Critics on Independent Learning-Independent Campus (ILIC) Program: Academic Society’s response to Government’s Policy in Islamic Higher Education

Abstract

Independent Learning-Independent Campus (ILIC) policy issued by Indonesian Government in 2022. This study used a mixed method to examines the response of academic society at Sunan Gunung Djati Islamic State University, Bandung. Data sources comprised survey results (quantitative) and interviews (qualitative) to examines the acceptance of the ILIC policy in Islamic higher education. There were 240 lecturers were involved. Descriptive and verification analysis methods with frequency statistics were used to examine the acceptance of the ILIC policy. The results show that academics at Sunan Gunung Djati Islamic State University, Bandung have positive and negative attitudes toward the ILIC policy. The factors that play the most role in the acceptance of the ILIC policy are related to the benefits, clarity, and impact of the ILIC policy. The results of the interviews showed that research informants could accept the ILIC policy to be implemented in higher education institutions. However, there are several important notes to note regarding the implementation of the ILIC policy in Islamic higher educations.