Focus Group Discussion on English Education Department Accreditation

 

ELITE is an association of English lecturers of Islamic higher education within the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. This organization was established as a forum or facility for the lecturers to establish communication and collaboration among them in contributing to educational institutions, policy makers (especially in the field of education), and the community. 

 

In order to increase the accreditation of English education departments at Indonesian Islamic colleges and universities within the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, ELITE held a Focus Group Discussion with the agenda of sharing ideas and experiences about the process of accreditation with reference to the nine standard criteria of accreditation assessment. The participants invited in this event were the heads of English education departments at Indonesian Islamic colleges and universities within the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. This activity was carried out on January 11, 2023 online via zoom. 

 

The heads of English education departments and the teams whose departments have obtained an EXCELLENT (‘UNGGUL’) accreditation assessment criterion from Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Kependidikan (LAMDIK) were invited as the presenters. At the first session of the event, the presenters from IAIN Manado, Nur Halimah, S.Pd., M.Hum (the head of the English education department) and Fadhlan Saini, M.Pd (the secretary of the English education department) shared their experiences in preparing the documents required in increasing the accreditation of the English education departments. After the presentation, the participants were given the opportunity to ask questions subject to the topic discussed. 

 

ELITE president, Dr. Hj. Like Raskova Octaberlina, M.Ed said that the event aimed to share experiences in terms of increasing English education departments accreditation. She hopes that it will give a positive contribution to the heads of English education departments. The president was very grateful to the presenters from IAIN Manado who have shared their ideas and experiences. Besides, she also congratulated them for the success in obtaining an EXCELLENT (‘UNGGUL’) accreditation assessment criterion from Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Kependidikan (LAMDIK) for English education departments of IAIN Manado. Besides, she thanked all the participants who had agreed to attend the event.