Beasiswa Santri ke Turki
Berdasarkan Perjanjian Kerjasama antara Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia dengan Yayasan Pusat Persatuan Kebudayaan Islam Indonesaia-Turki (United Islamic Cultural Centre of Indonesia-Turkey), tentang Beasiswa Santri Indonesia Belajar di Pesantren Turki merupakan program yang sangat diperlukan bagi pondok pesantren di Indonesia.
Program ini bertujuan untuk:
pertama, memberikan pendidikan Qira’atil Qur’an dan Tahfidzul Qur’an;
kedua, memberikan pendidikan Bahasa Arab dan Bahasa Turki; dan
ketiga, memberikan pendidikan Fiqih dan Akidah Islamiyah
Terdapat dua program beasiswa yang diberikan, yaitu Program tahfidz Al-Quran dan Bahasa, serta program Bahasa. Untuk program tahfidz Al-Quran diutamakan untuk peserta yang minimal telah menghafal Al-Quran Juz Amma. Sementara itu untuk program bahasa, diperuntukkan bagi peserta yang telah menghapal Al-Quran 30 juz.
Persyaratan lainnya adalah santri berusia 13-18 tahun dari pesantren tingkat MTS/ SMP sederajat, disiplin, tidak merokok, berakhlak mulia, dan fasih membaca Al-Quran dengan tajwidnya.
Batas waktu pendaftaran dibuka mulai tanggal 10 April s/d 8 Juni 2012 dan dapat diakses melalui Kanwil Kemenag Provinsi setempat atau www.uicci.org. Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut, silahkan buka website www.ditpdpontren.com
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