Abstract

The university's progress is largely determined by the existence of the university's leader. Many studies and theories of higher education have been offered. One of them is spirituality-based leadership. Spirituality-based leadership can move all organs in educational institutions in the desired direction. The purpose of this study is to prove whether leadership spirituality affects improving the quality of higher education. The method used in this research is qualitative research. We conducted interviews with ten leaders of public and private universities. They consist of two university rectors, one institute rector, two high school heads, and three deans from different faculties. The study results concluded that leadership spirituality has a significant influence on improving the quality of higher education. The implication of this research is significant to develop spiritual leadership to improve the quality of higher education.