Protecting Universities from Radicalism

Radicalism that wants to change a social political system in a short time through extreme or violent means has penetrated the universities. The State Intelligence Agency said in 2018 that 39 percent of students in 15 provinces showed interest in radicalism.

In mid-2019, the director of the Setara Research Institute revealed the results a study by his institution: Ten state universities (PTNs) in Indonesia have been exposed to radical Islamic teaching. The 10 PTNs are the University of Indonesia (UI), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta, Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung, Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta State University (UNY), Brawijaya University (UB), Airlangga University and Mataram University (Unram).