Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 2609/D/T/2001, dated 6 August 2001 became the basis for the establishment of the Master of Accounting Study Program as a Study Program under the Accounting Department of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Trisakti. The objective of establishing the Master of Accounting Study Program is to fill the labor market need for professional and accountable masters in the accounting field. This is in line with the needs of the institutions where students of the Accounting Masters Study Program work.

In 2005, the Master of Accounting Study Program obtained accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN PT), Ministry of National Education, Republic of Indonesia with a “C” rating based on Accreditation Certificate number: 00499/Ak-IV/S2-005/UTCAKT/ V/2005, dated 20 May 2005 which is valid for 3 (three) years from the date of stipulation. The “B” accreditation rating was obtained in 2009, when the Accounting Masters Study Program submitted an application for re-accreditation, based on the decision letter 016/BAN-PT/Ak-VII/S2/XII/2009 November 13, 2008. In 2015, to be precise, on the 21st In February 2015, the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education re-issued the “B” accreditation title for the FEB Universitas Trisakti Master of Accounting Study Program with a decree 056/SK/BAN-PT/Akred-M/II/2015.

The Master of Accounting Study Program has consistently obtained an extension of the education administration license from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia since its inception until now. Based on a letter from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia number 1371/D/T/K-III/2009, dated March 10 2009, the Accounting Masters Study Program has obtained an extension of the permit to administer the Study Program. The granting of this permit extension shows the trust of stakeholders in the existence and usefulness of this program for efforts to educate the nation’s children.

The Accounting Masters Study Program maintains collaboration from various institutions. From 2006 until now, the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenhub) has entrusted the Study Program to provide education to its employees with a scholarship from the Ministry of Transportation. Furthermore, in 2012 a collaboration was established with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia which trusted the Study Program to provide education to its employees and on February 4 2014, Lemhanas RI also entrusted the Study Program to provide education to its employees. Finally, in 2015 a collaboration was established with the Forensic Auditor Professional Certification Institute (LSP-AF) as a Competency Testing Center and curriculum adjustments so that there were 2 courses in the Forensic Auditor sub-concentration which were recognized as equivalent to Forensic Auditor Education and Training. The credibility of the Study Program is also reflected in the recognition from the world of work for the competency of graduates as seen from the performance achievements of graduates in various private and government institutions, including the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta, Provincial Government of Banten, Bank Mandiri, Bank BNI 46, Bank Panin, PT. Pertamina, PT. Wijaya Karya, Angkasa Pura II, PLN and Astra International Group.