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Brief History of the Undergraduate Accounting Study Program
The Undergraduate Accounting Study Program (PSSA), Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, has a long-standing history of contributing to the development of accounting education in Bali. Its origins date back to 1983, when the Accounting Study Program (PSA) was established within the Faculty of Economics at Udayana University. From its establishment until 1988, the program was under the guidance of the Accounting Study Program at the Faculty of Economics, Airlangga University.
In response to the growing demand for accounting professionals, particularly in Bali Province, the management and development of the Accounting Study Program at Udayana University continued to advance. Based on the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Number 66/DIKTI/Kep/1989, dated July 22, 1989, the establishment of the Accounting Study Program at the Faculty of Economics, Udayana University, was formally approved. During its initial period, the program was managed by Drs. I Ketut Gunarsa, Ak., and Drs. I Gede Adnyana Sudibya, Ak.
In 1994, the Accounting Study Program was renamed the Department of Accounting pursuant to the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Number 26/DIKTI/Kep/1994, dated January 28, 1994. During this period, the department was led by Drs. I Ketut Suwarta, Ak., and Drs. I Made Sukartha, Ak. This name remained in use until 2018 as part of the continued institutional development of accounting education at Udayana University.
In 2018, in line with institutional restructuring at Udayana University, the Department of Accounting was transformed into the Undergraduate Accounting Study Program (PSSA) under the Faculty of Economics and Business. This change referred to the Rector of Udayana University Decree Number 126/UN14/HK/2018 concerning the Appointment of the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Accounting Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business for the 2018–2022 period. During this period, the program was coordinated by Dr. I G. A. M. Asri Dwija Putri, S.E., M.Si., CMA.
To date, the Undergraduate Accounting Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, continues to strengthen its educational development, governance, and academic quality. Its institutional journey, which began in 1983, serves as a foundation for producing competent and professional graduates who can respond to the needs of the workforce and the evolving field of accounting.
The following table presents the history of leadership within the Undergraduate Accounting Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, from its early development to the present.
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS