History Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta was born as a continuation of the State Islamic University (PTAIN), Academy of Sciences Department of Religion (ADIA), and the State Islamic Institute (IAIN). Its birth aims to explore the teachings of Islam and develop the spiritual treasures of the nation as the struggle of the people of Indonesia and participated in filling and realizing the ideals of Independence, which is to promote the general welfare and national life.

UIN Sunan Kalijaga as Islamic Higher Education institutions (PTAI) realized the universality of Islam must accept pluralism of the nation and the process of globalization in international relations. This fact requires UIN Sunan Kalijaga morally responsible for assessing academic and Islam; spread peace and communicate it to the whole world through the Tri Dharma College; and empowering human resources expert in Islamic Studies, faith, and piety.
Since the Academic Year 1983/1984 UIN Sunan Kalijaga pioneering formal education for scholars who wish to obtain a Master's and Doctoral degrees. This pilot based on the Ministry of Religious No. 26 set back in 1983 by the Decree of the Minister of Religion No. 208 of 1997 and Decree of the Minister of Religion No. 95 of 1999. In the academic year 1985/1986 for the first time gave birth Graduate Program Master graduates and from that time also held lectures Doctoral Program (S3).

Formal education was originally called the Faculty of Graduate and Doctoral Education IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Furthermore, for the first time the dean of the faculty of the Graduate and Doctoral Education chaired by the Rector of IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, H. Zaini Dahlan, MA
Not long served as dean, H. Zaini Dahlan, MA Indonesian government appointed as Director General of Institutional Islamic Religious Department. Furthermore, the post of dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Doctoral Education delegated to Prof. Dr Hj. Zakiah Daradjat.

In further developments, the name of the Faculty of Graduate and Doctoral Education converted into the Graduate Program headed by a director. For the first time, the post of Director of the degree program IAIN Sunan Kalijaga held by Prof. Dr Nourouzzaman H. Siddiqi, M.A. However, dated July 16, 1999 he died. Furthermore, Acting Director of the Graduate Program IAIN Sunan Kalijaga held by the Rector of IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Prof. Dr HM Atho Mudzhar, based on the Decree of the Rector of IAIN Sunan Kalijaga, No. 198 / Ba.0 / A / 1999.

Furthermore, in the following year on February 7, 2000, Prof. Dr Faisal Ismail, M.A. defined as the Director of the Graduate Program IAIN Sunan Kalijaga new, based on Decision Rector IAIN Sunan Kalijaga, Number: 21 / Ba.0 / A / 2000. After four months as Director, he was appointed by the President as Head of Research and Development of Religion Religious Affairs in Jakarta.

In accordance with the elucidation of Article 54 paragraph (1) of Government Regulation No. 60, 1999, starting on June 12, 2000, by decree of the Rector, Acting. Graduate Program Director IAIN Sunan Kalijaga held by Vice Rector, Prof. Dr HM Amin Abdullah, Rector of IAIN Sunan based Decision Kalijaga, Number: 91 / Ba.0 / A / 2000.

With the election of Prof. Dr HM Amin Abdullah as Rector of IAIN Sunan Kalijaga, based on the Rector's decision No. 115 / Ba.0 / A / 2002, since the date of March 22, 2002, the Director of Graduate IAIN Sunan Kalijaga chaired by Prof. Dr H. Moses Asy'arie.

Before his term expires, Prof. Dr H. Moses Asy'arie appointed as Advisor to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the Role of Socio-Cultural Community, beradasarkan on Presidential Decree No. 81 / M of 2005 dated May 23, 2005. Further, the period between 2005 to 2006, Acting Director of the Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga chaired by Prof. Dr H. Machasin, MA, based on the Decree of the Rector of UIN Sunan Kalijaga, No. 218 / Ba.0 / A / 2005.

Furthermore, since July 17, 2006 until 2010, the Director of the Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga chaired by Prof. Dr H. Alexander the Great. It is based on the Decision of the Rector of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, No. 312 / Ba.0 / A / 2006.

Beginning in 2001/2002 Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga implement Integrated Curriculum S2 / S3. Full system used, each student is free to choose courses offered by meeting a predetermined number of credits. Along with the transformation UIN by Presidential Decree No. 50 dated June 21, 2004, the institute also turned into the Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga.