Dayah Post Tsunami: from Tradisional to Modern

Tsunami occured in 2004 remains the various changes for Acehnese. The opening of information and cooperation in national or international scope affects positively toward the development of Aceh to be better. During the reconstruction process post tsunami, The educational sector becomes one of many sectors which gains many concerns from various parties, including Dayah educational institution which is known well in Indonesia as pesantren. Does the pesantren educational institution transform after tsunami?How does it transform? It is interesting to be studied due to pesantren is the most essential islamic educational institution for Acehnese. Futhermore:Pesantren has the long history with its unique system. After tsunami, several pesantren in Aceh has been transformed. H.A.R Gibb and Snouck Hurgronjo has indicated this existence of transformation in their thesis about Islam in Indonesia.The result shows several pesantren in Aceh which embrace tradisional system has transformed to be as modern islamic educational institution. The transformation is formed either physically (the school building, The dormitory, and ect) or non-physically(curriculum, method, and ect). This transformation is a requirement of the harder competition in educational field and job field).