Vision and Mission
The vision for UIN Jakarta is for it to become a prominent higher learning institution that integrates three different aspects: scientific, Islamic, and Indonesian traditions and learning.
The mission is as follows:
- To produce scholars with competitive competence in the global context;
- To implement the reintegration of various sciences;
- To provide a moral bases for the development of science and technology;
- To develop sciences through research activities;
- To contribute to the improvement of the quality of social life.
In the academic year of 2002/2003, UIN Jakarta offers study programs in nine faculties of the first strata (S1 or undergraduate level): (1) Faculty of Tarbiya and Teaching Sciences, (2) Faculty of Adab and Humanffies, (3) Faculty of Usul al-Din and Philosophy, (4) Faculty of Shari'a and Law, (5) Faculty of Da'wa and Communication, (6) Faculty of Dirasat Islamiya, (7) Faculty of Psychology, (8) Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, (9) Faculty of Science and Technology. Since 2004/2005 academic year, UIN Jakarta added one other faculty in order to follow the demands of the needs of the society. The faculty is Faculty of Medical and Health Science. And the newest faculty that established in 2009, which is Faculty of Social and Political Science. This faculty was built in order to answer the demands of the future dynamics of society. And the other reason, the rapid social changes that are running need more social scientists that are capable and qualified to analyze the various socio-political phenomenon.
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