Develop Hospital and Medical Faculty, UIN Jakarta Leadership Meets Arab Investors

Jeddah, UIN Online News—UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta held an exploratory cooperation audience with investor Nafi Hujaili during an academic cooperation exploration visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (01/05/2024). The audience with investors was conducted as part of the development of the Faculty of Medicine, the Hajj UIN Jakarta Hospital, and the Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Hospital.

In this audience, Rector Prof. Asep Saepudin Jahar M.A. Ph.D. was accompanied by Vice Rector for General Administration Prof. Dr. Imam Subchi M.A., Vice Rector for Student Affairs Prof. Ali Munhanif M.A. Ph.D., and Head of the International Cooperation Service Center Prof. Maila Dinia Husni Rahiem M.A. Ph.D.

Accompanying the leadership of UIN Jakarta's visit was Kyai Ali Saman, a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah and currently a doctoral student at SPs UIN Jakarta. Also accompanying them were Atikbud RI in Riyadh along with his wife, Dr. Badrus Shaleh MA., and Anis Fuadah, both lecturers at UIN Jakarta.

The leadership of UIN Jakarta was received directly by Nafi Hujaili at one of his laboratories in the city of Jeddah. It is known that Nafi Hujaili is a successful entrepreneur with various businesses ranging from real estate, construction contractors, to health laboratories.

During the meeting, Nafi Hujaili revealed that besides providing services to the public, his laboratory practices also serve as a health and medical development lab. Their research results are also published in medical journals. Currently, there are 120 lab technicians and researchers working in his lab. Some of them are part-timers whose main jobs are at hospitals or universities.

"We are currently developing research on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Saudi Arabian communities and other related derivative studies," he said.

Meanwhile, in his presentation, Rector Asep Jahar revealed that the Faculty of Medicine and the two hospitals under UIN Jakarta are undergoing improvements and development to become more modern and technologically advanced faculties and hospitals.

Vice Rector for General Administration, Prof. Dr. Imam Subchi M.A., explained the high public demand for heart hospital services to serve the Banten community. "Currently, the referral heart hospital is still in Jakarta (RS Harapan Kita), and hopefully, RS UIN Jakarta can serve the community," he said.

Vice Rector for Student Affairs Prof. Ali Munhanif M.A. Ph.D. added that UIN Jakarta is also developing the Faculty of Medicine. One of the development needs is the availability of new faculty building infrastructure for practice and teaching purposes. "Moreover, the Pulmonology specialist program will soon be opened," he said.

Specifically, Rector Asep Jahar invited Nafi Hujaili to visit and see firsthand the campus and hospitals in the UIN Jakarta area. In response to this invitation, Nafi expressed his interest in visiting and also offering a parenting workshop on how to educate children to memorize the Quran and succeed academically.

Head of the International Cooperation Center, Prof. Maila Dinia Husni Rahiem M.A. P.D., was directly appointed to arrange the visit plan and workshop provision from Nafi Hujaili. She also handed over proposals and video presentations prepared by the Faculty of Medicine and the two hospitals for further review. If additional information is needed, virtual meetings will be held with the relevant parties.

Nafi Hujaili himself is ready to study the proposals, plan a visit to Jakarta, and also share information and invitations for investment to Saudi Arabian entrepreneurs interested in investing in Indonesia. (Maila DH/DMA/ZM/Faadhila Idris)