Yogyakarta—Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) officially inaugurated its 2023-2025 Taskforce for Sexual Violence Prevention and Handling (PPKS) as its members took their oath at the university’s Mohammad Hatta Building on Friday, 31 March 2023. Read more
Yogyakarta—UIISoreNyastra, a poetry reading event, has attracted attention from members of the Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) community. Lecturers, education staffs and students enthusiastically took part in this inaugural session that was held at the North Hall of the university’s Mohammad Hatta Building on Friday, 24 March 2023.
This reading of poetry on “Humans and Religion” is part of the university’s mission to preserve the culture and promote literature and art within UII. Poetry readers read their best work with enthusiasm and high spirits. There were at least 30 UII members that read their poetry until the event ended at 5 pm.
Up to 76 people attended the event, consisting of 38 students, 10 education staffs, 27 lecturers and one alumna. After the event, the poetry readers sent their works to the organizing committee for the creation of a digital book of poetry.
UII Rector Prof. Fathul Wahid, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. welcomed this poetry reading initiative and praised the enthusiasm of the participants. “This is a cultural experiment that apparently has never existed since I started at UII in 1997. I hope this is a good start to something great,” said Prof. Fathul Wahid.
“I see that there’s great interest from the academic community. Insya Allah [God willing], we will keep the enthusiasm alive and repeat the event every month,” he said.
According to Prof. Fathul Wahid, poetry has deep meanings and significance for human beings. He also expressed his hopes for the UIISoreNyastra event going forward.
“We hope that this could be an effort to sharpen our senses, because poetry is not just a string of words, but they can also spark new understandings if truly enjoyed and appreciated,” he said.
“We hope that this is part of our collective effort to be more fluid at UII, to reduce our rigidity and tense,” he said. “We also hope for the emergence of more similar spaces for interactions at UII that promote other activities.” (VIP Magazine Vol 10)
Yogyakarta—Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) organized a Tabligh Akbar (mass religious event) as part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, inviting speaker K.H. Ahmad Bahauddin Nursalim, patron of the Tahfizul Al-Quran Islamic boarding school Al-Quran Science Coaching and Education Development (LP3iA) in Rembang. Read more
Yogyakarta—Universitas Islam Indonesia’s Faculty of Medicine (FK UII) has expanded its cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangkok Hat Yai Hospital. The ceremony took place at the Faculty of Medicine’s Auditorium in UII’s Main Campus on Monday, 6 March 2023. Read more
Yogyakarta—The role of private Islamic universities in realizing quality education for the nation’s current generation is becoming increasingly visible. They continue to proactively produce various educational breakthroughs that are based on noble values as part of their contribution to the progress of the nation. Read more
Yogyakarta—In effort to support the acceleration of innovation down-streaming and bringing together innovators and industry actors, Universitas Islam Indonesia’s (UII) Directorate of Coaching & Development of Entrepreneurship/Growth Hub (DPPK UII/Simpul Tumbuh) has organized the 2023 Innovation Festival (InnoFest). Read more
Thailand—Universitas Islam Indonesia’s (UII) English Language Study Program (PBI) has formed a partnership with Thailand’s Kuwait Pittayapat School as part of expanding the university’s network. The partnership with the Krabi City-based Islamic school was marked by a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing on Tuesday, 31 January 2023. Read more
Austria—A young Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) lecturer, Jaya Addin Linando, has completed his doctorate degree at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business) in Austria on 24 February 2023. Read more
Yogyakarta—Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Monday, 20 February 2023. Taking place at the Prof. K.H. Abdulkahar Mudzakkir Auditorium in UII’s Main Campus, the anniversary celebration was held fully offline and was broadcast through the university’s YouTube channel. What was special about the 80th anniversary celebration was the introduction of UII’s 100 Year projection, which would guide the university’s trajectory for the next two decades. Read more
Yogyakarta—Education and culture are two elements that are closely related to the practice of state diplomacy. This is because both have broad coverages, flexible distribution patterns and can reach various levels of society.
Under the theme of these two elements, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII had the opportunity to listen to a direct presentation from the House of Representatives’ Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) during a guest lecture held at UII’s Prof. Dr. Sardjito Auditorium on Tuesday, 7 February 2023.
The lecture took place for BKSAP SDG’s Day, bring the theme “Optimizing Parliamentary Soft Power Diplomacy through Education and Cultural Exchange”.
Participating in this event were UII Vice Rector for Academic & Research Development Prof. Dr. Jaka Nugraha, S.Si., M.Si., Vice Rector for Student, Religious, & Alumni Affairs Dr. Drs. Rohidin, S.H., M.Ag., Vice Rector for Partnership & Entrepreneurship Ir. Wiryono Raharjo, M.Arch., Ph.D., lecturers and students.
Present from the BKSAP were Deputy Chairman Dr. H. Mardani Ali Sera, M. Eng., Hj. Sakinah Aljufri, S. Ag., Puteri Anetta Komarudin, B. Com., and Putu Supadma Rudana, M.B.A.
Ir. Wiryono expressed his gratitude as this activity further expanded UII’s good relations with government institutions. He also mentioned some of UII’s achievements that he said were closely related to education and cultural exchange.
Similarly, Mardani Ali Sera expressed his gratitude for UII’s warm welcome. He hoped this event could be a small joint contribution by both institutions to develop the country through meetings with the academic communities.
Mardani Ali Sera believed that the legislative body could only work optimally when there was synergy with academics.
“This program is crucial because our legislative, budgeting and supervisory roles will only be sharp, precise, synergistic and optimal if we get input from academics,” he said.
During the discussion session moderated by UII Executive Secretary of Hangga Fathana, S.IP., B.Int.St., M.A., Mardani Ali Sera explained briefly about BKSAP. The organization is tasked with carrying out one of the additional functions within the House, namely diplomacy. A concrete example of the implementation is the establishment of inter-parliamentary diplomatic relations that jointly produce policies or address certain issues.
As a second track diplomacy, BKSAP works in a more flexible manner but still follows the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This way, BKSAP can form collaborations with parliaments from other countries, a practice that is different with other diplomatic bodies. (VIP Magazine Vol 10)