The Islamic Education Study Program was established in 2000, whose operations began in the 2000/2001 academic year. It is one of the study programs at the Faculty of Islamic Religion, Universitas Islam Riau, in addition to other study programs, namely, Sharia Economics Study Program, Early Childhood Islamic Education, Sharia Banking, and Arabic Language Education. In 2013 the Islamic Religious Education Study Program was accredited with a grade of B according to the Decree of the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) number 180 / SK / BAN-PT / Ak-XVI / S / VIII / 2013. After a few years later due to good cooperation from all components in the study program and faculty, the PAI FAI UIR study program was finally able to increase its accreditation from B to A in 2019 with SK number 1647 / SK / BAN-PT / Akred / S / V / 2017. After the validity period of A accreditation expires, then together, the PAI FAI UIR Study Program again made achievements by achieving UNGGUL Accreditation based on SK 423/SK/LAMDIK/Ak/S/III/2023. The validity period is May 31, 2022 until May 30, 2027.
Study program efforts help students accelerate the completion of studies with good grades (quality), carried out several services consisting of; administrative services, career information and guidance, personal and social counseling, guidance on Qur’anic skills, Program Student Activities, and improving the function of academic advisors whose determination is by the Dean’s Decree and reviewed and updated every semester. To channel student aspirations in various turmoil that occurs in society, students take part in activities in the community. Among them are student involvement in monitoring the social and educational environment through Real Work Lectures (KKN). Activities carried out include the fields of; education, da’wah, art, sports, social society and courses. In addition to KKN, field experience practice (PPL) is also carried out in schools both public and private starting from the junior high school / MTs, SMA / MA and SMK levels.
“Center of excellence for the study of Islamic Religious Education and human resource development in Southeast Asia in 2041.“