Islamic Higher Education and Human Capital Development (The Study of Ma’had Aly As Education Training for ‘Ulama’)

Islamic boarding schools as the oldest Islamic educational institution in Indonesia have played a very significant role, especially in providing cadres of ulama in particular and human resources who are moral in general. However, the role of the pesantren is felt to be depleting, due to the influence of the culture of industrialization and globalization. The decline in the role and function of the pesantren raises concerns and anxieties among the Ulama because it worries about the extinction of the repertoire of Islamic sciences and of course it seriously endangers the future of Muslims. From here the Ulama felt important and immediately formed an institution that specifically actively prepared cadres of Ulama who had honesty, scientific sincerity, and amaliah. On this basis, Ma'had ‘Aly was founded. Ma'had ly Aly was formed in order to prepare ulama cadres' who have scientific integrity, amaliah and khuluqiyah who are of high quality and have strategic values oriented to justice, equality, openness, honesty, trust, and popularism. Ma'had ly Aly in addition to maintaining the scientific tradition that has become a characteristic of pesantren for many years, Ma'had ‘Aly also tried to make updates on aspects of the curriculum and learning methods in boarding schools.