
Since Corona diminishes, UIN Antasari Continues Cross-Country Cooperation
BANJARMASIN – Having been stopped due to the pandemic, finally Antasari State Islamic University resumed international cooperation, this time collaborating with 2 Islamic boarding schools in Yala Province, Thailand
They are Ma’had Al Bi’that Addiniah, and Ma’had Al-Irsyad lil-Banat .
The two pesantren leaders met face-to-face virtually with the leadership of UIN Antasari, from the M. Asy’ari Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Rectorate Building, Banjarmasin Campus, Tuesday (07/06/2022).
All related parties also signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which was connected via Zoom Meeting.
“I think today is very happy, which we can work together today. God willing, the former relationship between the Pattani clerics and the Banjar clerics will continue to be forged and continued for future generations,” said H. Razi Bensulong, Head of Ma’had Al Bi’that Addiniah with a Malay accent.
Rector Prof. Dr. Mujiburrahman, S.Ag., MA said that these two regions have a long history of friendship in the past, through their respective charismatic scholars.
He was Sheikh Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari, who was close friends with Sheikh Dâwûd ibn ‘Abdullâh al-Fathân while studying in the Haram Land of Makkah al-Mukarramah.
“We hope that our cooperation is a continuation of the old historical ties, and that we rebuild this good relationship as fellow Muslims, as fellow citizens of Southeast Asia, or as fellow Malays too, who can understand each other’s language. “said the Rector.
This agreement is in the form of educational development cooperation such as a 3-month teaching internship opportunity in Thailand, to the opening of opportunities to study at the Sharia Faculty of UIN Antasari for graduates of the 2 pesantren.
This MoU is valid for 5 years, a copy of which will be sent by both parties for complete signature.
This meeting was attended by the Vice Rector II for Cooperation and Student Affairs, Dr. Irfan Noor, M. Hum, Dean of the Faculty of Sharia Dr. Amelia Rahmaniah, MH and his staff, Head of the General Administration of Financial Planning and Personnel, Dr. H. Adnan Nota, MA, Bureau chief of Student Academic Administration and Cooperation Drs. Rijalul Faqih, M.Sc., Sub-Coordinator of Public Relations Ali Akbar, S.Ag., M.Pd.I., Sub-Coordinator of Cooperation and Institutional Affairs Rahimah, S.Ag., Rector’s Expert Staff for Foreign Cooperation Siti Muflichah Ph.D, and liaison between two institutions, Dr. H. Nuril Khasyi’in, Lc., MA. (Muf/Ali/Yad)