SDG 17.2.2 Cross-sectoral dialogue about SDGs
Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia
Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) is an international postgraduate university for advanced studies on Islam and the Muslim world, established as a National Strategic Project of the Government of Indonesia, with students from more than 40 countries.
Faculties, research centres and institutes across UIII continually initiate or participate in cross-sectoral dialogues with governmental and non-governmental organisations in their fields, including conferences, roundtables, seminars and policy consultations, with the aim of advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. The 18 conferences, dialogues and related events held or joined by the University in 2025 are detailed as follows:
1. University-level Conferences and Dialogues
1.1. AICIS+ 2025: Annual International Conference on Islam, Science and Society, with the Ministry of Religious Affairs
UIII hosted AICIS+ 2025, the flagship international conference of Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, on 29–31 October 2025, under the theme “Islam, Ecotheology and Technological Transformation: Multidisciplinary Innovation for a Just and Sustainable Future”. UIII prepared the conference with the ministry’s Director General of Islamic Education and Director of Islamic Higher Education, aligning it with national priorities including eco-theology, food and energy security and human capital. The conference received 2,434 submissions from 31 countries. The Secretary General of the Ministry opened it on behalf of the Minister, and the Minister of Religious Affairs, Prof. Nasaruddin Umar, addressed scholars, researchers and policymakers on a theology of harmony in response to environmental degradation and gender imbalance. A Science and Education Expo, a Research Expo, an Eco-Cultural Activity and an International Halal Culinary Expo opened the dialogue to madrasah students and the public.
SDGs Relevance: Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Climate Action, Life on Land, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
1.2. International Conference on Human Fraternity, with the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity
UIII and the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF), an independent international committee based in Abu Dhabi, jointly convened the International Conference on Human Fraternity in Jakarta on 29–30 July 2025. More than 200 participants came from government, diplomatic missions, international NGOs, the media, finance and academia. The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, Prof. Pratikno, launched the Indonesian Institute for Human Fraternity, and the UAE Ambassador and representatives of the embassies of the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Morocco and Malaysia attended. Panels on displacement, rights and social justice, media and polarisation, and environmental justice included Greenpeace MENA, Roots of Peace, the Indonesian Press Council and ADM Capital. The conference adopted the Jakarta Declaration on Human Fraternity on 30 July 2025.
SDGs Relevance: Reduced Inequalities, Climate Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
1.3. Dialogue with the House of Representatives' Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation (BKSAP)
On 19 May 2025 a delegation of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation (BKSAP) of Indonesia’s House of Representatives, led by its Chairman, Dr. Mardani Ali Sera, held a dialogue at UIII with the Rector, the Deans of Social Sciences and Education, and academics from four faculties. The delegation sought fresh perspectives for Indonesia’s parliamentary diplomacy and named climate change, cyber security and the rule of law for artificial intelligence as topics for collaboration. UIII committed to serve as a strategic knowledge partner to BKSAP and the Parliament.
SDGs Relevance: Climate Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
1.4. Dialogue on Peace Education with the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
In August 2025 Ms. Ekaterina Zagladina, President of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, held a dialogue at UIII with the Head of the Academic Senate, the Vice Rectors, the Director for Research and Strategic Cooperation, programme heads and students from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The discussion focused on peace education that connects values with social life and on real opportunities for young people to engage in peacebuilding, including integrating the Summit's education modules on children’s rights, ethics and conflict resolution into UIII programmes.
SDGs Relevance: Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
2. Faculty of Social Sciences and the Indonesian Institute for Foreign Affairs (IIFA)
2.1. International Conference on Religious Environmentalism
The Faculty of Social Sciences hosted the International Conference on Religious Environmentalism on 16–18 July 2025, organised by the Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta under its REACT initiative, with Studia Islamika and the Embassy of the Netherlands. The Minister of Religious Affairs spoke on eco-theology, the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education called for early environmental education, and Dr. Iyad Abumoghli, founder of the UN Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth Initiative, spoke on aligning religious environmentalism with evidence-based policy. Faith leaders, environmental activists and scholars took part, alongside an exhibition of green religion photography, documentaries and eco-friendly crafts.
