At the end of the month of Ramadan, Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2026, the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business (FEBI) UIN Sunan Kalijaga received special guests, 2 lecturers cum researchers from Turkey, namely Assoc. Prof. Mücahit Özdemir (Bursa Uludag University) and Assoc. Prof. Hüseyin Burgazoğlu (Sakarya University). The two researchers who were also accompanied by their respective wives, were warmly received by the Dean of FEBI, Prof. Dr. Misnen Ardiansyah, accompanied by Vice Dean, Dr. Sunaryati, and the Head of the Master of Islamic Economics (MES) Study Program Dr. Muh. Ghafur Wibowo.

The two researchers visited for a research interview, focusing on the development of postgraduate Islamic economics teaching globally. The team interviewed managers of postgraduate Islamic economics programs in various countries, including the United Kingdom, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. The research team visited three campuses in Indonesia: the Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM) of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), the Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), and the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEBI) of Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN Sunan Kalijaga).

The research team submitted 24 in-depth questions divided into 6 clusters, namely: 1). State of the Field and the Program’s Positioning; 2). Curriculum, Instructional Design, and Educational Approach; 3). Student Profile and Learning Process; 4). Academic Staff, Resources, and the Research Ecosystem; 5). Institutional Structure, Collaborations, and Stakeholder Relations; 6). Effectiveness, Policy, and Future Perspective. The questions, which had been submitted several days earlier, were answered in writing by the Head of the MES Study Program in detail, with relevant evidence and documents attached, totaling 16 pages. As a result, the afternoon's interview schedule felt smoother, lighter, yet still in-depth, as the research team had hoped.

After approximately 1.5 hours of interviews, deemed sufficient, the event continued with the exchange of souvenirs. The research team promised to share the results of this study with the management of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEBI) at Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN), hoping to further strengthen the management of postgraduate Islamic economics education in Indonesia.