The Role of IKPM Cairo Branch In Increasing The Education Sector For PMDG Santri (Case Study: Al-Azhar Scholarship Program)

This study aims to analyze the role of the Indonesian diaspora (IKPM Cairo Branch) in brain circulation, which is to help develop the educational sector of Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor through the Al-Azhar scholarship program. Diaspora is now one of the country's assets in increasing the country's soft power in its human resources. Likewise with the Republic of Indonesia which has a large number of diasporas in various countries. In this paper, the author takes a case study of the Al-Azhar scholarship program aimed at Gontor alumni. This study used the library research method using primary data from the literature and interviews with certain figures relevant to this study. The theoretical basis used to analyze the object of research is diaspora and educational diplomacy from the concept of multi-track diplomacy. Based on data analysis, it was concluded that the role of the Indonesian diaspora (IKPM Cairo Branch) in the process of rotating ideas can be seen through several impacts, such as the development of the KMI Pondok Modern Gontor curriculum and also the increasing interest of students in religious studies, Arabic literature, and Islamic civilization.