SDGs Relevance: Quality Education, Climate Action, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals
2.2. High-level Roundtable on Global Development Cooperation
On 3 July 2025 IIFA convened its second high-level roundtable at the Faculty of Social Sciences on how development cooperation should change as aid budgets shrink. Speakers were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director of International Cooperation, Rina Setyawati, Prof. Andy Sumner of King’s College London and Prof. Arief Anshory Yusuf of the Universitas Padjadjaran SDG Center. Participants included the US Mission to ASEAN, the Australian Embassy, CSIS, BRIN, the ICRC, The Jakarta Post and several universities. The discussion proposed that Indonesia convene value-based coalitions and align cooperation with partners' national development plans.
UIII news: https://uiii.ac.id/indonesia-called-to-lead-a-new-vision-for-global-development-cooperation/
SDGs Relevance: No Poverty, Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals
2.3. IIFA Discussion Series: Indonesia’s Free Trade Strategies with Global Powers
On 4 August 2025 IIFA held the third instalment of its Discussion Series, bringing together the Deputy for Investment Cooperation of the Ministry of Investment/BKPM, Prof. Tirta Nugraha Mursitama, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director for American and European Intra- and Inter-regional Cooperation, Dr. Nidya Kartikasari, and UIII economist Dr. Teguh Yudo Wicaksono with practitioners and scholars. The dialogue examined Indonesia's position in the Indonesia–EU CEPA, a possible reciprocal trade agreement with the United States, and the need to reform the global trade system.
SDGs Relevance: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals
2.4. Roundtable on Indonesia’s Artificial Intelligence Roadmap
On 16 September 2025 IIFA’s monthly roundtable brought the Vice Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Nezar Patria, together with the CEO of Strategic ASEAN International Advocacy and Consultancy, the CEO of the technology firm Vemebo, and UIII academics. The dialogue discussed Indonesia’s AI roadmap and AI ethics regulation, then being prepared as presidential regulations, and concluded that Indonesia should define its level of AI adoption before regulating, invest in talent and find the right balance between innovation and protection.
SDGs Relevance: Quality Education, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals
2.5. Consultation on the Grand Design of Indonesia’s International Development Cooperation
On 22 September 2025 IIFA hosted, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mandala Consulting, the first academic consultation on the Grand Design of Indonesia’s International Development Cooperation. Participants included the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director of International Development Cooperation, Bappenas’ Director of Foreign Relations, the Ministry of State Secretariat’s Head of the Bureau of International Technical Cooperation, and experts from CSIS, BRIN, Universitas Indonesia, LPEM FEB UI and Universitas Kristen Indonesia. UIII, as knowledge partner, gave input on national interests, priorities and Indonesia’s shift from aid recipient to development partner.
UIII news: https://uiii.ac.id/mofa-and-bappenas-gather-insights-for-indonesia-aid-strategy-at-uiii/
SDGs Relevance: No Poverty, Quality Education, Partnerships for the Goals
2.6. The 7th World Indonesianists Congress, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 12–13 November 2025 IIFA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the 7th World Indonesianists Congress at UIII, “Reviving Bandung Spirit: Boosting South–South Cooperation toward a More Prosperous and Stable World Order”. Indonesianist scholars and practitioners from abroad discussed Indonesia’s role among developing nations seventy years after the Bandung Conference. The Congress closed with eight takeaways, including expanding South–South cooperation into triangular cooperation and balancing development with environmental sustainability, and UIII's Faculty of Social Sciences signed a Memorandum of Commitment with the Ministry’s Foreign Policy Strategy Agency for continued research and dialogue.
SDGs Relevance: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Climate Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
3. Center for Muslim Politics and World Society (COMPOSE)
3.1. International Conference on Interreligious Dialogue in Southeast Asia, with KAICIID
On 17 June 2025 COMPOSE, with the KAICIID International Programme and Institut Dian Yogyakarta, held the International Conference on “Interreligious Dialogue in Southeast Asian Region: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities” at UIII, marking ten years of the KAICIID International Fellows Programme in the region. Faith leaders, policymakers, activists, KAICIID fellows and scholars from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei and Singapore, with guests from Portugal and Canada, reviewed how interreligious dialogue supports inclusive societies and reviewed the KAICIID Fellows curriculum.
