Int'l Islamic school to open here

Int'l Islamic school to open here

JAKARTA: In a bid to boost the quality of Islamic education here, the King Khalid Islamic College (KKIC) in Melbourne, Australia will open a school in Indonesia next year.

A business consultant of KKIC, Rustika Thamrin Karim, said on Monday the school offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) degree in awareness of the fact that the education system in Indonesia could not meet the rapid demand for better quality Islamic education.

"The IB standard is meant to help school graduates pursue higher education," Rustika said.

IB is an international certificate issued by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland and recognized by more than 100 countries, providing accessibility to noted universities including the universities of Harvard, Stanford, Oxford and London School of Economics.

In connection with the plan, a seminar on international Islamic schools and an education exhibition will be held on Thursday at Sahid Jaya Hotel, Central Jakarta. Educationist Arief Rachman, teacher at Gontor modern Islamic boarding school Abdullah Syukri and KKIC director Salah Salman will speak in the forum. -- JP