The Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) is set to begin the admissions process for the 2022/2023 academic year on Sunday.

In the new academic year, the university will offer master’s (MA) and doctoral degree (Ph.D.) programs.

UIII manages two master's scholarships from the government for both Indonesian citizens and foreigners.

A two-year scholarship is available for 200 students in the 2022/2023 academic year, while a four-year scholarship is available for 100 students under the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP).

UIII welcomed 98 students for its maiden academic year of 2021/2022. All of the students are on scholarships and were selected from a pool of over 1,000 applicants from 59 countries.

It opened just a handful of academic departments in its inaugural year: Islamic studies, political science, Islamic economics and education sciences.

As the COVID-19 situation continues to improve in the country, UIII has been holding in-person classes for students, including all international students, since early March.

The newly inaugurated university was scheduled to run in-person classes for the first semester in September last year, but the move was canceled following a COVID-19 surge.

Located on 142 hectares in Depok, West Java, a city that was previously considered among the most intolerant in the country, the new campus has a futuristic design to reflect the progressive, moderate Islam that has flourished in Indonesia.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo included UIII among his administration’s strategic national infrastructure projects for education, mandated in a presidential regulation he signed in 2016.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by News Desk (The Jakarta Post)

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