Overview

Paramadina University has been built on foundations of idealism, not merely in response to the business opportunities education provides. A concern for the current state of the nation as well as its future was the driving force behind the initiative to establish this institute of higher learning. This concern was translated into a concrete moral struggle for developing an educated and ethical civil society. Driven by the late Prof. Dr. Nurcholish Madjid, this Islamic University with Indonesian and modern perspectives officially opened its doors in January 1998. From the outset, Paramadina University was designed as a breakthrough in education and research. As an educational institution, Paramadina teaches its students capacity for actualization and creative intelligence balanced with religious ethics and Indonesian value. As a research institute, Paramadina positions itself to promote the growth of professional research traditions that impact positively on nation. With its enthusiasm for combining intelligent thought and firm faith, Paramadina University is gradually becoming an authoritative and influential centre for education and research. To respond to the future challenges of the nation, Paramadina University has positioned itself as a vehicle for nurturing future Indonesian generations that are intellectually dependable, possess the capacity for leadership and entrepreneurship and hold ethics in the highest possible regard; future Indonesian generations that will be at the frontline of the nation's progress; future Indonesian generations with the capacity to make this nation stand upright and proud among other nations of the world.