Engagement for lecturer in Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi
(Three Principles of Higher Education) across the higher education
has been widely investigated. However, the professional lecturer
implementation had not shown practical packaging and could not
reach all the skills that gift practically needed in the higher education
role. The study aim is to describe the professionalism development of
lecturers of Islamic higher education institutions in West Sumatera,
Indonesia from the aspects of education, research, and community
services, as constituted in the Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi.
Descriptive quantitative research method was used where the data
taken from questionnaire and documentation. The population of the
study includes 616 lecturers spreading from three Islamic state
universities, with a sample of 62 lecturers. The finding showed that
the professionalism development of the lecturers was done by
designing lesson plans, pursuing doctoral education, attending
conferences and workshops, involving students in community
activities, and filling for intellectual property rights on their research.
This indicates that the education and teaching, research and service
can be used as a means of developing professional lectures at Islamic
higher education institutions.