About ADI

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How ADI Was Founded

Background

Asosiasi Dosen Indonesia (ADI) was born of the need for a body linking lecturers, government, universities and other institutions, nationally and internationally. It was meant to champion lecturers' livelihoods, including those not yet properly valued where they work.

On that basis, lecturers from several universities agreed to form a professional body on 2 May 1998, Indonesia's National Education Day. It is expert and scholarly in nature; grounded in science, the arts and culture; and open, independent, collegial and peer-based. It was named Asosiasi Dosen Indonesia (ADI), or the Indonesian Lecturers Association (ILA): an independent professional organization unaffiliated with any political party.

ADI is an independent professional organization, unaffiliated with any political party.

Founders and Legal Status

ADI began with the initiative and hard work of lecturers at Kopertis III (now LLDIKTI III), who saw the need for a lecturers' organization to voice concerns on academic and non-academic matters. The founders prepared the statutes and bylaws, the notarial deed and the Declaration of ADI, held a National Seminar for lecturers from public and private universities, and formed an interim board. ADI is recorded in Notarial Deed No. 10 of 22 September 1998 and was registered by the Directorate General of Social and Political Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, on 8 April 1999.

ADI was founded before the Reform era began. Prof. Dr. Ir. Zoeraini Djamal Irwan, MS is remembered as the founder who worked most actively to establish ADI and complete its organizational requirements. ADI's founding expresses lecturers' social responsibility and care for the nation through higher education.

First Congress and Inauguration

ADI's First Congress took place on 20–22 April 1999 at Hotel Indonesia, Jakarta. ADI was inaugurated by the then Minister of Education and Culture, Prof. Dr. Juwono Sudarsono, and declared by the then President, Prof. Dr. B.J. Habibie. The Congress elected Prof. Dr. Arjatmo Tjokronegoro, Ph.D as the first President and Prof. Dr. Ir. Zoeraini Djamal Irwan, MS as General Secretary for 1999–2004, with the secretariat at the Kopertis Region III office in Cililitan, East Jakarta.

Inaugurated by President of the Republic of Indonesia Prof. Dr. B.J. Habibie, 2 May 1999

Congresses II to V

The Second Congress was held on 19–21 April 2006 at the BPS Building, Jakarta, electing Prof. Dr. Armai Arief, MA as President and Prof. Dr. H. Suyatno, M.Pd as General Secretary. ADI then met the Vice President to report the results and, in June 2007, joined a panel discussion at the Vice President's Secretariat on the importance of a Ministry of Higher Education.

The Third Congress, themed “Lecturer Professionalism for National Excellence”, took place on 6 September 2012 at Universitas Internasional Batam and re-elected Prof. Dr. Armai Arief, MA as President for 2012–2017. This period saw the founding of the ADI Training Centre, the ADI Advocacy Institute, the ADI Services Cooperative and the Institute for Drug Prevention, Counselling and Treatment in Higher Education (P3NPT).

The Fourth Congress was held on 27–29 September 2017 at the Jakarta Convention Center alongside an international conference and exhibition, themed “Lecturer Professionalism in Building National Competitiveness”. Dr. Dino Patti Djalal was elected President by acclamation, with Dr. Amirsyah Tambunan, M.Ag as Secretary General. The Fifth Congress took place on 14 September 2022 at the Jakarta Convention Center, on ADI's 24th anniversary, electing Prof. M. Ali Berawi, M.Eng.Sc., Ph.D as President for 2022–2027, with Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif, M.Si as Secretary General.

ADI Today

Today ADI continues that mission through its vision and mission, research-based policy recommendations, membership services for lecturers worldwide, and the many activities reported on its news page.

Source: ADI official document “ADI untuk Indonesia Maju”

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