BIPA USU is an Indonesian language program for foreign speakers offered by the Language Center (Pusat Bahasa) of Universitas Sumatera Utara, located in Medan, North Sumatra. Established in 1986, the Language Center has grown into a comprehensive language institution validated by Indonesia’s Language Development and Cultivation Agency as an official BIPA provider. The program covers all four core language skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing, across seven proficiency levels, and is aimed at foreign nationals who wish to learn Indonesian intensively. It is run under the Language Center’s Courses and Training Division, alongside a wide range of other language programs and services.