Tri Utami
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sorong

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Quality Assurance Policy in Marginalized Higher Education: Educator and Staff Perspectives on Ministerial Regulation No. 39/2025 Miki Keliata; Lilik Serli Fandani; Ulfa Amaliya; Siti Hodijah; Nurul Maulidiyah; Tri Utami
Journal of Quality Assurance in Islamic Education (JQAIE) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Quality Assurance in Islamic Education (JQAIE)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sorong

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The issuance of the Regulation of the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology No. 39 of 2025 marks a strategic shift in Indonesia's higher education toward an information-based and continuous quality assurance system. This qualitative case study synthesizes the perspectives of lecturers and administrative staff at the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Sorong, an Islamic higher education institution in a frontier, outermost, and underdeveloped (3T) region, regarding policy implementation. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis. Findings reveal that stakeholders view the policy as a vital step to strengthen internal and external quality assurance, optimize cost-effectiveness, and enhance educational standards. Specifically, lecturers emphasized learning outcome enhancements and curriculum development, whereas administrative staff focused on operational standardization and assessment improvement. However, implementation faces severe contextual challenges, including limited human resources, low digital literacy, tight funding, and geographical barriers inherent to 3T regions. This study concludes that successful policy adoption requires robust governance, adaptive leadership, capacity building, and context-specific support mechanisms to strengthen quality assurance in marginalized higher education contexts.