The Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta is an Indonesian university that offers study programs in the field of Islamic science. Currently the university offers programs in Adab, Da'wah, Sharia, Tarbiya, Ushuluddin, Science and Technology, Social Science and Humanities, and Economies and Islamic Business.
History
The desire to establish Islamic institutions of higher education have been present since the colonial era.
Dr. Wirjosandjojo Satiman stressed the importance of establishing an
Islamic institute of higher education in order to raise the self-esteem
of Muslims in the Dutch East Indies. Such an institution was established on July 8, 1945, when the Islamic High School was built in Jakarta. During the revolution the Islamic High School was moved to Yogyakarta,
and reopened on April 10, 1946. In November 1947 a committee was formed
to discuss improvements to the High School, and an agreement to
establish the Indonesian Islamic University was reached on March 10,
1948. The university had four faculties: religion, law, economics, and education.
The government recognized the nationalist groups who had participated
in the revolution by constructing the University of Gadjah Mada in
1950. The development of the Islamic University of Indonesia has
occurred rapidly, with the Faculty of Indonesia consisting of 22
branches.
IAIN Sunan Kalijaga has now been transformed into the State Islamic
University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga. This has encouraged UIN Sunan Kalijaga
to make corrections and development in various areas, including
management and academic fields. Links with various organisations both
inside the country and abroad are also being developed. A facility is
currently under construction to provide the infrastructure for courses
in information technology, so that the UIN Sunan Kalijaga can become a cyber campus.
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