UIN Jakarta-USIM Re-establishes International Cooperation

FDIKOM Building, UIN News Online - UIN Jakarta's Faculty of Da'wah and Communication Sciences (FDIKOM) has established international cooperation with the University of Islamic Science Malaysia (USIM) in the field of media or broadcasting. Previously, UIN Jakarta and USIM have signed an extension of the cooperation agreement on 26 January 2024 at UIN Jakarta Rectorate Building. In the agreement, there are several new programme plans to improve the quality of education of both parties, such as student exchanges, workshops, seminars, and lecturer exchanges.

One of these programs began to be realised with the holding of an international seminar entitled "Islamic Broadcasting In The Digital Area" at FDIKOM Building, Tuesday (20/2/2024). The seminar was opened by the Dean of FDIKOM, Dr. Gun Gun Heryanto, M.Si. and moderated by the Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Cooperation of FDIKOM, Dr. Muhtadi, M.Si. From USIM, the Deputy Dean for Academic and International Affairs of the Faculty of Leadership and Management, Dr Suria Hani A. Rahman, and Head of the Communication Programme Faculty of Leadership and Management Dr. Rosidayu Sabran as well as a number of students.

In his presentation, Dr Suria explained that the films produced by Malaysia are a representation of the real life in Malaysia. This is one of the efforts made by the Malaysian media to harmonise the development of Islamic media.

In the same forum, Dr Suria also discussed the lives of preachers, the press and the government in Malaysia. He explained that preachers appearing on Malaysian TV must have a tauliah licence from the government official in charge of religious matters. Tauliah is a certification of eligibility for preachers in Malaysia. 

"Every preacher and preacher gets a tauliah. Every one of them has to get a tauliah licence from the religious office. so those who appear on TV have all received tauliah. Media in Malaysia is under the Ministry of Communications, but the ministry has another commission under it that regulates broadcasting and internet media," he said in Malaysian Malay dialect.

Responding to a question about media convergence in the press, Dr Suria said that it should not be seen as a negative impact. On the contrary, the convergence of media will make journalists accustomed to multitasking so that it can be a provision in the future.

"Nowadays, journalists must have many skills; they must be able to write, photograph, videograph, and edit. You have to be able to plan topics, question sources, and conduct interviews. Everything must be mastered by journalists, but look at it from the positive side, you can multitask. That's one of the ways we can equip ourselves in the future to maybe build our own media company, so look at the positive side," he said.

According to him, press life in Malaysia is now better compared to the past government because there is now more flexibility for the media in Malaysia. Although the majority of news produced is from the government's point of view, but now the point of view of the community began to appear frequently. He hopes that future media workers, especially USIM students, can bring Islam to the international media in a positive light, not as criminals or even terrorists.

(Nadia Nur Fadilah/ Fauziah Muslimah/Nanang Esha)