Academic calendar
Semester Ganjil 2026/2027 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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A
- Asprak
- Asisten Praktikum; a student assistant who aids professors during laboratory sessions.
B
- Bareng
- Short for Batas Reborn/Batas Tengah; a specific residential pocket located near the border of the campus complex.
- BEM
- Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa; the student executive body at the polytechnic level.
D
- Dakantin
- Abbreviation for Daerah Kantin, often used to refer to the food court area within the polytechnic complex.
H
- HME
- Himpunan Mahasiswa Elektro; the student association for the Electrical Engineering department.
- HMGP
- Himpunan Mahasiswa Grafika Penerbitan; the student association for the unique Graphic Arts and Publishing department.
- HMS
- Himpunan Mahasiswa Sipil; the student association for the Civil Engineering department.
- HMTK
- Himpunan Mahasiswa Teknik Kimia; the student association for the Chemical Engineering department.
K
- Kantin PNJ
- The main campus canteen area, often the primary meeting spot for lunch due to its proximity to the engineering buildings.
- Kantin Teknik
- While technically in the UI area, this canteen (often called Kantek) is a major dining spot for PNJ engineering students.
- Kating
- Kakak Tingkat; a senior student or upperclassman.
- Kompen
- Short for Kompensasi; a mandatory labor or academic penalty for students who exceed the permitted number of absences.
- Kukel
- Short for Kukusan Kelurahan; a popular residential area on the north side of campus favored by students for affordable boarding houses.
- Kutek
- Short for Kukusan Teknik; the primary residential and boarding house area located behind the Engineering faculty, heavily populated by PNJ students.
M
- Maba
- Mahasiswa Baru; a freshman or first-year student.
- MPM
- Majelis Permusyawaratan Mahasiswa; the student consultative assembly that oversees student regulations.
P
- Pocin
- Short for Pondok Cina; a residential and commercial area near the train station where many students live and find food.
S
- SP
- Semester Pendek; an optional short semester held during the break to retake failed classes.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bikun
- Bis Kuning (Yellow Bus); the campus shuttle bus system shared with UI that students use to move around the large Depok complex.
- Gedung AA
- One of the primary classroom and laboratory buildings for engineering students.
- Gedung Direktorat
- The central administrative building housing the Director's office and main staff services.
- Gedung Q
- The dedicated building for the Information and Communication Technology (TI) department.
- GSG
- Gedung Serba Guna; the multipurpose hall used for graduations, seminars, and major student events.
- kantek_kantin_teknik
- Kantek (Kantin Teknik)
- kawah_kantin_bawah
- Kawah (Kantin Bawah)
- KTM
- Kartu Tanda Mahasiswa; the essential student ID card used for library access and identity verification.
- Palang PNJ
- The gate or portal entrance separating the PNJ area from the main UI campus roads.
- Perpus PNJ
- The central polytechnic library building.
- SIAK PNJ
- The online academic information system used for course registration (IRS) and checking grades.
- Stasiun UI
- One of the two commuter rail stations providing direct transit access to the campus complex.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester Ganjil 2026/2027 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.