BNPT & UIN Walisongo Semarang work together to prevent radical views on campus

Jakarta – The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) and the State Islamic University (UIN) Walisongo Semarang held a Strengthening National Campus through education and literacy. It aims to prevent radical ideology of terrorism in the campus environment. “This is a prevention effort through a literacy, education approach, from the upstream, so that it is hoped that students will continue to fulfill the tri dharma of education, namely education and training then research, then community service,” said Eddy Hartono, head of BNPT, in a written statement on Friday (24/10/2025). The training was conducted on Thursday (23/10) at the UIN Walisongo Rectorate Building, Semarang, Central Java. Eddy said that this activity was a form of upstream prevention through a literacy and educational approach in the university environment. Scroll to continue content Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of presenting sources such as former members of terrorism networks in national dialogue. This is done so that the message conveyed is more communicative and can open up meaningful insights among students. “Through our national dialogue we present credible voices, namely former network members who were involved in terrorist networks so that they are more communicative in the dialogue, so that what is conveyed and what they feel can be a lesson for the younger generation so that they will not be exposed to it in the future,” he said. Meanwhile, the Chancellor of UIN Walisongo Semarang, prof. Nizar expressed his appreciation for the synergy with BNPT. This synergy is considered important to protect the campus environment from threats of ideas that conflict with national values. “In my opinion, it is important to keep it to protect our campus from anything that threatens the existence of the Republic of Indonesia,” Prof. Nizar concluded. (same/same)