As Syafiiyah Islamic University is the right place for character building because this is a place where science and religion meet, the rector of the university, Prof. DR H Masduki Ahmad, said.

Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – An Indonesian private university, As Syafiiyah Islamic University (UIA) will establish a halal center to make Muslims get a guarantee of halal products they consume.

The Chairman of the As- Syafiiyah Islamic College Foundation (YAPTA), Prof. DR. H. Dailami Firdaus made the remark at the graduation of the Doctoral, Master, Bachelor and Diploma programs for the academic year 2024/2025, at Balai Sudirman, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/11).

"UIA will also build a hospital. The land is already there, (and) the construction (will be carried out soon)."

Dailami said in his welcome speech that the construction of the halal center and hospital is the campus expansion in the future in response to the needs of the people. With the construction of the hospital, UIA students from the Faculty of Health can practice and serve there.

Present at the graduation procession was the Head of the Halal Product Organizing Agency (BPJPS) Ahmad Haikal Hasan. Apart from being a VIP guest, it turns out that his daughter was among the 570 graduates.

A number of important domestic and foreign figures were also present at the graduation ceremony.

They appreciated the achievements of the university founded by a famous scholar from Betawi (the old name of Jakarta) KH Abdullah Syafii. Among them are the Ambassador of Morocco to Indonesia, the Ambassador of Sudan, the UIA Special Envoy to South Africa, and the Representative of the Egyptian Ambassador.

Meanwhile, Indonesian figures attending the event was the Chairman of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of the Republic of Indonesia, Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin who delivered a scientific oration with the theme 'Green Democracy'.

Other well-known figures who attended the event included former Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPT) Commissioner General (Ret.) Boy Rafli Amar, a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) from the PKS faction Mardani Ali Sera and the Chairman of the Indonesian Comedy Artists Association Jarwo Kwat.

Currently, Prof. Dailami is the senator of the Republic of Indonesia in the Jakarta Representative Region for the third time.

The graduation procession was led directly by the Rector of UIA, Prof. DR H Masduki Ahmad SH, MM. In his remarks, Masduki said that this graduation process was not the end of the graduates' learning period, but the beginning of real life learning.

"In the world that is changing rapidly, the world which is full of uncertainty, the graduates are required to anticipate quickly in an effort to survive, by making wider networks, building cooperation, in a bid to to develop themselves," Masduki said.

Innovation and collaboration are keys to the future, he said, hoping that the graduates would build collaboration and continue to innovate to build the nation and state.

By quoting the mandate of the previous rector, late DR. Tutty Alawiyah MA, who is also the mother of Prof. Dailami, Masduki stated that nation building must be preceded by character building.

"So UIA (As Syafiiyah Islamic University) is the right place to build this character because this is a place where science and religion meet," he added.

Reporting by Indonesia Window