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        "msgid": "japan-highlights-the-role-of-islamic-higher-education-institutions-in-shaping-indonesias-educational-1772464097",
        "date": "2026-03-02 20:36:45",
        "title": "Japan highlights the role of Islamic higher education institutions in shaping Indonesia's educational foundation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Japanese Embassy in Jakarta has praised the critical role of Islamic higher education institutions and pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in establishing Indonesia's educational foundation. Through an ongoing exchange programme that has brought over 190 pesantren leaders to Japan since 2004, Japan is fostering grassroots ties with Indonesian Islamic institutions to strengthen bilateral relations.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 The Embassy of Japan in Jakarta has highlighted the\nimportant role of Islamic higher education institutions in shaping the\nfoundation of education in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIslamic higher education institutions play a very significant role,\u201d\nsaid Acting Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Jakarta Myochin\nMitsuru during a joint iftar (breaking of fast) gathering between the\nJapanese Embassy and Islamic leaders at the residence of the Japanese\nAmbassador in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Myochin stated that during his visit to Universitas Islam\nInternasional Indonesia (UIII), he learned that in Indonesia, higher\neducation institutions fall not only under the Ministry of Higher\nEducation, Science and Technology, but also under the Ministry of\nReligious Affairs. Islamic higher education institutions play a very\nsignificant role, as in addition to universities, he discovered more\nthan 42,000 Islamic boarding schools (pondok pesantren) throughout\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>These pesantren have formed a crucial educational foundation in\nIndonesia. In an effort to strengthen relations and deepen brotherhood\nbetween Japan and Indonesia, the Japanese Embassy has implemented an\ninvitation programme for pesantren leaders to visit Japan since 2004. To\ndate, more than 190 people have participated in this programme.\nFurthermore, the Japanese Government has also invited young Muslim\nleaders.<\/p>\n<p>This year, eight individuals from Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah,\nIstiqlal Mosque, and Universitas Islam Negeri have been invited to visit\nTokyo and Nagasaki.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that grassroots citizen exchange such as this is an\nimportant means to strengthen international relations in the future,\u201d\nMyochin said. He expressed hope that the joint iftar gathering would\nserve as a meaningful opportunity to strengthen friendship between Japan\nand the Islamic community in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Rector of Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia\n(UIII) Jamhari Makruf expressed appreciation for the youth exchange\nprogramme conducted by the Japanese Embassy. According to him, the\nprogramme of visits by Islamic leaders to Japan is very meaningful,\nparticularly for strengthening relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>He hoped the programme would continue so as to further strengthen\nbrotherhood between Indonesian and Japanese communities. \u201cConsider this:\nnow the Japanese Embassy has 190 pesantren throughout Indonesia that can\nbe friends. So if the Japanese Embassy or Japanese officials want to\ncome to Indonesia, they can visit any of the pesantren that have been\ninvited over time. That is an extraordinary asset,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/japan-highlights-the-role-of-islamic-higher-education-institutions-in-shaping-indonesias-educational-1772464097",
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