Peradi Profesional Partners with 112 Universities to Build Advocate Education Ecosystem

The Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradi) Profesional has established a partnership with the Directorate General of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the University of Indonesia (UI), and 112 public and private universities to strengthen professional advocate education. The collaboration is directed at building continuity between higher education, professional education, and legal practice. The signing of the cooperation took place in Jakarta on Wednesday (8/7/2026), witnessed by Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar, Chairman of Peradi Profesional Harris Arthur Hedar, UI Rector Heri Hermansyah, and Director General of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs Amin Suyitno. Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar stated that collaboration between universities, professional organisations, and the government is becoming increasingly important amidst the complexity of legal issues facing society. “We live in an increasingly complex society. Legal issues no longer stand alone as mere matters of regulatory text, but are related to social, economic, cultural, family, digital technology, power relations, and changes in the way society understands religion and law. Therefore, we need what is called a justice ecosystem,” said Nasaruddin. According to him, the advocate profession holds an important position in maintaining the balance of the judicial process while protecting the rights of the public. Therefore, advocate organisations need to continuously improve service quality, competence, ethics, and professional education on an ongoing basis. “I hope Peradi Profesional continues to strengthen the quality of professional services, ethics, competence, legal literacy, and continuing legal education for advocates,” he said. Chairman of Peradi Profesional Harris Arthur Hedar said the cooperation would not stop at the signing of the memorandum of understanding, but would be realised through the development of professional advocate education, including the Special Professional Advocate Education (PKPA). “This is not just a ceremony. We are uniting forces to build legal education based on knowledge, integrity, and morals,” said Harris. According to Harris, Peradi Profesional also wants to improve the quality of advocates through training and professional education, including a sharia-based education scheme. “In the future, there will be PKPA and professional advocate education, including general and sharia schemes, to improve competence,” he said. Rector of the University of Indonesia Heri Hermansyah said the cooperation strengthens the connection between the academic world, the government, and professional organisations so that graduates have continuity from the education process to professional practice. “This cooperation enables synergy from upstream to downstream, not only at the academic level but also in professional practice in the legal field,” said Heri. Meanwhile, Director General of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs Amin Suyitno said strengthening the competence of graduates from the Faculties of Sharia and Law is one of the focuses of the cooperation. “We want to ensure graduates have competencies that are ready to be deployed, including in advocating for community cases such as divorce, sharia economics, and other legal issues,” said Amin. According to him, the synergy with Peradi Profesional will be focused on organising the PKPA and strengthening community-based legal aid services.