UIII news: https://uiii.ac.id/?p=30326
SDGs Relevance: Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
3.2. Seminar-Training for ASEAN Officials on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, Manila
On 1–5 December 2025 COMPOSE Director Ridwan, Ph.D., took part as a regional expert from Indonesia in the Seminar-Training for ASEAN Officials convened by the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) in partnership with KAICIID in Manila. The 24 participants from ASEAN member states, most of them government officials, learned to integrate interreligious and intercultural dialogue into their policies and programmes on social cohesion, inclusive governance, climate action, gender equality and community resilience.
SDGs Relevance: Gender Equality, Climate Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
4. Faculty of Economics and Business and the KOMITMEN Programme
4.1. International Conference on Muslim World Economy and Business (ICMWEB) 2025
On 7 May 2025 the Faculty of Economics and Business held its annual international conference on “Muslim World Economy and Business: Economic Resilience and Sustainable Development in OIC Countries”. Its two topics were trade, energy, food security and agricultural sustainability in OIC countries, and the role of Islamic and social finance in social inclusion and poverty reduction, including zakat programmes and Islamic microfinance. Researchers and practitioners presented and discussed policy responses for Muslim-majority economies.
SDGs Relevance: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals
4.2. Launch of KOMITMEN: Economic Framework for a Climate-Responsive Indonesia
On 16 July 2025 UIII launched KOMITMEN, a programme supported by the philanthropic organisation ViriyaENB to integrate climate risk into Indonesia’s economic and fiscal policy. The launch brought UIII leaders, ViriyaENB’s Executive Director and international climate experts Surabi Menon and Michiel Schaeffer together with policymakers and researchers to discuss climate-responsive fiscal frameworks, stranded-asset valuation, capacity building for government officials and multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.
UIII news: https://uiii.ac.id/uiii-launches-komitmen-initiative-to-build-climate-responsive-economic-policies/
SDGs Relevance: Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Climate Action, Partnerships for the Goals
4.3. KOMITMEN–International Growth Centre Dialogue on a Climate-Responsive Economy
On 11 December 2025 KOMITMEN hosted the Executive Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC), Prof. Jonathan Leape, and Prof. Robin Burgess at UIII, with the Dean of Social Sciences and the Head of the Master of Public Policy. They set priorities for Indonesian policy research on fiscal–monetary coordination for green financing, integrating climate into regional planning, and carbon-market oversight and reporting, and agreed on long-term collaboration. Prof. Chetan Ghate, Co-Director of the India Sustainable Growth Hub, also gave a public lecture.
SDGs Relevance: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Climate Action, Partnerships for the Goals
5. Faculty of Islamic Studies
5.1. 8th Certificate Course on International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law, with the ICRC
On 6–10 October 2025 the Faculty of Islamic Studies hosted the 8th Certificate Course on International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law, co-organised with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional delegation in Jakarta and INSANIA. Academics, researchers and students from Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Gambia and Malawi examined, with international experts, how Islamic jurisprudence and international humanitarian law together address the ethical and legal dimensions of modern armed conflict. The ICRC’s Head of Regional Delegation for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Martin de Boer, opened the course with the Dean and the Rector.
SDGs Relevance: Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
6. Master of Public Policy in Climate Change
6.1. Global Tipping Points Conference 2025, University of Exeter
From 30 June to 3 July 2025 Dr. Sonny Mumbunan, Head of UIII’s Master of Public Policy in Climate Change, took part in the Global Tipping Points Conference at the University of Exeter, organised with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology. He presented research on positive tipping points and on Indonesia’s ecological fiscal transfers, which reward provinces and districts for forest cover and mobilised about US$1 billion in 2023.
UIII news: https://uiii.ac.id/dr-sonny-mumbunans-leadership-at-the-2025-global-tipping-points-conference/
SDGs Relevance: Climate Action, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals
6.2. UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), Belém
In November 2025 Dr. Sonny Mumbunan represented Indonesia as a member of the official delegation to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a role he has held since COP18 in 2012. He took part in high-level side events on forest finance and equitable climate policy, alongside governments and civil society. COP30 launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, endorsed by 66 tropical forest nations, with Indonesia pledging US$1 billion.
SDGs Relevance: Climate Action, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals