Leader of University
Vice Rector
Prof. Dr. Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan S.Si., M.Si., Apt
Vice Rector 1 for Academic, Student Affairs, and Alumni Affairs
Prof. Dr. Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan S.Si., M.Si., Apt., born in Medan on June 10, 1975, is a Pharmacology lecturer at the Universitas Sumatera Utara. She completed her doctoral degree in Pharmaceutical Science at USU in 2014.
Dr. Muhammad Arifin Nasution S.Sos., M.SP
Vice Rector 2 for Human Resources and Finance
Muhammad Arifin Nasution S.Sos., M.SP. born in Medan on October 5, 1979 is a lecturer in Public Administration at the Universitas Sumatera Utara. He completed his master's degree in the Development Studies Studt Program at the Universitas Sumatera Utara in 2007.
Prof. Dr. Eng. Himsar Ambarita S.T., M.T.
Vice Rector 3 for Research, Innovation, and Cooperation
Himsar Ambarita was born in Kampung Jagung, on the outskirts of the PTPN IV plantation in Simalungun, on June 10, 1972. He is a professor at the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) in the Faculty of Engineering and ranks 44th in the category of influential scientists worldwide. Himsar is listed among the top two percent of influential scientists globally, according to Elsevier BV and Stanford University. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at USU, from July 1991 to September 1997. He earned his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) from August 1998 to June 2001, and pursued his doctoral studies at Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan. Himsar has also served as an expert team member in various projects, including the preparation of the Regional Action Plan for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Reduction for the Government of North Sumatra in 2012, the Development of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) on Small-Scale Renewable Energy in Indonesia in 2013, and the preparation of the USU Long-Term Plan (RJP) 2014–2039, the Strategic Plan (Renstra) 2014–2019, and the Strategic Plan 2020–2024. Additionally, he has held the position of Chair of the World Class University (WCU) Team at USU. Now, he serves as a Director at the Directorate of Internationalization and Global Partnerships.
Dr. Muhammad Anggia Muchtar S.T., MM.IT.
Vice Rector 4 for Planning, Infrastructure, and Business
Muhammad Anggia Muchtar completed his Bachelor's degree in Architecture at Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) in 2003. He then continued his education at Universiti Putra Malaysia, earning a Master's degree in Information Technology in 2006. Recently, he obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universitas Sumatera Utara, with research focused on Natural Language Processing and Multimedia.