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News of Graduate Program of University of Islam Malang (UNISMA)

The Noble Aspiration of the Educator: Revisiting Ki Hajar Dewantara’s Vision for Indonesian Education

According to Indonesian pedagogue Ki Hajar Dewantara, education is, in essence, a demand inherent to life itself, growing in step with the development of children. Its purpose is to guide all the innate potential within children, so that as human beings and members of society, they may attain the highest possible degree of safety and […]

Pancasila Leadership and Local Wisdom: Reviving Indonesia’s Founding Values

“It is widely known that the direction and character of strategic resource management, including the implementation of Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution has been co-opted by a liberal system that drags ordinary citizens, farmers, and small-scale fishermen into hardship.” One critical element in tracing the foundations of principled leadership in Indonesia is what I […]

UNISMA Postgraduate Program Holds Three Doctoral Closed Defenses in a Single Day

On Saturday, February 22, 2020, three doctoral candidates from Multicultural Islamic Education program underwent their closed dissertation defenses. The examinations were convened in the meeting room on the 3rd floor of UNISMA Postgraduate building. The candidates included Abdulloh Arif Mukhlas, who presented his dissertation titled “Social Interaction in Communities Based on Multicultural Islamic Education to […]

Gus Reza Shares Marriage and Pregnancy Tips with UNISMA Faculty and Staff

Dr. KH. Reza Ahmad Zahid, Lc., M.A., shared insightful marriage advice with the faculty and staff of Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA) during the Mbalah Aswaja forum on February 19, 2019. The event’s theme centered on “Traditions Surrounding Pregnancy from the Perspectives of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and Sociology.” Widely known as Gus Reza, the East Java-based […]

UNISMA Postgraduate Program Holds Coordination Meeting Ahead of New Student Admissions

The Postgraduate Program of Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA) convened a coordination meeting to streamline preparations for the upcoming academic year’s new student admissions. The meeting was held on the third floor of the UNISMA Postgraduate building on Friday, February 21, 2020, at 09:00 WIB. Presided over by the Director of Postgraduate Program, Prof. M. Masud […]

Millennial Pre-Employment Card

Nurhajati, Professor of Management at Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA), writes in her book Manajemen Perubahan (Change Management) that most people, upon witnessing change directly, are inclined to obstruct it with pessimism, declaring it impossible. However, if it succeeds, others will say that they could actually do it too, as long as there is hard work. […]