Brief History of MTs. Pembangunan UIN Jakarta

CHAPTER III PROFIL OF MTS. PEMBANGUNAN UIN JAKARTA

A. Brief History of MTs. Pembangunan UIN Jakarta

The project committee of Islamic school’s building was formed by Rector of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Prof. H.M. Toha Yahya Omar at the beginning 1972. The construction of Islamic school’s building was started on June 1972, coincided with Lustrum III UIN Syarif Hidayatullah which was dedicated by Minister of Religious Affairs, Prof. H. A. Mukti Ali and Rector of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Islamic school’s building was handed over from Director of Project Construction Aid’s Division for private Islamic school, DKI Jakarta’s local government to UIN Syarif Hidayatullah on November 17 th 1973. For the first time, Madrasah Pembangunan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah MP UIN Jakarta opened Ibtidaiyah level. The total number was 58 students, consist of class 1: 43 students, class II: 8 students, and class III: 7 students. The beginning off teaching learning process is on January 7 th 1974. So that, January 7 th become “The Dies Natalis” of MP UIN Jakarta. MP UIN Jakarta opened Tsanawiyah level at the beginning of 1977. The first generations were 19 students. Ibtidaiyah level also opened in Pamulang on June 1991. Based on the Rector UIN Syarif Hidayatullah’s Decree, the founding MP UIN Jakarta was done by founding team which was lead by Dean of Tarbiya Faculty since September 1975. One of the tasks was preparing MP Jakarta as Islamic School’s Laboratory for Faculty of Tarbiya UIN Syarif Hidayatullah. According to the decree of Dirjen Bimas Islam Depag RI: KepD031978, MP UIN Jakarta was stated as a pilot project of Islamic school’s model. So that, writing of module’s training and try out of teaching learning process with module system was organized. The four modules have been tried out until 1985; they are al-Qur’an Hadist, Arabic, Indonesia, and Mathematics. Based on the Rector UIN Syarif Hidayatullah’s decree number 06, 1988, the authority of founding and organizing MP UIN Jakarta was hand over to Syarif Hidayatullah’s Foundation. Meanwhile the development of Islamic School as a laboratory for university students was done by Faculty of Tarbiya and Teachers Training. In its age, 33 years old, students of MP UIN Jakarta consist of 2.559 students; 1.806 students of ibtidaiyah, 753 students of Tsanawiyah, and 47 students of Aliyah. Achievements have been achieved both in academic and non academic and big trust from society to send their children to MP UIN Jakarta. It shows that MP UIN Jakarta has good quality.

B. Founding Fathers