Indonesia is an archipelago country stretches across the equator, with biodiversity in natural resources, flora and fauna. Among the countries which have the largest number of population, Indonesia has a dynamic economy, cultures, and society.

Universitas Airlangga, as one of the highly reputable public universities also the second-oldest university in Indonesia, is located in Surabaya, the biggest city in the eastern part of Indonesia. Surabaya is the commercial and administrative capital city of East Java Province; a thriving business and industrial center and the province’s main port. Surabaya is well known as the city of hero, and strategically is located right in the center of Indonesia. Traveling from Surabaya, which has an international airport, is very convenient since there are many cities and breath-taking beautiful tourist destinations that can be reached easily from Surabaya such as Mt. Bromo, Yogyakarta, Lombok and Bali.

Universitas Airlangga was first founded in 1948 and officially established by Indonesian Government Regulation in 1954. It started with a medical school and school of dentistry. Now Universitas Airlangga hosts 15 faculties with more than 35,000 students. Universitas Airlangga has university hospitals for the faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, and Dentistry, as well as a tropical infection hospital for its Institute of Tropical Disease. The university is also equipped with biosafety level three facilities.

As the biggest university in the eastern part of Indonesia, Universitas Airlangga is currently projecting itself to be a world class university. The projection is of course not merely a symbol or empty words. The consequence of this projection is necessity to organize all aspects so that Universitas Airlangga can arrive in the midst of academic civilization in the world and attain respectful recognition as an institution of higher education which has an international reputation.

Each year, Universitas Airlangga receives a number of international students coming from various countries and from different programs, such as from the Darmasiswa Program, which is intended for learning the Indonesian language and culture from six months up to one year. There is also another program in which UA regularly receive international students, called KNB (Kemitraan Negara Berkembang), a scholarship program by the Directorate General of Higher Education given to students from developing countries to pursue their master's degrees at some of the most prestigious universities in Indonesia; and of course, students from the neighboring ASEAN and Asian countries are also welcome.