Increasing the Excellence of Pesantren in Digital era: The Study of Management information System Development at Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor

Abstract

As one of the oldest islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor (PMDG) continues to enhance in order to improve the education management process, both at the secondary and higher education levels. In this regard, PMDG continues to boost and encourage the maximization of digital technology in the development of management information systems for educational purposes. In an effort to take advantages of technological developments to improve education management, PMDG has made same policies, including maximizing digital facilities for monthly fees and registration fees for new students (digital payments). In the university environment, Darussalam University (UNIDA) Gontor has also used hybrid learning methods during the recent pandemic; online and offline (face to face) simultaneously. Not only in the campus area, PMDG also continues to expand for spreading its educational values through its media networks such as websites, printed media, online media and social media; Instagram and Youtube. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive-analytical literature study method. At the end of the discussion, this study tries to explain how information technology systems play an important role in helping various programs to maximize learning process in the environment of PMDG.