Indonesia universities to use standardized government-produced textbooks for Islamic economy
JAKARTA – Indonesia will integrate, over the next three years, Islamic economy pedagogy in textbooks to be used by at least 100 state universities.
The goal is to better link and match, as well as produce, more talent for the needs of the Islamic economy and finance industry, Sutan Emir Hidayat, Sharia Ecosystem Infrastructure Director at the National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance (KNEKS) told Salaam Gateway.
Three textbooks have already been produced by KNEKS in collaboration with the central bank, Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek), Sharia Economy Society (MES), and the Indonesian Association of Islamic Economists (IAEI). They will be first used by ten universities.
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