ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL STRATEGY AS AN AGENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALAL INDUSTRY IN INDONESIA

Abstract

Islamic boarding schools as one of the oldest educational institutions, however, have given a lot of meaning in the development of the Indonesian nation's character building. Islamic boarding schools are a model of Indonesian-style educational institutions with their own characteristics that hold a lot of potential that can be explored for nation-building, especially in facing the digital era which has contributed to accelerating acceleration in many aspects which has implications for increasingly sharp competition between countries in the world. In the midst of the rise of global issues regarding the development of the halal industry, this writing with a normative theoretical approach wants to examine, what is the true role of Islamic boarding schools in the future so that Indonesia appears as a world-class leading sector in the halal industry. Isn't it currently believed that the halal industry is a gold mine that can generate a lot of foreign exchange for many countries so that its development needs to be supported by the various domestic potentials of each country. The results of the study show that to play its strategic role optimally in supporting the development of the halal industry in Indonesia, it is not enough for Islamic boarding schools to rely solely on their own strengths. However, synergy and relations with external forces are demanded in the form of collaboration such as the One Islamic Boarding School One Product program and with the support of Pentahelix, namely academics, business, community, government, media and the financial sector.