06 – 07 November, 2017: International Conference on ‘Islamic Studies, Education and Sciences: Prospect and Challenges - East and West’ organized by IAIN Salatiga

The ‘International Conference on the Islamic Studies, Education and Sciences: Prospect and Challenges , East and West’ was held at the Laras Ati Hotel, and the auditorium of IAIN Salatiga on 6 to 7 November, 2017. The conference was officiated by the Director General of the Islamic Education of the Ministry of Religious Affairs RI,  Prof. Dr. Kamaruddin Amin and the Rector of IAIN Salatiga Prof. Dr. Rahmad Haryadi. The conference was attended by delegates from several UIN, IAIN, University Diponegoro and other public state universities and private universities from Central Java, East Java, West Java and Sumatera.

Prof. Dr. Alinoor bin Abdul Kadir, a mathematician and philosopher of sciences, of UKM, presented a  paper on "The Philosophy of Sciences, Mathematics Education and Integration of Knowledge in Muslim and the Melayu Nusantara History" and another speaker Prof. Dr. Agus Purwanto of ITS presented a paper on the Integration of the @Natural Sciences with the reference to Trensains Experiences". They have got great feedbacks and responses from the participants. Other invited speakers include:

1.  Prof. Dr. Bunyamin Maftuh, Director of Career and Human Resources Competence, Ministry of Research and Higher Education.
2. Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan Bin Mohd Nor, Department of Islamic History & Civilization, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya
3.  Prof. Dr. Rizwanur Rahman, School of Arabic and African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
4.  Prof. Muhamad Ali, Ph.D, Department of Religious Studies, University of California Riverside, USA
5.  Dr. Norwanto, Ph.D, English Education Department, IAIN Salatiga