'Cenderawasih University' (
Indonesian: ''Universitas Cenderawasih'', ''UNCEN'') is a
university in
Jayapura, in the province
Papua,
Indonesia. The university is the leading educational institution in the province.
The university has faculties in economics, law, teacher training and education, and social and political science. Until 2002 the university had a faculty of agricultural sciences at
Manokwari, which was then separated to form the
State University of Papua (''Universitas Negeri Papua'', ''UNIPA'').
Some students of the university have participated in organising and support for the
Free Papua Movement, and other nationalist campaigns, including demonstrations against
Freeport Indonesia's
Grasberg mine which have ended in violent clashes with the police and
Indonesian military. The mining company gives scholarships to students of the university.
Among the most well known students of the university was
John Rumbiak, who founded the human rights organisation
ELS-HAM in Jayapura.
Links
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Official website
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Universitas Negeri Papua (Indonesian)