YAPERTI GPM is an abbreviation of the Yayasan Perguruan Tinggi Gereja Protestan Maluku or in English Maluku Protestant Church Higher Education Foundation. Since its establishment on June 17, 1985, through Notary Deed H. Limanov Number 22, YAPERTI GPM has carried out the mission of the Maluku Protestant Church in the field of higher education and carried out its role as the Organizing Body for the Private Higher Education of the Indonesian Christian University of Maluku (UKIM) as stipulated in the law.
As a Foundation owned by the Maluku Protestant Church, YAPERTI GPM carries out the task of developing the quality of human resources through UKIM, educating the nation’s life as an essential part of the implementation of the Great Commission of Jesus Christ, God and Head of the Church. In its development, YAPERTI GPM continues to improve to improve the quality of Foundation Governance and the implementation of Higher Education at UKIM.