Education
Nasaruddin Umar did his postgraduate studies at IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, resulting is a Magister degree (1992), and a doctorate (1998).
During his doctorate studies, he was a visiting student for a Doctor of Philosophy Program at McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1993–1994), and a visiting student for a Doctor of Philosophy Program at Leiden University, Netherlands (1994–1995).
After achieving his doctorate, he was a visiting scholar at Shopia University, Tokyo (2001), a visiting scholar at SAOS University of London (2001–2002), and a visiting Scholar at Georgetown University, Washington District of Columbia (2003–2004).