UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta is strengthening its Integrity Zone (Zona Integritas) initiative as a strategic step to accelerate transparent, accountable governance oriented toward excellent public service. Three faculties will be designated as pilot units in implementing the Integrity Zone framework on the path toward Corruption-Free Zone (WBK) status.

This effort was discussed at an Integrity Zone Coordination Meeting held in the third-floor meeting room of the PAU Building at UIN Sunan Kalijaga on Thursday (7/30/2026).

The meeting was attended by Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Institutional Development Prof. Istiningsih, Vice Rector for General Administration, Planning, and Finance Prof. Mochamad Sodik, bureau heads, the Head of the Internal Oversight Unit (SPI), deans and vice deans for general administration, and department heads across UIN Sunan Kalijaga.

Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Institutional Development Prof. Istiningsih said the Integrity Zone initiative holds an important place in strengthening institutional quality.

She noted that Integrity Zone status should not be understood merely as fulfilling administrative requirements, but must be reflected in the university's work culture, governance, and the quality of service experienced directly by the academic community and the public.

“Integrity Zone status shouldn't be oriented only toward administration or earning a designation. Its values need to become a reality that people can actually feel in day-to-day governance and service,” she said.

She said the three faculties selected as pilot units can become spaces where good practices take root and are later replicated across the university. To keep the process on track, the university and its faculties will develop a roadmap, work stages, targets, and measurable mentoring mechanisms.

At the same meeting, Vice Rector for General Administration, Planning, and Finance Prof. Mochamad Sodik expressed the university's readiness to strengthen the various elements required, from policy and administrative systems to service facilities and faculty mentoring.

Similarly, Head of the Bureau of General Administration and Finance (AUK) Dr. Ali Sodiq stressed the importance of developing an integrated Integrity Zone roadmap spanning from the university level down to individual faculties. He said the roadmap needs to include implementation stages, required support, performance targets, and a clear division of responsibility for each unit.

He added that strengthening the Integrity Zone must go hand in hand with improving service systems that are easy to access, transparent, standardized, and free of charge. This effort, he said, also needs to be supported by a shift in mindset and work culture among all staff, so that the values of integrity are genuinely reflected in daily duties and service delivery.

He further noted that the core substance of the Integrity Zone and WBK designations lie in building campus governance that is increasingly transparent, accountable, compliant with regulations, and able to strengthen the trust of the academic community and the public in the university's services.

A similar point was made by Head of the Bureau of Academic Administration, Student Affairs, and Cooperation Dr. Muhammad Lutfi Hamid, who said the success of the Integrity Zone initiative depends heavily on the consistency of leadership and staff in delivering governance that is clean, professional, and responsive to public needs.

He said this commitment needs to be translated into concrete practice, including the application of standard operating procedures for every service, the provision of services that are easy to access and free of charge, stronger prevention of gratuities, and greater openness of public information.

In this way, he said, the Integrity Zone initiative can grow into a working habit that places service quality and user satisfaction as top priorities.

Meanwhile, Head of SPI at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Dr. Shaleh emphasized that building an Integrity Zone rests on two key pillars: leadership commitment and the genuine effort of every work unit to deliver excellent service.

He said the initiative will be carried out in phases, through the development of action plans, program implementation, monitoring, and periodic evaluation. SPI, he said, will take an active role in mentoring faculties to ensure each stage proceeds according to the established roadmap.

“There needs to be a dedicated team from the university level to mentor the faculties. Policy sits at the university level, while faculties serve as the implementers. That way, the Integrity Zone becomes something that is genuinely visible and its benefits genuinely felt,” he said.

Strengthening public service is a key part of the Integrity Zone development agenda. UIN Sunan Kalijaga is planning to develop a one-stop integrated service center on the first floor of the PAU Building to make it easier to access the university's various services.

At the same time, the Center for Information Technology and Databases (PTIPD) is developing a Virtual Public Service Mall. The platform is designed to digitally integrate a range of services so they can be accessed more easily, quickly, transparently, and efficiently.

This integration of physical and digital services is an effort to strengthen the user experience while creating a service system that is increasingly adaptive to technological developments and public needs.

The university will also continue to strengthen compliance with asset disclosure reporting, service standardization, complaint handling, information transparency, and risk management across every work unit.

Through this coordination meeting, UIN Sunan Kalijaga reaffirmed a planned direction for Integrity Zone development spanning from the university level down to individual faculties. Every program will be assigned a person in charge, performance targets, mentoring support, and evaluation, so that change is reflected not only in documentation but also in the institution's actual working culture.

WBK status is one of the goals being pursued. However, the true value of building an Integrity Zone lies in creating a campus ecosystem that upholds professionalism, transparency, accountability, and excellent service.

This effort forms part of UIN Sunan Kalijaga's ongoing commitment to delivering university governance that is excellent, impactful, and increasingly trusted by the public. (humassk)