost fourfold. It now includes faculties of economics and business; law; medicine; animal husbandry; mathematics and natural sciences; cultural sciences; fisheries and marine sciences; forestry and environmental science; pharmacy; teacher training and education; and engineering.

The university offers more than 100 study programmes. Most are at undergraduate level, but about 25 are at master’s level. There also a few doctoral programmes. 

The university has several collaborations with both domestic and international institutions such as Mie University in Japan, the University of La Rochelle in France, and the University of Rhode Island in the US. 

Halu Oleo University houses almost 30 research and study centres, including: the Centre for Gender and Child Empowerment Research; the Disaster Mitigation and Response Centre; the Cultural Tourism and Creative Economy Research Centre; the Research Centre for Socio-Economic and Population Studies in OFLD (Outermost, Frontier and Least Developed) Regions; the Sulawesi Tropical Forest Research Centre; the Marine Fisheries and Small Islands Research and Development Centre; and the Seaweed Excellence Centre.