FSRD Trisakti University, is the first private university in Indonesia that has a department/program of fine arts since the establishment of the university by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on November 29, 1965 through the Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science (PTIP) Number 014/dar 1965 signed by Dr. Sharif Thajeb. November 29 was later designated as the birthday of Trisakti University. In 2019, Trisakti University FSRD celebrated its 50th anniversary.