History UIN Raden Intan Lampung

1. Establishment Phase (1961-1973)

Initially, UIN Raden Intan Lampung, when it was called IAIN Raden Intan Lampung, was an Islamic higher education institution under the Lampung Islamic Welfare Foundation (YKIL). This foundation, chaired by Raden Muhammad Sayyid, was founded in 1961 as a social foundation. This foundation aims to build Muslim houses of worship and Islamic education in the Lampung area.

In 1963, YKIL held a Lampung-wide Muslim Ulama Conference in Central Lampung, Metro City with the agenda of gathering potential ulama scholars and integrating community figures with government officials. The results of the deliberations included recommendations for the establishment of an Islamic higher education institution with 2 faculties, namely the Tarbiya Faculty and the Sharia Faculty. The academic and administrative activities of this institution were initially centred at the UNSRI Law Faculty Secretariat, Palembang Branch in Lampung (now UNILA), then moved to the Lungsir Mosque (now al-Furqon Mosque).

A year later (1964), along with the establishment of Lampung as a separate province from South Sumatra, the Tarbiya Faculty was nationalized as a branch of the Tarbiya Faculty of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang under the leadership of Syaikh Syamsuddin Abdul Mu’thi. Next, the idea arose to build PTAIN in Lampung Province, by establishing the Ushuludin Faculty in 1965 with Dean KH. Zakariya Nawawi.

In 1966, the academic activities of the three existing faculties were moved to the Kaliawi Campus. In the same year, in the context of enlightenment, the Lampung Islamic Higher Education Foundation (Yaperti) was formed with chairman K.H. Zakaria Nawawi.

Yaperti worked hard to improve the administrative process and prepared a foundation development proposal which was approved by the Minister of Religion with the issuance of Decree of the Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia No. 162 of 1967 concerning ratification of the personnel composition of the government committee with an organizational structure chaired by Governor Drs. Zainal Abidin Pagar Alam. The secretary of the committee was Mochtar Hasan, SH, who at that time served as regional secretary for Lampung Province, while the treasurer was held by K.H. Zakaria Nawawi as Yaperti’s representative. The members consist of existing faculty deans, community figures and ulama consisting of NU, Muhammadiyah and PSII figures.

The hard work and efforts of YKIL, Yaperti, and this joint committee finally resulted in the Decree of the Minister of Religion Number 187 of 1968 dated 26 October 1968 concerning the Establishment of “IAIN Al-Jami’ah Al-Islamiyah Al-Hukumiyah Raden Intan”. Giving the name “Raden Intan” is based on the consideration that behind the name of the University/Institute is usually labelled the name of the city or the name of a hero; and Raden Intan was a national fighter who opposed Dutch colonialism, as well as a broadcaster of Islam in Lampung.

In the first period, the leadership of the institute (Rector) was held by Mochtar Hasan SH, assisted by M. Djuaini Zubair, SH, as Secretary of Al-Jami’ah (Head of Bureau). Three years later, the position of rector was held by Drs. Ibrahim Bandung (1971-1973).

2. Development Phase (1973-1993)

After the end of the 2nd Rector’s leadership period, the Institute began to enter the development stage under the leadership of the 3rd Rector, Lt. Col. Dr. H. Soewarno Achmady (1973-1978). This phase was marked by the granting of 5 hectares of land in Labuhan Ratu by the Regional Government of Lampung, after which a new campus was built for administrative and academic activities. After the development process

buildings and infrastructure were completed, the Institute’s activities were moved from the Kaliawi Campus to the Labuhan Ratu Campus. This happened during the leadership of the 4th Chancellor, Drs. Muhammad Zein (1978-1984). During that time, the Institute received a grant of 50 hectares of land in Sukarame from the Regional Government with the support of the Minister of Religion Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara (son of Lampung).

In this new area, 4 units of two-story lecture buildings were built which were prepared for the activities of the Tarbiya Faculty and Ushuluddin Faculty. This development began in 1984 under the leadership of Drs. H. Busyairi Madjidi as 5th chancellor (1984 – 1989). After the buildings and supporting facilities were deemed adequate, on August 20 1987 lecture activities for the Tarbiya Faculty and Ushuluddin Faculty were officially moved to the Sukarame Campus complex, while for the Sharia Faculty, including the Rectorate, activities were still taking place at the Labuhan Ratu Campus.

During the 6th rector’s tenure, Drs. H. Pranoto Tahrir Fatoni (1989-1993), physical development continued to be encouraged, including by building the Sharia Faculty and Library buildings. On the other hand, he also made efforts to organize general administration, especially financial administration, as well as academic and student affairs.

3. Development Phase (1993-2015)

The wave of development of the Institute began to be carried out intensively during the leadership of the seventh rector, Drs. H.M Ghozi Badrie (1993-1997), marked by the inauguration of the Faculty of Da’wah which was initiated in 1990 based on the Decree of the Minister of Religion No. 397 in 1993, bringing the number of faculties within the Institute to four as it is today.

