![]() ![]() During the ceremonial event of Lenso dancing at the Pembangunan Building (formerly known as Pola Building) to welcome the GANEFO guests of honor, the young engineers brought their idea to President Soekarno to which he responded by inviting them to the Presidential Palace the next day. But what? Then they thought of a brilliant idea: Why not establish an engineering faculty in Jakarta as an alternative to the one in Bandung? This way those residing in the country s capital would not need to travel far to Bandung for an engineering education. After successful accomplishment of the street renovation project, these young engineers with their iron will felt that there was more that they could do to serve our country. Soehoed, the project was completed on time. The young engineers were granted permission to start the renovations under the condition that all work must be completed within two weeks period. This bid was welcomed by President Soekarno. ![]() At that time Jakarta was preparing for the International Sports Event, the GANEFO. HISTORY OF FTUI The history of the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI) began with an offer made from young engineers belonging to the Society of Engineers Indonesia (PII), to the first President of the Republic Indonesia, Bung Karno, for the renovations of the heavily damaged main streets of Jakarta.
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