Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta ( id, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, abbreviated as UIN Sunan Kalijaga or simply UIN Suka) is an Indonesian state university that offers study programs in the field of

Islamic science Science in the medieval Islamic world was the science developed and practised during the Islamic Golden Age under the Umayyads of Córdoba, the Abbadids of Seville, the Samanids, the Ziyarids, the Buyids in Persia, the Abbasid Caliphate and ...

. Currently the university offers programs in Adab,

Da'wah Dawah ( ar, دعوة, lit=invitation, ) is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam. The plural is ''da‘wāt'' (دَعْوات) or ''da‘awāt'' (دَعَوات). Etymology The English term ''Dawah'' derives from the Arabic ...

Sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...

, Tarbiya, Ushuluddin, science and technology and social science and humanities.

History

The desire to establish Islamic institutions of

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

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 The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

. Such an institution was established on July 8, 1945, when the Islamic High School was built in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

. During the revolution the Islamic High School was moved to

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

, 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 Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

, and

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

. 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. Based on the Presidential Decree No. 50/2004, IAIN Sunan Kalijaga was transformed into the State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijag

This has encouraged UIN Sunan Kalijaga to make development in various areas, including management and academic fields. Links with various organisations both inside the country and abroad are also being developed. Currently, there are 8 school/faculties in the university, which include: # School of Adab dan Ilmu Budaya (Humanities) # School of Ushuluddin, dan Pemikiran Islam (Islamic Philosophy and Theology) # School of Dakwah dan Komunikasi (Islamic Communication and Social Welfare) # School of Syariah dan Hukum (Laws) # School of Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan (Education) # School of Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora (Social Sciences) # School of Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam (Islamic Economics) # School of Sain dan Teknologi (Science and Technology)

External links

* http://www.uin-suka.ac.id unan Kalijaga University Website* http://www.integratedlaboratory.com unan Kalijaga University Laboratory Website* https://web.archive.org/web/20100228225910/http://iciebm.com/ ndustrial Engineering International Seminar in Sunan Kalijaga University* https://web.archive.org/web/20120118030045/http://www.icbb2011.com/ nternational Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology presented by Biology Department* https://web.archive.org/web/20130204094151/http://icid2011.com/ nternational Conference on Informatics for Development by Informatics Department
Student Community of Islamic State in Indonesia
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