Welcoming Ceremony for UIN Jakarta's Freshmen 2025 Led by the Rector

Jakarta, UIN Online News — Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta once again hosted the Introduction to Academic Culture and Student Affairs (PBAK) 2025, welcoming thousands of freshmen from across Indonesia.

The event, held on Tuesday–Wednesday, August 26–27, 2025, at UIN Jakarta’s Main Field and Harun Nasution Auditorium, marks the first step in shaping the character and integrity of students as both academic learners and responsible citizens.

UIN Jakarta Rector, Prof. Asep Saepudin Jahar, M.A., Ph.D., emphasized that PBAK is not merely an orientation program but a vital process in cultivating academic culture and developing students’ character.

“PBAK is the gateway for new students to enter academic life. We want them to be not only intellectually capable but also socially aware, nationally minded, and committed to nurturing diversity. This generation will play a key role in advancing Indonesia’s future,” said the Rector of UIN Jakarta.

Beyond introducing the academic system, curriculum, and campus life, PBAK also strengthens students’ understanding of religious moderation, multicultural values, and patriotism—pillars that UIN Jakarta continues to uphold as a leading university integrating scholarship, Islamic values, and Indonesian identity.

“Today marks an important milestone. Hundreds of thousands applied to UIN Jakarta, and only about 9,100 were accepted. This is a privilege you must honor. The future of UIN is also in your hands. From now on, dedicate yourselves to learning, enriching your experiences, and building strong character and personality. The education world needs students who care, who are compassionate, and who are ready to contribute to the nation,” he added.

With the theme “Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s World: Spreading Kindness, and Nurturing Nature,” this year’s PBAK highlights the importance of students as change-makers who excel not only academically but also in social responsibility, environmental awareness, and commitment to humanitarian values.

The 2025 PBAK features cross-disciplinary figures delivering public lectures, motivational talks, and national insight sessions for new students. Key speakers include: Minister of Religious Affairs RI Prof. Dr. K.H. Nasaruddin Umar, M.A.; Minister of Primary & Secondary Education RI Prof. Dr. Abdul Mu’ti, M.Ed.; Minister of Women Empowerment & Child Protection RI Dra. Hj. Arifatul Choiri Fauzi, M.Si.; Minister of Communication and Digital RI Meutya Viada Hafid; Governor of Lemhannas RI Dr. H. TB. Ace Hasan Syadzily, M.Si.; Chair of the General Elections Commission RI Mochammad Afifuddin, M.Si.; preacher and author Habib Husein Ja’far Al Hadar; humanitarian law scholar and researcher Zezen Zaenal Muttaqin, S.J.D.; as well as YouTuber, mathematics educator, and creative entrepreneur Jerome Polin Sijabat.

These speakers reflect UIN Jakarta’s openness to ideas from various fields—politics, law, security, education, and the digital world—providing new students with a broad perspective that bridges knowledge with the realities of society, culture, politics, and technological development.

As one of Indonesia’s leading State Islamic Higher Education Institutions (PTKIN), UIN Jakarta is not only known for its strong academic tradition but also as a center for promoting religious moderation and global innovation.

Through PBAK, UIN Jakarta reinforces its image as a university that nurtures excellent generations equipped with:

• Academic integrity – instilling research culture, literacy, and scientific competence.

• Social awareness – training students to be responsive to societal, national, and environmental issues.

• Global readiness – preparing students to adapt to the digital era, multiculturalism, and international competition.

In addition, the presence of prominent national figures and public influencers such as Jerome Polin reflects UIN Jakarta’s serious commitment to digital literacy and the role of creative education in public discourse.

The participants of this year’s PBAK are new students from 12 faculties: Faculty of Educational Sciences and Teacher Training (FITK), Faculty of Adab and Humanities (FAH), Faculty of Ushuluddin (FU), Faculty of Sharia and Law (FSH), Faculty of Da’wa and Communication Studies (FDIKOM), Faculty of Islamic Studies (FDI), Faculty of Psychology (FPSI), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), Faculty of Health Sciences (FIKES), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), and Faculty of Medicine (FK).

With the 2025 PBAK, UIN Jakarta further establishes itself as a university that produces intellectual generations who are religiously grounded, moderate, and committed to sustaining the environment.

(Fauziah M./Zaenal M./Muhamad Arifin Ilham/Photo: Aqilah Qurrotulaini)