Jakarta, Dec. 2 -- The work to construct the International Islamic University of Indonesia, as a place of Islamic study, will be completed in 2020, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"As a National Strategic Project, construction of the campus is expected to be completed by December 2020," Jokowi noted on his official Twitter account as quoted by ANTARA on Monday.

The president expects the university to become a place of study and research of Islamic civilization.

The government is building a campus, spanning 142.5 hectares of land, in Cimanggis, Depok, West Java in three stages.

Under stage one, the construction work comprises the rectorate building, faculty building, and the three pillar area, while the second phase entail...