History

The establishment of the Sumbawa University of Technology (UTS) began with the establishment of the Sumbawa Technical College of Technology (ST3S) on May 21, 2012, which is the first technical high school on Sumbawa Island. ST3S is under the auspices of the Dea Mas Foundation, with four study programs namely Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Informatics Engineering and Biology. The presence of ST3S is expected to be able to answer various problems related to the management of Natural Resources in Sumbawa Regency, in the form of minerals, agriculture, plantations and fisheries. Not long after the establishment of ST3S, the Dea Mas Foundation again initiated the formation of a new educational institution called the Sumbawa School of Economics (STIES). STIES was founded with the hope of being a solution to the high need for professionals in the field of management and business. At the beginning of its establishment, STIES planned to provide undergraduate education with two study programs, namely Accounting and Financial Management. However, in the process of applying for a permit to the Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI), the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (MENDIKBUD RI), the Dea Mas Foundation applied for a permit to establish ST3S and STIES simultaneously. Based on the advice from DIKTI, then ST3S and STIES were combined into a university, which was later named the Sumbawa University of Technology and plans to hold 11 (eleven) Study Programs, namely Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Informatics Engineering, Biotechnology, Agricultural Industrial Technology, Agricultural Product Technology, Accounting, Management, Development Economics, Communication Studies and Psychology.

Faculty History

The Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology was originally called the Faculty of Technobiology, which was founded in conjunction with the establishment of the Sumbawa University of Technology (UTS) in 2013. Initially, the Faculty of Biology only oversees the Technobiology Study Program, whose legality of establishment refers to the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture Number 65/E/0/2013 regarding the establishment of the Sumbawa University of Technology (UTS). Rebranding of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology based on the Decree of the Chancellor of the Sumbawa University of Technology Number: 299/UTS/SK/III/2022 concerning the Revision of Changes in Faculty Names and Grouping of Study Programs at the Sumbawa University of Technology. Similar to the Faculty, the Biotechnology Study Program has also undergone a rebranding from the Technobiology Study Program based on the Decree of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia Number 329/E/O/2022.

Since its establishment in 2013 until now, the Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology has been managed by 7 leadership periods with the following details:

Dr. Arief Budi Witarto, M.Eng

2013-2014

Dwi Ariyanti, S.Pt. M.Biotech.

2014-2015

Ali Budi Kusuma, S.Si. M.Sc.

2015-2016

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Baso Manguntungi, S.Si. M.Si.

2016-2018

Khotibul Umam, M.Sc.

2018-2019

Izzul Islam, M.Sc.Eng.

2019-2022

Dr. Ali Budi Kusuma, S.Si. M.Sc., ALS

2022-2023

Maya Fitriana, S.Si., Ph.D

2023-Now