Department Profile

Geography as a science, education as the path.

Established by Directorate General of Higher Education Decree No. 30/DIKTI/Kep/1984 and operating under Decree No. 123/DIKTI/Kep/2007, the Department of Geography Education is the only geography education study program in North Sumatra that graduates geography and social studies educators for regions across Indonesia.

1984Year established
UnggulLAMDIK accreditation
674Active students
31Study program lecturers
3.36Average graduate GPA
144OBE curriculum credits

Source: Self-Evaluation Report (LED) of the S-1 Geography Education Study Program 2025 and LAMDIK Decree No. 2310/SK/LAMDIK/Ak/S/XII/2025.

UNGGUL

Accredited Unggul (Excellent) by LAMDIK

Score 361. Decree No. 2310/SK/LAMDIK/Ak/S/XII/2025 dated 5 December 2025, valid 5 November 2025 to 4 November 2030. Previously accredited A by BAN-PT (Decree No. 7087/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/S/XI/2020).

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Academic vision

“To be an excellent and innovative study program in geography education, and responsive to developments in science, technology, and the arts (IPTEKS).”

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Program objectives

1Excellent, professional, and well-mannered graduates in education and geography.
2Develop and disseminate education and geography knowledge for sustainable community development.
3Excellent and innovative geography education research to improve the quality of learning.
4Research products based on geographic problems in society.
5Community service that offers solutions to emerging problems.
6Collaboration with other universities, alumni, communities, and relevant agencies.
7A society with social and environmental sensitivity.
8Effective and efficient study program management by maximizing available resources.

Program mission

1Deliver geography education grounded in IPTEKS to produce professional educators of good character.
2Develop geography education research that is responsive to developments in science and technology.
3Apply education and geography knowledge in society through community service and research-based collaboration with stakeholders.
4Encourage a society with spatial awareness, environmental care, disaster preparedness, and an ethos rooted in the noble values of the nation’s culture.
5Realize study program governance that is credible, transparent, accountable, responsible, and fair.