UPH Surabaya: the Global Gate to Eastern Indonesia

Lippo Group has been well known as the leaders in township and retail business. One of their remarkable project in East Java is the City of Tomorrow or Cito. At this site, there are buildings for business, mall, hotel, and a university. The university is Universitas Pelita Harapan or UPH, which is under Yayasan Pendidikan Pelita Harapan.

UPH Surabaya was established to be the gate towards eastern Indonesia. As UPH Jakarta has been successfully brought the global practice to western Indonesia, including Jakarta, Medan, etc, UPH Surabaya is aimed to reach eastern Indonesia such as Makassar, Ambon, Bali, Kupang, and even Papua. This idea comes from its founder James T. Riady who is also the CEO of Lippo Group.

With growing need of education, UPH Surabaya could be one of the solution. A university with global practice and many opportunities of scholarship.

Spiritual Growth

The founders have a dream, that from this institution, UPH Surabaya, many people will become blessing for Indonesia and the world. To achieve it, not only good knowledge needed, but also true mental and spiritual formation. For this purpose Spiritual Growth Department support UPH Vision as a Systemic Christ-Centered Higher Educational Institution.

That why the main task of the SG Department are helping Students, Staff and Lecturer developing the personal path with God that will stronger moral live and support academic searching.

Although UPH Surabaya not use Christian at the name, but UPH Surabaya declare as Christian university. That’s why all the developing system is base on Biblical teaching and according to God’s true. We encourage with Reformed spirit to back to the Bible teaching and the unity of the body of Christ. That’s why UPH Surabaya eager to make partnership with all churches.

Accounting in UPH

Opportunities for accountants over the past three decades have expanded rapidly. Today the profession is high profile, exciting, and stimulating, with top accountants being viewed as leaders in business and industry as well as private practices. Students will learn, in addition to the foundational training in accounting, to become valued professionals who are able to run major corporations, start exciting entrepreneurial endeavors, and develop private practices that handle much more than tax returns. Students will also learn how to create financial plans that lead to secure futures and how to educate and advise individuals and corporations in areas that have powerful impact on tomorrow’s business environment, such as Assurance Services.

UPH Surabaya accounting undergraduate programs has many industrial partnership with banks, registered public accounting offices, insurance companies, retail companies, and government offices