Integration of science underlying the transformation process of Wali Songo State Islamic University Semarang

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the development of integrative science at Walisongo State Islamic University Semarang through the implementation of the Intan Berlian Ilmu model. This research employs a library research approach involving activities such as data collection from literature, reading, note-taking, and analyzing scholarly materials. The findings reveal that UIN Walisongo promotes a paradigm of scientific integration by merging various branches of knowledge under the foundation of divine revelation. The concept of Islamization of science in the Indonesian educational landscape is manifested particularly in Islamic Higher Education Institutions, positioning them as key drivers in this transformative process. This study emphasizes the strategic transformation of IAIN into UIN as part of the realization of the wahdat al-‘ulūm (unity of knowledge) paradigm in higher Islamic education.

Keywords: Paradigm; scientific; transformation; UIN Walisongo; integration