Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Curriculum Design for Pesantrenpreneur: Integrating Islamic Boarding School Values with Modern Business

Abstract

Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) currently face a dual challenge: preserving classical Islamic intellectual traditions (turats) while responding to the demand for economic independence through the cultivation of student entrepreneurs (santripreneurs). However, entrepreneurship education in pesantren is often additive, fragmented, and insufficiently integrated, creating an epistemological dichotomy between religious studies and business skills. This study aims to reconstruct the Pesantrenpreneur curriculum design using an Outcome-Based Education (OBE) approach. Employing qualitative library research and systematic literature synthesis, the study develops an integrated curriculum model through content analysis. The findings propose a graduate profile termed “The Ethical-Technopreneur,” supported by an Interconnective Infusion Model. In this design, fiqh muamalah materials are systematically integrated with modern business instruments, including the Business Model Canvas and digital literacy, and strengthened through a Project-Based Learning Teaching Factory strategy. The proposed model indicates that curriculum integration can reduce material redundancy and enhance the relevance of graduate competencies by connecting Islamic commercial jurisprudence, entrepreneurial practice, and digital business capabilities. This study contributes to Islamic education curriculum development by offering an operational framework for transforming pesantren into credible business incubators, supporting the national halal industry ecosystem, and producing graduates with moral authority and professional agility.