Readiness to Change State Islamic Institute Status to Become State Islamic University from the Aspect of Lecturer Human Resources and Education Staff

This study aims to investigate the readiness to change the status of the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) to become a State Islamic University (UIN) from the aspect of Lecturer Human Resources (HRlecturer) and Education Personnel. The research location is IAIN KHAS Jember, now transformed into the State Islamic University of Kiai Achmad Siddiq Jember, East Java, Indonesia. We used the qualitative research method to examine the condition of natural objects where the researcher was the critical instrument; data source collection was based on observations, interviews, and documentation studies. Participants in the study comprised 25 people, including 15 lecturers and ten education staff. The findings reveal three main points. (1) The urgent need for studying the readiness to change the status of IAIN to UIN from the aspect of human resources for lecturers and education staff. It can be seen from many institutions experiencing the same obstacles and challenges that require providing motivation and major changes from a multidimensional perspective, strengthening vision, mission, and goals. (2) The relationship between the two, both theoretically and empirically, is related to HR management. (3) The design framework involves planning, human resource mapping, evaluation stages, and implications for IAIN progress toward UIN as reference material in human resource development. As a supervisor and policyholder, the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) is expected to support the development of human resources in higher education per the needs fairly and wisely.