ACCOUNTING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ARI HICoE) : Students Exchange Program

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Students Exchange Program

The Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and Faculty of Accountancy of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) welcome four students from Rangsit University, Thailand who will be attending the Bachelor of Accountancy program at UiTM for one semester. This is part of a student exchange program between UiTM and Rangsit University. A memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the two universities in November 2012. Five UiTM students are already in Rangsit University to attend a six month course there. Today, Dr Kathy from Rangsit University accompanied the students for a short briefing with the Faculty of Accountancy, UiTM.

Driving a Research Niche in Islamic Financial Criminology

As a HICoE, the Accounting Research Institute focuses on a niche research area in Islamic Financial Criminology (IFC). In essence, IFC can be further subdivided into two research thrusts: Islamic Accounting & Muamalat and Financial Criminology. Though each research area can stand on its own, IFC aspires to support Malaysia's vision of becoming a leading and global Islamic Finance hub. Through basic and applied research, IFC integrates useful Islamic principles and concepts in achieving potential deliverables such as:
1. New Research Products in Islamic Accounting & Muamalat
2. New Research Products in Islamic Finance and Investment
3. New policy/framework in Financial Criminology
4. Integrating Islamic Principles to mitigate financial fraud
5. Developing Financial Fraud Indicators and Typologies
6. NPO Governance, AML/CFT and Corporate Integrity