Education in Indonesia falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. In Indonesia, all citizens must undertake twelve years of compulsory education which consists of six years at elementary level and three each at middle and high school levels. Islamic, Christian, Hinduism, Buddhist and Confucianism schools are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Buddhism has a long history in Indonesia, and it is one of the six recognized religions in the country, along with Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Confucianism. According to 2023 estimates roughly 0.71% of the total citizens of Indonesia were Buddhists, numbering around 2 million. Most Buddhists are concentrated in Jakarta, Riau, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung, North Sumatra, and West Kalimantan. These totals, however, are probably inflated, as practitioners of Taoism and Chinese folk religion, which are not considered official religions of Indonesia, likely declared themselves as Buddhists on the most recent census. Today, the majority of Buddhists in Indonesia are Chinese and other East Asians, but small communities of native Buddhists also exist.
The Kuala Langat District is a district of Selangor, Malaysia. It is situated in the southwestern part of Selangor. It covers an area of 858 square kilometres, and had a population of 307,787 at the 2020 Census. It is bordered by the districts of Klang and Petaling to the north and Sepang to the east. The Strait of Malacca forms its western border.
The Batak Christian Protestant Church abbreviated as HKBP, is an Evangelical Lutheran church among the Batak people, generally the Toba Batak in Indonesia. This church uses an Ecumenical worship style influenced by the Dutch Reformed Church due to the influence of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, as well as the legacy obtained from the Rhenish Missionary Society when the church was founded. With a membership of 4,133,000, the church synod is the largest among the Protestant churches in Indonesia it is one of the largest Protestant churches in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, making it the third largest religious organization in Indonesia after Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah. Its present leader is Ephorus (bishop) Victor Tinambunan.
Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (SAMTTAR) known in English as Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Religious High School was established in Malaysia in January 1943. Its original site was a donated (wakaf) land next to the current Masjid Kampung Sungai Manggis. The school original building is still standing.
Lumbini Buddhist University is a tertiary educational institution in Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha. The idea for the university was conceived at the First World Buddhist Summit held in Lumbini in 1998, and it was officially formed on 17 June 2004. The Lumbini Buddhist University Act promulgated on 10 November 2006 confirmed its legal status as well as setting out that the university would receive financial assistance from the government of Nepal.
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Sheikh Haji Mohd Said or better known as SHAMS is a federal religious school. It was established in 1959 or to be exactly on 1 June 1959. It is located at Jalan Tunku Kursiah, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. In 2008, SHAMS had been awarded "Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK)". As one of the cluster school in Malaysia which is recognized internationally, SHAMS has signed an MoU with Madrasah Aliah Negeri, Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia. It was signed to reduce the educational gap between Malaysia and the Republic of Indonesia.
Indraprasta PGRI University is an Indonesian university founded in 1982. It offers open degree programs. The campus is in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta and Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta. Faculties include education and social sciences, engineering, mathematics and natural science and language and arts.
Horizon University Indonesia is a private university located in the city of Karawang, Indonesia. Formerly known as STMIK and STIKES Kharisma Karawang, the university's key offerings include active learning, industry partnerships, an English-immersive environment, industry-related technology, and strong core work skills. The university is composed of three academic faculties, Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), Faculty of Information and Computer Technology (FICT), and Faculty of Management and Business (FMB).
Bojonegoro District is a town which serves as the capital of Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, Indonesia.
Kebumen is a town on the island of Java, Indonesia and is the administrative centre of Kebumen Regency, in Central Java Province. It is also the name of the main town of the district of Kebumen. The population of the town at the 2010 Census was 118,847, while the 2020 Census gave a total of 131,750; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 133,030. Kebumen has other names - "Swallow City", "City Tours", and "the city of culture".
University of Bangka Belitung is a public university in Bangka Belitung province, Indonesia. Located just outside the provincial capital of Pangkal Pinang in the Merawang subdistrict of Bangka Regency, it is the only public university in the province.
Maulana Malik Ibrahim Islamic State University Malang is an Islamic public university in Malang, Indonesia. As a state-operated university, it participates in the SNMPTN admissions system.
Islam in Central Sulawesi, a province of Indonesia, is the majority religion embraced by around 75% of the province's 2,683,722 inhabitants . The propagators of Islam were thought to enter Central Sulawesi through neighboring regions, namely Bone, Wajo, and Mandar from the south and west routes, and through Gorontalo and Ternate from the north and east routes via Tomini Bay and Tolo Bay.
Sudjiran Resosudarmo (1920–1985) was an Indonesian geographer and teacher. He was the rector of Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (IKIP) Jakarta, now known as the State University of Jakarta, from 1980 till 1984.
The Polytechnic Institutes of Nuclear Technology, Indonesia is a state polytechnic under auspices of National Research and Innovation Agency. It was originally founded as Indonesian State College of Nuclear Technology of National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia, the primary training facility of BATAN. After BATAN dissolution, the polytechnics inherited by BRIN. It officially renamed as Politeknik Teknologi Nuklir on 30 October 2021. Since its foundation in 1985, the polytechnic had graduated more than its 1,300 graduates, which many of its graduates absorbed into BATAN and BAPETEN (mostly), with few of its graduates went to academia, health institutions, industries, and other private sectors and entrepreneurs.
State Islamic Institute of Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh is an Indonesian Islamic public university in Meulaboh, West Aceh Regency.
Kertarajasa Buddhist College, also known as Sekolah Tinggi Agama Buddha Kertarajasa in Indonesian, is one of the Buddhist private universities located in Batu, East Java, Indonesia. STAB Kertarajasa is a university that provides education in the field of Theravāda Buddhism religious knowledge. Kertarajasa Batu was established to accommodate the need for Buddhist religious teachers and preachers. Given that the development of Buddhism in the country is growing and thus reliable and professional Buddhist religious teachers (dhammacariya) are needed so that they can provide adequate Buddhist education and enlightenment services.
