1959 The original Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia was located in Bandung. For management and other reasons, this faculty then separated from the university and became an independent institution called Institut Teknologi Bandung (Bandung Institute of Technology). 1964 Five years after the separation of the original FTUI, on July 17 1964, a Faculty of Engineering located in Jakarta was founded. The first dean was Prof. Dr. Ir. R. Rooseno, assisted by Ir. Sutami as Assistant Dean on Academic Affairs, Ir. Bratanata as Assistant Dean on Administrative Affairs, and Dr. Ing. Purnomosidhi H. as Assistant Dean on Student Affairs.  There was only three departments then, civil engineering with Ir. Sutami as the first head of the department, mechanical engineering with Ir. Ahmad Sajoeti as the head of the department, and electrical engineering with Ir. Hadi Noto as the head of the department.  The first class started on 17 October 1964. 1965 New departments were founded, metallurgy with Dr. Ing. Purnomosidhi H. as the head of the departments and architecture with Ir. Sunaryo S. as the head of the department. 1970 On late December 1970, 18 students had succeeded as the first graduates from FTUI. Until 1997, more than 6000 people had graduates from FTUI. 1976 A technology institution - Lembaga Teknologi FTUI (LTFTUI) was founded. It's a professional institution, with full support by experts from each departments in FTUI. LTFTUI has done many cooperations with other professional institutions, such as ELMES, APARC, etc; goverment institutions, such as BPPT, Cipta Karya, Otorita Batam, etc; and professional associations, such as IAI, PII, HANKI, INKINDO, HATI, etc. 1985 A new department was founded as a result of the unification of two majors in Metallurgy and Mechanical Departments. The new departments is called Gas & Petrochemical Department. 1993 FTUI started extension programs to help experienced professionals who  already have diploma in engineering to get their degree in engineering. Post graduate programs for master degree have also been started.