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The Arabic Literature Study Program, Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, has sent students from the 2020 cohort to participate in internship activities as part of the Independent Learning-Campus Independent (MBKM) program for the Odd Semester of the Academic Year 2023/2024. A total of nine students completed their internship/work practice at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta, one of the internship partners in this program. The program lasted for three months, starting from the beginning of September until the end of November 2023.
During the internship program, students had the opportunity to expand their knowledge related to regulations, policies, and work practices associated with this religious institution. Additionally, they could develop the soft skills and hard skills needed to face the future job market. In the implementation of the internship program at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta, students were assigned to several sections, namely the Islamic Religious Education Section, Diniyah and Islamic Boarding School Education Section, Madrasah Education Section, and Islamic Community Guidance Section.
Generally, students were given administrative tasks according to the section where they were assigned. Beyond administrative matters, they were also asked to participate in the implementation of various major activities organized by each section at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta.
Major activities included participating in Quranic recitation competitions at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels organized by the Islamic Religious Education Section; the FASI XII event at the district level in Yogyakarta and a series of activities to celebrate the day of Islamic students organized by the Diniyah and Islamic Boarding School Education Section; Monitoring and Evaluation activities at Madrasah and archival activities organized by the Madrasah Education Section; and Technical Guidance for BP4 and FGD Mosque Caretakers and Indonesian Mosque Council at the city level in Yogyakarta City organized by the Islamic Community Guidance Section.
