ASEAN Community 2015 dan tantangannya terhadap pendidikan Islam di Indonesia

This paper focuses on the challenges and strategies of Islamic education in Indonesia facing ASEAN Com­munity in 2015. Using qualitative approach the writer finds that Islamic education in Indon­e­sia has encountered a serious number of problems. The majority of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) are still run in traditional ways (salafi). In addition, the majority of the school leaders do not posses higher education background. Similarly, higher education level has also dealt with another problematic matter in whichunder graduate­students are dominant with 93% compare to graduate students with only 7%. These phenomena would be serious problem for Islamic education in Indonesia facing 2015 ASEAN Com­munity. The question is whether Indonesian Muslims are able to compete with other ASEAN member countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Another challenge is that the shifting paradigm from the traditional society to the secular-materialistic one. In this context, therefore, the Islamic education in Indonesia is urged to play its pivotal role.