The history of Universitas Batam began with the establishment of nursing education through the Griya Husada Batam Academy of Nursing, which was founded on 26 July 1996 under the Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia No. HK.00.06.1.1.313.

In 2006, the Academy was integrated into Universitas Batam as the Diploma III (D-III) in Nursing Study Program. Subsequently, in 2007, the Bachelor of Nursing Study Program was granted official operational approval under Decree No. 3226/D/T/2007.

The Nursing Study Program has become an integral part of the historical development of Universitas Batam and has produced qualified nursing professionals for more than 27 years. In response to national regulations requiring graduates of undergraduate nursing programmes to complete professional nursing education, the Nursing Professional Program (Ners) received official operational approval on 12 June 2017 under Decree No. 315/KPT/I/2017.

1. To provide professional nursing education that develops creative and innovative programmes within community settings, encompassing promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative aspects of healthcare through community empowerment.

2. To conduct fundamental nursing research focused on health issues and community nursing.

3. To carry out Community Service founded on the principles of caring while actively contributing to the improvement of community health.

4. To establish sustainable collaboration with various stakeholders in the development of education, research, and Community Service in support of achieving the prescribed graduate competencies.

1. To produce Bachelor of Nursing and Professional Nursing (Ners) graduates who are professional, caring, and ethical, and who possess competence in science, technology, and the arts (IPTEKS) for healthcare service settings, with excellence in community nursing.

2. To produce Bachelor of Nursing and Professional Nursing (Ners) graduates who are capable of conducting fundamental nursing research based on advances in science and technology, with a particular strength in community nursing.

3. To produce Bachelor of Nursing and Professional Nursing (Ners) graduates who are capable of undertaking Community Service grounded in the principles of caring and scientific knowledge, with excellence in community nursing.

4. To establish mutually beneficial partnerships with various stakeholders in support of the continuous development of education, research, and Community Service.