The Institute of Islamic Studies Muhammadiyah (IAIM) Sinjai received a visitation for the University Transformation in the Senate Room. The visitation was from the Directorate General of Islamic Education, Ministry of Religion who attended in IAIM through the Assistance Team of Field Assessment (AL) to transform an Institute to be a University.

The team consisted of Dr. Thobib Al Asyhar, Head of Sub-Directorate of Institutions and Cooperation; Dr. A Rafiq Zainul Mun’im MFilI, Sub-coordinator of Private Institutional Development; Ahmad Mahfud Arsyad MAg, Sub-coordinator of Institutional Quality Assurance; and Farhatin Ladia SSos MSi, Sub-coordinator of State Institutional Development. Also attending on this occasion, the Chancellor of IAIM Sinjai, Dr. Firdaus MAg; Vice Chancellor I; then, Vice Chancellor II; Vice Chancellor III; Postgraduate Director; the Deans of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty, Ushuluddin and Islamic Communication Faculty, and Islamic Economy and Law; the Head and Secretary of Study Program; the Chairmen/women of Bureau and Institutes.

Furthermore, the Head of the Daily Advisory Board (BPH) IAIM Sinjai, Drs H Zainuddin Fatbang mentioned the history of IAIM Sinjai campus. “In 1976, we obtained the operational permit from the Ministry of Religious Affairs,” he said. Then, the starting point can be reached through a long journey, including increasing the number of students through elementary school teachers so that they can get free education. The visitation on Tuesday (6/12) was a strong intention of IAIM Sinjai in transforming to be a university, which was predicted to be named as Universitas Islam Ahmad Dahlan (UIAD) Sinjai. [] RAS