The Departement of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Universitas Indonesia (Micro_UI), Jakarta, is a departement responsible for teaching, research and public services, not only in the field of clinical microbiology, but also in medically related food microbiology, environmental microbiology, basic microbiology as well as surveillance studies on various kinds of infectious diseases which are major public health problems in Indonesia. Micro_UI is recognized among Indonesian medical faculties as an outstanding departement, in term of institusional research facilities and the availability of scientists of exellent qualifications. As a center of development in medical microbilogy, Micro_UI has not only gained reputation, but its existence is also recognized internationally.