
Holding Focused Group Discussions, UIN Antasari Strengthens Scientific Integration
The Center for Curriculum Studies and Learning UIN Antasari held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) under the theme “Integration of Knowledge at UIN Antasari Banjarmasin”, which was held at the Jafry Zamzam Hall, 3rd floor of the Rectorate Building, on Thursday (06/02/2020). The Rector of UIN Antasari, Prof. Dr. H. Mujiburrahman, MA, Vice Rector for Academic and Institutional Affairs, Dr. H. Hamdan, M.Pd., Head of AAKK Bureau, Drs. Mukhlis. M.Pd, Chairman of the LPM, Dr. H. Husnul Yakin, M.Ed., Deans and Vice-Dean of the Faculties, heads of study programs and lecturers at UIN Antasari Banjarmasin attended the occasion.
In his remarks, when officially opened the event, the Rector said that the integration of this knowledge was closely related to curriculum and learning, UIN Antasari has announced this in 2019. However, due to urgent demands, namely the accreditation of study programs, accreditation of higher education, and the transition of criteria 7 to criteria 9, UIN Antasari focused on this accreditation.
Mujiburrahman added, although in 2019 UIN Antasari focused on the accreditation of study programs, accreditation of higher education and criteria 9, the integration of knowledge as one of the mandates given by the government to UIN Antasari after changing to UIN was still being carried by forming a research team to conduct research on several UINs that had carried out integration of knowledge such as UIN Sunan Kalijaga Jogjakarta, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, UIN Alauddin Makassar and UIN North Sumatra Medan.
Regarding learning and the curriculum, this Professor of Sociology also explained that UIN Antasari has conducted Training of Trainers on learning methods. “My hope is that in the future this learning will be more dynamic, less rigid and more serious is the curriculum, apart from the problem of integrating knowledge we want to make our curriculum more in line with current developments and our current conditions,” he said.
Head of the Center for Study of Curriculum and Learning at UIN Antasari, Dr. Hj. Rabiatul Adawiah, M.Ag in her report said, this FGD activity aims to equalize the understanding of the concept of scientific integration so that it makes it easier to apply it in the learning process at the UIN Antasari campus in Banjarmasin. “When IAIN changed to UIN, the biggest problem we faced was how to properly develop science at UIN Antasari, by not giving up religion as a characteristic of UIN Antasari” she said.
To emphasize, UIN Antasari as a university, besides having to be strong in the field of Religion, it also has to be strong in the field of science. By holding this FGD it is hoped that the lecturers will be able to understand science comprehensively which can then be seen from various aspects from a religious point of view or vice versa understanding religious sciences comprehensively by looking at the aspects of science that are activated in the learning process.