Healthy and Affordable Meals on Campus
Universitas Indonesia (UI) is deeply committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of its entire community by ensuring the availability of healthy, safe, and affordable food options across the campus. This commitment is strategically grounded in UI’s Rectoral Decree No. 57 of 2017 regarding the Implementation of Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental (K3L) Aspects for Canteens. This regulation serves as the fundamental legal framework to ensure that all campus canteens provide food and beverages that meet strict hygiene and sanitation standards while remaining financially accessible to students, staff, and visitors.
To promote a balanced diet, UI’s canteens offer a vast and diverse array of menu options that cater to different nutritional needs and cultural preferences. Protein sources are abundant, ranging from various preparations of chicken, beef, duck, and fish. For fiber and essential nutrients, the campus provides numerous vegetable-based dishes, including gado-gado, pecel, capcay, and various other sautéed or soup-based vegetables. To complement these main courses, fresh fruit juices and salads are widely available, encouraging the community to maintain a high intake of vitamins and minerals. These varied options are designed to be easily accessible at affordable price points, ensuring that healthy eating is a practical choice for everyone on campus.
To maintain these high standards, the Directorate of Campus Welfare actively oversees the management of food vendors through a systematic and sustainable implementation process. This includes:
- Education and Socialization: UI conducts regular training sessions for food handlers regarding Food Hygiene and Sanitation (Higiene Sanitasi Pangan). These programs ensure that all vendors follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to minimize the risk of foodborne illnesses.
- Routine Inspections and Laboratory Testing: To guarantee food safety, the university performs regular canteen inspections and conducts periodic laboratory testing on food and beverage samples. These tests are crucial in detecting and preventing potential contamination, ensuring that all products sold are fit for consumption.
- “Canteen-Worthy” Certification: UI implements a certification program to recognize vendors who consistently meet strict safety, hygiene, and sustainability criteria.
In an innovative move toward health transparency, UI has begun integrating nutritional information into its food services. A prime example is the Faculty of Engineering, which provides a dedicated canteen website cataloging all meal options along with their respective prices and calorie counts. This initiative allows students and staff to make informed, health-conscious decisions based on their daily caloric requirements. By providing detailed nutritional values for main courses, UI empowers its community to take charge of their own wellbeing.
From regulatory compliance to the provision of affordable nutrition, these integrated efforts reflect UI’s commitment to placing community wellbeing at the core of its institutional mission.
Physical Healthcare Services at Universitas Indonesia
UI provides an integrated healthcare ecosystem for its community through the Makara UI Satellite Clinic and the Universitas Indonesia Hospital (RSUI). The Makara Satellite Clinic serves as the primary on-campus facility, offering general medical consultations, dental care, laboratory testing, and preventive programs. To ensure a healthy start to academic life, medical check-ups (MCU) are mandatory for all incoming freshmen, allowing the university to provide necessary accommodations. Similar routine screenings are organized for staff across the Administrative Center and faculties.
Medical check-ups are regularly organized for staff in both our Administrative Center and faculties. They are also made mandatory for all incoming freshmen in order to be able to provide any accommodations should any of our students need it.
The Faculty of Engineering has taken proactive steps to enhance staff health awareness by organizing a socialization event that helps employees better understand and interpret the results of their medical check-ups.
At a more advanced level, RSUI functions as a premier Class A Teaching Hospital equipped with a multidisciplinary medical team and evidence-based technology. With over 200 specialists and 300 beds, RSUI has managed over 138,000 visits and 9,400 medical procedures, establishing itself as a Center of Excellence for high-quality, patient-centered care.
To ensure healthcare is both accessible and affordable, RSUI offers exclusive benefits for the UI extended family—including active students, staff, alumni, and their immediate families (spouses, children, and parents). Throughout 2025, these members receive discounts of up to 10% on various medical services and MCU packages. Furthermore, as of May 1, 2025, UI introduced a Cashless Program specifically for employees. This streamlined service allows staff to complete consultations and collect medications without queuing for payment or insurance verification, with billing handled conveniently via digital transfer. These integrated facilities and financial schemes demonstrate UI’s holistic commitment to the physical health and welfare of its entire community.
Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services at Universitas Indonesia
UI is deeply committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health through a combination of specialized clinical services, student-led advocacy, and broad community outreach. Within the Health Sciences cluster, UI regularly organizes initiatives providing counseling and medical services focused on maternal health, pregnancy monitoring, and reproductive wellbeing. These programs include essential screenings such as anemia tests, ultrasounds, and health literacy campaigns designed to empower women with knowledge about their bodies and rights.
A cornerstone of our student-led advocacy is the PIK-R Rumpan community at the Faculty of Public Health. This institution serves as a central hub for information and counseling, providing peer-to-peer education on reproductive health issues for the UI academic community and the general public. Furthermore, to support women’s long-term health, UI Lab launched a specialized Free Pap Smear Program from December 1–15, 2025. This initiative offers free early detection for cervical cancer, providing participants with comprehensive reports from medical specialists and encouraging proactive self-care.
UI’s commitment to preventive health also extends to high-profile community events. On May 23, 2025, UI hosted a Mass Free Health Check (CKG) at the PAU Building, which saw high participation from the campus community. The event was attended by the Vice Minister of Health, Prof. dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, and the Mayor of Depok, highlighting a strong synergy between UI and the government in promoting a healthy lifestyle (Germas). Supported by the UI Satellite Clinic and the Depok Health Office, the event provided free blood sugar tests, vital sign monitoring, and doctor consultations, including specialized reproductive health counseling. This comprehensive approach ensures that the university community has direct access to professional guidance on sexual and reproductive wellbeing alongside general medical screenings.
Mental Health Support for Students and Staff at Universitas Indonesia
UI recognizes mental wellbeing as a fundamental pillar of social sustainability and academic excellence. The university provides an integrated support system ranging from professional clinical services to innovative digital platforms and peer-led advocacy. Central to this ecosystem is the Makara UI Satellite Clinic, which offers free mental health consultation services and professional counseling for all students and staff. This is further bolstered by the SaveMe UI platform, managed by the Disaster Risk Reduction Center (DRRC UI). SaveMe UI serves as a specialized digital assessment tool using the DASS-21 questionnaire, allowing users to independently monitor risk factors for stress, anxiety, and depression with immediate, data-driven results.
To ensure support systems remain relevant and representative, UI actively engages in large-scale mental health mapping. In 2025, the Mindfulness and Contemplative Psychology Research Laboratory (MindCoLab) at the Faculty of Psychology launched a comprehensive mental health study for students. This research aims to provide the university with valid data to enhance future support systems. Similarly, the BEM FH UI Advocacy Department conducted the 2025 Mental Health Condition Survey to refine their “Teman Pendengar” (Peer Listeners) program, ensuring student-led counseling meets the actual needs of the community.
Various faculties have launched specialized programs to address the unique pressures of campus life:
- Faculty of Nursing: Introduced “PERIXA BATIN“ an innovative digital solution designed to tackle mental health issues among the younger generation through accessible psychological screening.
- Vocational Education Program: Organized Posbindu Workshops (Integrated Non-Communicable Disease Coaching Posts) on 14 October 2025 to promote sustainable mental and physical health for all staff and students.
- ILUNI UI (Alumni Association): Launched the “Mental Health Champions“ guidebook, a strategic manual designed to empower students as mental health advocates within their own circles. The MHC Program itself is an initiative by the ILUNI UI Women Empowerment Center and UI students, functioning as a movement that trains UI students to become certified peer counselors.
Beyond formal clinical care, UI fosters a culture of resilience through workshops on stress management, burnout prevention, and bullying awareness. Programs like the Peer Support System at the Faculty of Law and the mental health literacy campaigns across the Health Sciences cluster ensure that help is always within reach. By combining professional medical intervention, cutting-edge psychological research, and proactive student advocacy, UI creates a supportive environment where psychological health is prioritized as a core institutional value.