Sebelas Maret University (Indonesian: Universitas Sebelas Maret; it is colloquially known as UNS or UNS Solo) is an Indonesian public university in the suburban area of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It was officially founded on March 11, 1976.
Sebelas Maret University was established on March 11, 1976. It was named Universitas Negeri Surakarta (State University of Surakarta), hence was abbreviated UNS. Sebelas Maret University is the result of the unification of the five universities in Surakarta, which were:
Institute of Teacher Training and Education of Surakarta.
Sports High School of Surakarta.
Academy of Business Administration of Surakarta.
Combined University of Surakarta, which comprised several universities in Surakarta, included University of Islam Indonesia of Surakarta.
Faculty of Medicine of the Department of Defense and Security's National Higher Education Development of Surakarta.
