Study Program of School Comparison (PM) of STIBA recorded two national records. PM Study Program has the highest number of students and has the most applicants for student admission in Indonesia.
This was revealed in the International Seminar and Meeting of the Association of School Comparison and Law Lecturers (ADPMH) of PTKIN and PTKIS throughout Indonesia which took place at the GreenSA Inn and Training Center Hotel, Sidoarjo, East Java.
STIBA Makassar as a member of ADPMH sent Ustaz Dr. Kasman Bakry, M.H.I. (Vice Chairperson for Academic Affairs) with Ustaz Saifullah bin Anshor, Lc., M.H.I. (Head of School Comparison Study Program) to participate in the activity which took place on June 21-23, 2022.
In the welcoming session, the Chairperson of ADPMH as well as the Head of the PMH Study Program at Sunan Gunung Jati Bandung Dr. Ayi Yunus Rusyana, M.Ag. appreciates STIBA Makassar, which recently joined ADPMH and holds the record for the highest number of students of School Comparison Study Program throughout Indonesia. This appreciation received a warm welcome from all participants present.
In the international seminar session, the Head of School Comparison Study Program of STIBA Makassar, Ustaz Saifullah bin Anshor, Lc., M.H.I. had the opportunity to give his views regarding the differences in the schools of Islamic jurisprudence and attitude towards it. He conveyed his view in fluent Arabic.
In the next session, ADPMH members who were attended by 17 delegates from the PMH Study Program from 19 PMH Study Programs throughout Indonesia continued this national gathering with a focus on two main discussions, namely completion of AD/ART of ADPMH, equalization of perceptions, and the preparation of the association curriculum for the School Comparison Study Program.
On that occasion, the Chairperson of ADPMH and his secretary Sitti Hanna, Lc., M.A. specifically asked STIBA Makassar delegates to share strategies with all ADPMH members regarding institutional management and curriculum implementation. The Secretary of ADPMH who is also the Chairperson of the PMH Study Program at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta also wants to know the strategy for recruiting prospective new students at STIBA Makassar so that they can achieve the highest number of students and the highest number of new student applicants for PMH study programs in Indonesia.
Ustaz Dr. Kasman Bakry, M.H.I. as Vice Chairperson for Academic Affairs at STIBA Makassar is welcome to provide information about institutional management, socialization methods, and learning methods at STIBA Makassar in general, as well as the implementation of the PMH Study Program curriculum in particular.
The presentation of the Vice Chairperson for Academic Affairs ended with the screening of the STIBA Makassar profile video for approximately 15 minutes which was downloaded by the committee from the official website of STIBA Makassar.
Ustaz Kasman’s presentation received a lively appreciation from all ADPMH participants who attended. This adds to the attractiveness of the participants to visit and stay in touch with STIBA Makassar. They wanted to witness the education process at the campus of Da’wah and Struggle, STIBA Makassar.
The Faculty of Sharia and Law of UIN Sunan Ampel hosted this international seminar, in collaboration with ADPMH. The central theme that was carried was The Dynamics of Moderation on Religion and Schools in the Midst of Social Changes Post Covid-19 Pandemic.
The organizers presented two speakers, namely H. M. Adib Abdusshomad, M.Ag., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Head of Sub-Directorate for Academic of Diktis at the Ministry of Religion) and Sheikh Dr. Labib Najib Abdullah Ghaleb (Lecturer of the Syafi’i School of Jurisprudence at the University of Aden Yemen). As the moderator is Dr. Hj. Nurlailatul Musyafaah, Lc., M.A. (Lecturer of PMH UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya).
The event was officially opened by the Chancellor, represented by the Vice Chancellor III of UIN Sunan Ampel, Prof. Dr. Muhit, M.Ag. after being preceded by remarks from the Dean of FSH of UIN Sunan Ampel, Prof. Dr. H. Masruhan, M.Ag. and remarks from the Chairman of ADPMH, Dr. Ayi Yunus Rusyana, M.Ag.
