UIN Jakarta Alumni Association to Host Biennial Awards, Honoring Global Legacies in Climate Action and Human Rights
JAKARTA, UIN Online News – The Central Board of the Alumni Association of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (IKALUIN Jakarta) is set to host the executive ceremony of the 2026 IKALUIN Award. Carrying the definitive theme “Inspiring Legacy, Empowering Nation,” the high-profile gala serves to honor the outstanding contributions of graduates who have generated an empirical, transformative impact across society, national policy, and international affairs.
The grand awards ceremony will take place at the Harun Nasution Auditorium, Campus 1, on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 13:00 to 16:00 WIB. The IKALUIN Award is a prestigious biennial program designed to recognize alumni spanning three historical eras of the institution: the State Academy for Religious Officials (ADIA), the State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN), and the modern State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, who demonstrate profound dedication and groundbreaking milestones in their respective professional fields.
The 2026 installment marks the third edition of the awards, following highly successful operations in 2022 and 2024. As the flagship program of the organization, the award transcends simple recognition, operating instead as a strategic mechanism to document, showcase, and accelerate the structural contributions of UIN Jakarta graduates toward global civilization.
The General Chairman of the IKALUIN Jakarta Central Board, Dr. TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily, asserted that the award stands as a formal verification of the multi-sector achievements produced by the university's sprawling graduate network.
“The 2026 IKALUIN Award represents a definitive institutional acknowledgement of our graduates who have delivered concrete solutions for communities, the nation, and the global platform. Our alumni are actively pioneering strategic sectors, ranging from advanced education, progressive religious philosophy, and grassroots social empowerment to executive governance, cultural preservation, and international diplomatic forums,” Syadzily stated in an official brief on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Syadzily, who simultaneously serves as the Governor of the National Resilience Institute of the Republic of Indonesia (Lemhannas RI), noted that the selection process prioritizes cross-generational impact, highlighting alumni whose lifework provides scalable blueprints for community development at local, national, and international thresholds.
“This forum is engineered to reinforce our global alumni database, construct cross-sector corporate collaborations, and solidify our collective contribution toward international diplomacy and civilization. It perfectly embodies the foundational values of UIN Jakarta: progressive Islamic ethics, rigorous scientific inquiry, national integration, continuous innovation, sustainability, and human rights advocacy,” the Governor added.
Concurrently, the Executive Chairman of the IKALUIN Jakarta Central Board, H. Badrusalam, detailed that the 2026 awards framework functions under six primary organizational objectives:
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Elite Professional Recognition: Honoring alumni with exceptional records of lifelong dedication and high societal impact.
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Generational Inspiration: Showcasing graduate milestones to motivate the younger demographic and active student body.
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Cultivating Role Models: Propelling exemplary figures who provide innovative, positive disruptions in community development.
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Cross-Sector Documentation: Archiving the achievements of graduates across diverse corporate, judicial, and political landscapes.
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Social Capital Activation: Strengthening the global alumni network to operate as a vital social and intellectual asset for the country.
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Reputational Acceleration: Elevating UIN Jakarta's institutional prestige at competitive national and international rankings.
“The administrative execution of the 2026 awards rests firmly on our values of professional integrity, modern moderation, pluralistic inclusivity, corporate accountability, and applied scientific innovation,” Badrusalam remarked.
The Organizing Chairman of the 2026 IKALUIN Award, Dr. Rahmat Hidayatullah, explained that the accolades are partitioned into nine primary thematic categories: Community Empowerment; Education; Gender Equality and Child Protection; Environment and Climate Change; Progressive Religious Thought; Law and Human Rights; Politics and Public Governance; Arts and Culture; alongside the "Young Hero" award for influential youth leaders.
Additionally, the committee will present a premier Lifetime Achievement Award to honor a monumental historical figure of the institution. Dr. Hidayatullah revealed that the official nomination cycle ran from April 20 to June 5, 2026, pulling in hundreds of highly competitive dossiers submitted by global organizations, civil societies, public institutions, and international alumni chapters.
“Every single dossier underwent an intensive administrative verification, strict screening, curation by expert panels, and final evaluation by an independent Board of Jurists. This layered system was engineered to guarantee that every nominee is audited objectively, professionally, and entirely based on documented field data,” Dr. Hidayatullah explained.
He concluded that the extreme caliber of the finalists demonstrates the far-reaching influence of UIN Jakarta’s educational ecosystem, revealing that the dynamic jurist debates during the final selection process reflected the superb quality of the nominees. The central board extends a formal invitation to international partners, university executives, and global media networks to witness the live conferring of the awards at the Harun Nasution Auditorium.