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History of the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

The existence of the Tarbiyah Faculty as the founder of Islamic higher education in Indonesia cannot be separated from the State College of Islamic Studies (PTAIN), which was established in Yogyakarta on August 14, 1950, based on Government Regulation No. 34/1950. Although this course is under the supervision of the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia, the operation of this university is carried out together with the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia based on ministerial level No. K/I/14641/1951 and No. 28665/Kab/1951. This school is intended to prepare skilled workers in Islamic teachings to meet the intellectual needs of the community and the state because the Muslim population is the majority.

In line with the development of PTAIN, on January 1, 1957, the Academy of Religious Sciences, [State College of Islamic Science] (Adia) was established in Jakarta based on the Minister of Religion Number 1 of 1957. This academy was intended to improve the quality of Islamic teachers in secondary schools.

In the first decade, both PTAIN and Adia grew and developed dramatically. To improve institutional quality control integrally, PTAIN and Adia were merged into a new institution called the State Institute for Islamic Studies on August 24, 1960, based on government level No. 11/1960. This institution is located in Yogyakarta and has four faculties: Tarbiyah and Adab in Jakarta and Syari'ah and Ushuluddin in Yogyakarta. Based on degree No. 26/1965 of the government, IAIN Yogyakarta was given the name IAIN Sunan Kalijaga; the name comes from the outstanding Islamic preacher in Indonesia who has the authority to administer all four faculties in Yogyakarta.

Currently, Tarbiyah, one of the leading faculties at UIN Sunan Kalijaga, has ten undergraduate programs, five master's programs and one doctoral program. (1) The undergraduate program includes (a) Islamic Religious Education (Islam Teaching), (b) Arabic Language Education (Arabic Teaching), (c) Islamic Education (Islamic Education), (d) Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education (MI Teacher Education) ), (e) Early Childhood Islamic Education (PIAUD), (f) Teacher Professional Education Program (PPG), (g) Mathematics Education, (h) Physics Education, (i) Chemistry Education, (j) Biology Education. (2) The Master's Program includes (a) Islamic Religious Education (Islam Teaching), (b) Arabic Language Education (Arabic Teaching), (c) Islamic Education (Islamic Education), (d) Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education (MI Teacher Education) ), (e) Early Childhood Islamic Education (PIAUD). (3) The doctoral program.