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| Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University | |
|---|---|
| Name | Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University |
| Native name | Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta |
| Established | 1960 (as IAIN Jakarta) |
| Type | Public Islamic university |
| City | Ciputat |
| Province | Banten |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia), Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning |
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University. Located in Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan, the university traces origins to a 1960 institute reshaped into a state Islamic university amid national reforms, participating in networks linking Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Aceh, and Makassar. The institution engages with regional actors such as Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia), international partners including Al-Azhar University, University of Oxford, University of Melbourne, and multilateral organizations like United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to shape curriculum, research, and community outreach.
The university began as an institute founded in 1960 patterned after models in Cairo and Medina, influenced by figures connected to Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah movements and responding to debates among leaders from Sukarno era institutions and postcolonial education reformers. During the 1990s transition, legislative shifts linked to laws debated in the People's Representative Council (Indonesia) prompted reorganization, culminating in university status in the early 2000s under policies echoing reforms seen at Universitas Indonesia and Gadjah Mada University. Its history intersects with visits from scholars associated with King Saud University, exchanges with Institut Pertanian Bogor, and conferences alongside delegations from Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia.
The main campus in Ciputat sits near transport corridors to Jakarta and features lecture halls, laboratories, and a central library holding collections comparable to holdings at Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia, alongside specialized archives used by researchers from Universitas Airlangga and visiting academics from Leiden University. Facilities include mosque complexes inspired by designs seen at Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta and collaborative centers for interfaith dialogue that have hosted delegations from Vatican City observers, scholars from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and representatives of European Union cultural missions. The campus hosts computing centers developed with partners such as Microsoft academic programs and research clusters modeled after initiatives at National University of Singapore.
The university organizes faculties reflecting religious and secular studies, offering programs in Islamic theology connected to curricula at Al-Azhar University, comparative religion courses attended by exchanges from Harvard University and University of Cambridge, law programs engaging with Supreme Court of Indonesia case studies, and social sciences modules that collaborated with researchers from University of Malaya and Chulalongkorn University. Faculties include Islamic theology, Sharia studies, humanities with links to British Library resources, natural sciences cooperating with Institut Teknologi Bandung, and postgraduate programs that have admitted fellows sponsored by Ford Foundation and Asia Foundation.
Research centers produce journals and monographs that circulate among networks including Asian Studies Association of Australia, International Institute of Islamic Thought, and regional publishers used by scholars from SOAS University of London and Columbia University. Topics range from Islamic jurisprudence debates influenced by precedents in Ottoman Empire legal history to contemporary studies on pluralism paralleling work from Boston University and Duke University. The university participates in grant programs with European Research Council-linked consortia, has collaborated on projects funded by Australian Research Council, and contributes to policy briefs consulted by ASEAN bodies and United Nations Development Programme country teams.
Student organizations mirror national movements with chapters akin to Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam and cultural groups participating in events alongside delegations from Universitas Gadjah Mada and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember. Extracurricular life includes debate teams competing in tournaments with delegations from National University of Singapore and Monash University, arts ensembles collaborating with members from Jakarta Arts Council, and volunteer initiatives coordinated with Palang Merah Indonesia and disaster response networks reflecting partnerships with Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana. Student publications have been cited by commentators at Tempo (magazine) and scholars from University of Sheffield.
Alumni and faculty include figures who have held positions in institutions such as Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia), representatives to the People's Representative Council (Indonesia), academics who took posts at Universitas Indonesia, ambassadors accredited to missions in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United States, and public intellectuals who contributed to debates in outlets like Kompas. Visiting scholars have included lecturers from Al-Azhar University, Leiden University, and University of Chicago.
The university maintains partnerships with universities across Asia, Europe, and Australia, formalized through memoranda with Al-Azhar University, University of Oxford, Leiden University, National University of Singapore, and Monash University, and participates in exchange programs under frameworks promoted by British Council, Fulbright Program, and Erasmus+. Collaborative research projects have been conducted with institutions such as University of Melbourne, University of Hamburg, and SOAS University of London, while capacity-building initiatives have received support from Islamic Development Bank and World Bank technical assistance.
Category:Universities in Indonesia Category:Islamic universities