CALLING FOR PROPOSALS IERIF

Introduction

In the Malaysia Budget 2024 Speech delivered on 13th October 2023 by YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, an amount of RM20 million has been allocated to stimulate research, creativity and innovation in the Islamic economy.

“To delve deeper into the universal values of the Islamic economy and its experience in the current context, the Government is providing RM20 million to spur research as well as creativity and innovation in Islamic economy. This effort will be led by the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) in collaboration with MIFC and the industry.”

Objective of the Islamic Economy Research and Innovation Fund

  1. To spur research as well as creativity and innovation in Islamic economy in Malaysia that are aligned with the aspiration of the Ekonomi MADANI.
  2. To produce practical and innovative solutions to address the emerging socio-economic issues through values and impacts that are in line with the objective of Shariah (Maqasid Shariah) and the Tayyib principle.
  3. To promote a balanced distribution of wealth, eradicate poverty, foster collaboration, and encourage sustainable development.

ISLAMIC ECONOMICS TRAINING CAMP 2023 (IETC 2023)

Introduction

As part of the promotion of IIUM mission of Islamization of Knowledge (IoK) and as part of the activities commissioned by IIIT to promote Islamic Economics education in South East Asia, the Centre for Islamic Economics (CIE), Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences (KENMS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) intends to organise Islamic Economics Training Camp (IETC 2023) which will be held from 22 to 24 August in Acheh, Indonesia. CIE has conducted the first IETC in 2019, held at IIUM campus. The followings are highlights from the previous IETC.

Objectives of IETC 2023

  • To promote and develop knowledge and research skills in the area of Islamic economics and related fields among new generation of young scholars.
  • To expose the participants on the foundational and practical aspects of Islamic economics, including the role of Islamic economic institutions and policies.
  • To train and develop articulation and argumentation skills on contemporary issues relevant to the discipline of Islamic economics and related fields among the participants.