Prof. Dr. H. M. Damrah Khair, MA. (1998-2002), who served as the 8th rector, continued these academic development efforts, starting, among other things, with the transfer of all Rectorate activities which were originally centered on the Labuhan Campus to the Sukarame Campus, as well as marking the official transfer of the Institute’s academic activities to the Sukarame Campus. He also worked to open a graduate program and a Faculty of Adab. However, unfortunately, because there was very little interest in the field of study for the Faculty of Adab, the activities of this Faculty were stopped. The graduate programs continued to survive, starting with discussions in the senate session of IAIN (now UIN) Raden Intan on 17 November 1999, which agreed to open a Postgraduate Program (S2) and then the Chancellor’s Decree number 222 of 1999 dated 4 December 1999 was issued regarding preparations for the establishment of the Program. Postgraduate (S2) IAIN Raden Intan Bandar Lampung. The Chancellor’s Decree was confirmed by the Governor of Lampung, the Chair of the DPRD, the Chancellor of UNILA and the Islamic Organization of Lampung Province as support for the establishment of the IAIN Raden Intan Postgraduate Program. In 2001 the IAIN (now UIN) Raden Intan Postgraduate Program began operating with an initial number of students of 52 people. A year later, PPs succeeded in obtaining an operational permit based on the SK. Minister of Religion Number 186 of 2002, precisely during the leadership of the 9th Chancellor, Prof. Dr. H.S. Noor Chozin Sufri (2002-2006). During this period, a student Islamic boarding school (ma’had ‘aly) was initiated and several new buildings were built, namely the Postgraduate office, third floor library building, Tarbiya Faculty lecturer room and Sharia Faculty lecturer room. During this period, facilities and infrastructure were also strengthened, as well as the development of new study programs.

Development was continued by the 10th Chancellor, Prof. DR. KH. Musa Sueb, MA. (2006-2010) with a policy of improving the academic quality of students and lecturers, including the guidance and development of foreign language academics, and the guidance of the Ma’had al-Jami’ah Student Islamic Boarding School on campus. The development of new study programs in undergraduate and master’s programs is also carried out, including: Mathematics Education Study Program, English Education Study Program, Biology Education Study Program, Raudhatul Athfal Teacher Education Study Program (PGRA), at the Tarbiya Faculty, Islamic Economics Study Program at the Sharia Faculty, Islamic Thought and Politics Study Program at the Ushuluddin Faculty, and Sharia Civil Affairs Study Program at the Postgraduate Program (PPs). Musa also encouraged the empowerment of technical implementation units and academic support institutions, including Community Service Institutions (LPM), Research Institutes (LEMLIT), Language Development Centres (PUSBINSA) and Education Quality Assurance Centres (P2MP), in addition to developing collaboration networks with various institution. At the end of his term of office, the Institute was designated as one of the government agencies that fully implemented Public Service Agency Financial Management (PK BLU) based on the Decree of the Minister of Finance Number: 277/KMK.05/2010 dated 5 July 2010.

The pace of campus development towards progress continues to be encouraged by the 11th rector held by Prof. Dr. H. Moh. Mukri, M.Ag (2010-present) with the motto: Increasingly Superior and Competitive. Various efforts to develop institutions and improve the quality of human resources continue to be encouraged, both physically and academically. A number of administration buildings and academic facilities were renovated and built to provide excellent services for students. Learning support facilities continue to be improved and built, including: hotspots, laboratories and sports fields. Under his leadership, a number of achievements began to be made at the national level. In 2011, IAIN (now UIN) Raden Intan Lampung was ranked first in the Sumatra region and third nationally for SPMB-PTAIN 2011. The same year, it was ranked in the top ten by PTAIN in terms of budget absorption.

As of November 2011, IAIN (now UIN) Raden Intan has a nationally accredited scientific journal, namely ANALISIS: Journal of Islamic Studies, Al-‘Adalah Journal, and Kalam Journal. And at the beginning of 2012, the Postgraduate Program opened a Doctoral Program with a concentration in Islamic Law and Islamic Education Management. And there is still much progress that has been achieved and continues to be pursued towards the vision of being a superior and competitive Islamic university.

Furthermore, through the Decree of the Director General of Islamic Education Number 1457 of 2014 dated March 14 2014, 4 additional permits for administering master’s (S2) programs were granted, namely: Sharia Economics, Al-Qur’an and Tafsir Science, Philosophy of Religion, and Islamic Education Management. To date, in 2017, the UIN Raden Intan Lampung Postgraduate Program has organized 8 Master’s (S2) study programs and 3 Doctoral (S3) study programs.

4. Status Transfer Phase (2015-2017)

Since 2014, to be precise in May 2014, the proposal for the transformation of IAIN Raden Intan Lampung into UIN Raden Intan Lampung has been completed. In 2015, the Minister of Religion conducted a feasibility study with the presence of the Director General of Islamic Education at the UIN Raden Intan Lampung campus. Through serious struggle under the leadership of Prof. Dr. H. Moh Mukri, M.Ag as Chancellor, finally in 2016 received approval/permission in principle from the President of the Republic of Indonesia for IAIN Raden Intan Lampung to become the State Islamic University of Raden Intan Lampung with the motto Intellectuality, Spirituality and Integrity.

2017 marked the beginning of a change in the direction of higher education development at UIN Raden Intan Lampung with the issuance of Presidential Regulation Number 38 of 2017 dated April 7 2017, which also influenced the direction of development of UIN Raden Intan Lampung. In April 2017, the Presidential Regulation regarding the Raden Intan Lampung State Islamic University was promulgated, so that since 2017 it was inaugurated as the Raden Intan Lampung State Islamic University, abbreviated as UIN RI Lampung with the development of several faculties and study programs in the field of science and technology.