The three-year MoU, which will be facilitated by the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at HBKU, was signed recently by CIS dean Dr Emad El-Din Shahin and IIUM rector Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak.
The MoU confirms the two institutions’ mutual commitment to support educational development and establishes a framework for co-operation and support in areas of mutual benefit. To this end, IIUM and HBKU will engage in joint academic activities that include research, workshops, and conferences; faculty and student exchanges; summer/winter schools, and others.
With six campuses across Malaysia and a global orientation, IIUM integrates Islamic values and a world-view into its humanities, scientific, and technical curricula which provide education up to doctoral level.
IIUM was awarded the Best Islamic Finance University in Global Banking and Finance Award 2017.
Prof Razak said: “This newly established collaboration with HBKU positions IIUM to strengthen its academic and research excellence. We look forward to working with HBKU’s CIS on innovative education projects that advance Islamic scholarship and, importantly, support our academic framework for solving future challenges and building a more sustainable future through education.”
Dr Shahin, added: “We are delighted to co-operate with IIUM in areas of research that align with our global scholarship at the College of Islamic Studies, including Islamic banking, finance, and other fields. There are clearly mutual synergies between our institutions, in our focus areas and institutional values. We look forward to extending opportunities within HBKU’s research ecosystem and multidisciplinary programmes to the IIUM community. The MoU also aligns with the strong and growing bilateral relations between Qatar and Malaysia over the last several years.”
