DEAN’S MESSAGE

Assalamualaikum wr br… Selamat Datang, Ahlan wa Sahlan and a warm welcome to the Islamic Business School (IBS), College of Business (COB), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM).

It is my great pleasure to introduce IBS, with more than 50-strong faculty members from multi disciplines such as Islamic Finance, Islamic Economics, Muamalat Administration, Halal Management, Zakat, Waqaf, Ar-Rahnu, Wealth Planning, Islamic Fintech, Islamic Capital Market and others.

Upholding our motto of FAITH, KNOWLEDGE AND VIRTUE, with the faith and knowledge that we have been blessed with, we pride ourselves in thriving to impart knowledge and share values to various stakeholders like students, academic institutions and communities both locally and globally. In this endeavor, we seek Allah’s guidance to seek knowledge that is of benefit.

Being the first AACSB accredited Islamic-based program in the world, IBS offers three main branches of knowledge Islamic Finance, Muammalat Administration and Halal Management. The courses offered are as follows:

1. Bachelor of Islamic Finance and Banking (BIFB)

2. Bachelor of Muamalat Administration (BMA)

3. Bachelor Halal Management (BHM)

4. Master in Islamic Finance and Banking (MIFB)

5. Master of Islamic Business Studies (MIBS)

6. PhD

Besides the academic programmes, IBS also offers training programmes for Islamic Financial Planning, Halal Management and Ar-rahnu and others. In addition, the academic staff are continuously having engagements with the industry players in terms of strategic collaborations in joint research and publications as well as in designing curriculum for our students.

In an effort to bring impact to the various stakeholders particularly the communities, various programmes are conducted throughout the year such as Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society (SULAM), Financial Literacy Camp, Micro-takaful Challenge Programme, One School-One State Program, Health Campaigns and others. With these programmes, students are exposed to the real-life challenges, developing skills towards having more empathy and later being agents to impart values, transferring knowledge to particularly, those who are of economically and financially disadvantaged.

With warm and friendly academic and administration staff, we look forward to welcoming all students, to experience with us the journey of acquiring knowledge with virtues and values that will benefit you and the communities around you.

To all of the Alumni, industry players, government agencies, central authorities, we also look forward to having you with us as strategic collaborators to effectively impact the stakeholders in an effort to achieve greater wellbeing and quality education for the world.

Thank you

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selamah Maamor

Dean