UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta welcomed a field study delegation from UIN Madura to learn about the implementation of e-voting-based Student Elections (Pemilwa). The event took place on Thursday (24/9/2026) in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room of the University Central Administration Building (PAU), UIN Sunan Kalijaga.

The UIN Madura delegation was led by Vice Rector III, Dr. H. Mohammad Ali Al Humaidy, M.Si., together with members of the Election Organizer Honor Council (MKPP) and representatives of the Student Senate (SEMA) and Student Council (DEMA) at both the faculty and university levels.

The delegation was received directly by UIN Sunan Kalijaga's Vice Rector III for Student Affairs and Cooperation, Prof. Dr. Abdur Rozaki, S.Ag., M.Si., along with his team and staff from the Student Affairs division, PTIPD (Center for Information Systems and Data Processing), and representatives of SEMAU and DEMAU.

In his remarks, Dr. Mohammad Ali stated that UIN Madura's e-voting system is in principle ready for use, though its implementation is still awaiting official regulations and guidelines. The visit to UIN Sunan Kalijaga was therefore intended to gain insight into the governance and implementation mechanisms of e-voting-based Pemilwa.

“We want to understand more deeply how roles are divided among PTIPD, supervisors, and the candidate nomination mechanism. We want to learn about the SOPs and guidelines in place at UIN Sunan Kalijaga,” he said.

Prof. Abdur Rozaki, for his part, welcomed the visit and explained that three key aspects must be considered in implementing e-voting-based Pemilwa: substantive, institutional, and campus political culture aspects.

He explained that the substantive aspect relates to how the democratic tradition of leadership succession is maintained. The institutional aspect covers the actors and candidates involved in Pemilwa, while the political culture aspect concerns the dynamics of student politics that develop on campus.

“We entrust the rules of the game to the student committee. This is an opportunity for them to practice becoming leaders. Political parties are also welcome to prepare their cadres, while the e-voting system is being prepared by PTIPD,” he explained.

Prof. Abdur Rozaki also noted that the adoption of e-voting can serve as an instrument to reduce the potential for conflict in organizing Pemilwa. He observed that the vote-casting and vote-counting stages are among the parts of the election process most prone to generating problems.

“Conflict usually peaks during vote casting and counting. With the e-voting system, about 70 percent of the potential for conflict is already resolved, leaving only 30 percent to be addressed through regulation and governance,” he added.

In the following session, SEMAU Chair Moh. Manarul Hidayat and DEMAU Chair M. Diaz Habibie shared UIN Sunan Kalijaga students' experience in managing Pemilwa, while the technical aspects of the information system were explained by Salim Athari of PTIPD.

The discussion was interactive, with an exchange of experiences between SEMA-DEMA students from UIN Sunan Kalijaga and UIN Madura. Topics discussed included system readiness, regulatory needs, SOP development, the division of roles among organizers, and conflict mitigation strategies within the dynamics of Pemilwa.

This field study visit served as a space for the two universities to share experience in developing democratic, transparent Pemilwa governance supported by the use of information technology.(humassk)