IAIN Sunan Ampel (Islamic higher educational institution) Towards
Communi-university
Nabiela Naily
Zumrotul Mukaffa
Muhammad Hanaf
Design and Goal
GOAL
• Exchange of ideas and experiences
• Shared possible future strategies to improve community outreach function of university (university-community partnerships)
• Design
• Movie and Photo
• Presentation
• Discussion
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Indonesia on the Map
Indonesia Indonesia
beyond beyond the Map the Map
Republic, numerous islands, 237 million citizensRepublic, numerous islands, 237 million citizens
Highly populated by Muslims (88%)Highly populated by Muslims (88%)
1.128 ethnic groups1.128 ethnic groups, 583 local languages, and cultures, 583 local languages, and cultures
Many potentials in economy, social, religion, and other Many potentials in economy, social, religion, and other issues yet many challenges as well
issues yet many challenges as well
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Indonesian Islam Indonesian Islam
Indonesian Islam can be said Indonesian Islam can be said to be to be unique and unique and moderate
moderate , , even though even though a very small number of a very small number of radical
radical groups groups also exist also exist . .
Indonesian Islam also Indonesian Islam also has long accommodated has long accommodated itself
itself with local cultures with local cultures . .
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I I slam and Democracy slam and Democracy
Indonesia is classifed as one of the democratic Indonesia is classifed as one of the democratic
countries espe
countries espe cially cially since the since the reform era reform era (1998 onwards)
(1998 onwards)
Free and direct election
Free and direct election s s from the national to from the national to the the local level local level
In general, there
In general, there is is no conflict betwen the idea no conflict betwen the idea of democracy and Islam
of democracy and Islam Democracy = Syuro
Democracy = Syuro
Several debates regarding democracy and Several debates regarding democracy and
h h uman rights uman rights
General Election General Election
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However However
Yet there are still some problems related to Yet there are still some problems related to
democracy:
democracy: sscope of participation; cope of participation; llevel of evel of participation
participation Gender issues,
Gender issues, conflict and violence, and so forthconflict and violence, and so forth Examples of real cases
Examples of real cases Faith
Faith--based based cconflict, gender issues, and so ononflict, gender issues, and so on
Example of one issue in our development work : Example of one issue in our development work :
Village development worplan is being
Village development worplan is being imposed imposed not not designed, as it is supposed to be, by the community designed, as it is supposed to be, by the community
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Democracy For whom?
Participation and
leadership
Environmental issues
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University’s Roles in
University’s Roles in C C ommunity ommunity
O O utreach and utreach and D D emocracy in Indonesia emocracy in Indonesia
Indonesian Reform 1998 Indonesian Reform 1998 : :
Students
Students ’ ’ Heroic Heroic A A ction ction
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IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Islamic higher educational institution Islamic higher educational institution
Under Ministry of religious affairs Under Ministry of religious affairs
Faculties: Syariah (faculty of islamic law), Faculties: Syariah (faculty of islamic law),
Tarbiyah ( faculty of education), Dakwah Tarbiyah ( faculty of education), Dakwah
(Faculty of social sciences), ushuluddin (faculty
(Faculty of social sciences), ushuluddin (faculty
of philosophy and theology), and Adab (faculty
of philosophy and theology), and Adab (faculty
of letters of l etters and humani and humani ties ties ) )
The Profle of IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
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Classroom Community
Ivory Tower University?
