IAIN campus land may go up for sale
IAIN campus land may go up for sale
JAKARTA (JP): The huge complex of the Syarif Hidayatullah
State Islamic Institute (IAIN), which is strategically located on
Jl. Ciputat Raya on the outskirts of South Jakarta, may soon be
up for sale.
State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar
Kartasasmita disclosed on Saturday that the government is
planning to relocate the campus because "its location in a
crowded area is deemed no longer appropriate".
The IAIN campus is located in a fast growing Ciputat district
where the development of many real estate complexes is taking
place as in surrounding districts.
Ciputat Raya is now lined with shops and department stores and
car show rooms which are frequented not only by local residents
but also people from the nearby districts of Pamulang and Bumi
Serpong Damai.
Officials said the government has not decided on a new site
for the campus of one of the nation's most prestigious Islamic
higher education institutions. It is not immediately clear
whether the government plans to sell the site or to use it for
other purposes.
What is clear is that the government has already begun
apportioning funds out of its 1995-1996 budget for the purpose of
moving the campus to a more appropriate location.
Ginandjar said the funding allocation for the religions sector
in the 1995-1996 state budget will increase by 61 percent to Rp
160.1 billion. The major increase is due partly to the need to
finance the relocation of the IAIN campus in Ciputat and partly
because of the huge cost of financing the nine-year compulsory
education program at religious schools.
Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher confirmed the
planned relocation but said that the process could take some
time.
The Syarif Hidayatullah campus is one of fourteen IAIN
campuses in the country. It currently boasts five colleges and a
post graduate study program.
According to a recent Kompas report, the IAIN educational
facilities in Jakarta and Yogyakarta are being considered for
university status.(rid/emb)