IAIN and
IAIN and C C ommunity ommunity E E ngagement ngagement
Tri dTri dhharma; Teaching, Research, Community Servicearma; Teaching, Research, Community Service
Historically, IAIN is established with focus on Historically, IAIN is established with focus on teaching
teaching
In In subsequent subsequent development, research becomes one development, research becomes one important area
important area
Outreach/community enggagement is still below Outreach/community enggagement is still below research and teaching
research and teaching in importance in importance
Activities are not integratedActivities are not integrated
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Community outreach Modes in IAIN
Instititutional: organized by LPM (Center for Community Service) representing IAIN
Collective: Performed by a group of lecturers from the same faculties but not necessarily representing IAIN
Individual: Performed by Lecturers individually
Service Learning-based PAR
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INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
1. LPM as the center of community outreach
KKN, yearly student’s community service using PAR
Collaborative work with external fundings and or other institutions
Service Learning-Based PAR.mpg 2. Faculties:
Tarbiyah: LAPIS with AUSAID; empowering the schools supervisors in managing community development
Syariah: Legal Aid for community & economic empowerment through the mini Syariah bank
Dakwah: Sanitation systems in the rural areas in cooperation with local govenrment
Adab: Empowering human resources in the schools
Ushuluddin: Interfaith peace building
P P otentials otentials and Assets and Assets
Human resources and historical relations with civil society as many of the community leaders, preachers, and religious leaders are from this University
LPM as the coordinator for community outreach
KKN as annual program that is obligatory to all students
PAR; IAIN is widely known with PAR
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Challenges
Integrated T Integrated T ri ri D D h h arma is still not yet a arma is still not yet a shared vision let alone being
shared vision let alone being implemented
implemented
Lack of s Lack of s inergy and coordination inergy and coordination between units
between units
Many outreach activities have been Many outreach activities have been
performed and some are extraordinary performed and some are extraordinary
yet they are sporadic and not
yet they are sporadic and not
Some other challenges
The existing policy was not supportive
A sharp gap between fnancial support for research and community outreach
No clear mechanism and structure promote the mainstreaming of community outreach
Dominance, and limitations, of religious approach in community outreach
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Tomorrow must be better
WHAT NOW?
Crucial Momentum: Three
Opportunities
IAIN Converts to UIN
SILE/ LLD
http://sile.sunan-ampel.ac.id/
http://sile-lld.org/sile/
(a Canadian-Indonesian project at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, IAIN Sunan Ampel, UIN Alauddin Makasar)
Part of the project is the Coady Institute at St. Francis Xavier University, the University of Guelph, the Institute on Governance in Ottawa and other
Canadian institutions
Law number 12 of 2012 regarding higher education
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Potentials in the UIN
IAIN converting to UIN means a wider range of disciplines and approaches in community
outreach and a wider variety of issues being
dealt with, including issues such as democracy, human rights, health, economic empowerment and the environment
New faculties
1.Science and technology 2.Health
3.Politics and social science
Aimed at improving the university- community outreach function
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Notable
Notable A A chievements chievements
POKJA ( POKJA ( formal university-community formal university-community
partnerships that are experimenting with new partnerships that are experimenting with new
ways of community engagement ways of community engagement ) )
C C ivics curriculum review and redesign ivics curriculum review and redesign
Introducing ABCD Introducing ABCD (mobilizing assets for (mobilizing assets for community-driven development)
community-driven development) as an as an apporach
apporach
More Notable Achievements
Strengthened sinergy between units: Major Strengthened sinergy between units: Major change: three units: research and community change: three units: research and community
outreach and gender study center that are used to outreach and gender study center that are used to
be separated emerged to be one be separated emerged to be one
Baseline data; facilitating SWAT analysisBaseline data; facilitating SWAT analysis
Capacity Capacity bbuildings; Shortcourses in coady, Guelphuildings; Shortcourses in coady, Guelph
Widening networksWidening networks: :
*Coady, Guelph
*Coady, Guelph university,university, CSO’s CSO’s in Indonesia in Indonesia particularly East java
particularly East java And NOW the CU EXPO
And NOW the CU EXPO
: great opportunity to : great opportunity to meet people and exchange ideas
meet people and exchange ideas
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Another Promising Opportunity: Support from Policy
New National Law no. 12/2012 on higher education:
A potential supporting instrument for improved functioning of community outreach in the
university
It encourages and in fact forces the university to give much more attention and support to
improving the community outreach function of
the university
Great potential in the new law support the improved university community outreach function
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Discussion TIME
WHATS THE POTENTIALS AND
CHALLENGES IN CAPTURING THE
MOMENTUM
Do you defne preaching as community outreach function?
Do you think it is possible fo a university to equally perform the tridarma without
sacrifcing one or another
Do you think that the integration between tridarma is ideal and manageable?
How do you describe the design of the
integration process of teaching, research, and outreach
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