Academic Symposium UiTM Kelantan

The Accounting Research Institute (ARI) congratulates Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kelantan for successfully organising a one-day Academic Symposium for Social Science.  Themed "Embracing Research Culture: Seeing the Invisible, Transcending the Barriers", the symposium attracted more than fifty (50) full papers from academics and researchers from UiTM Kelantan.  The aim of the symposium was to obtain constructive comments from peers so that the papers could be further refined for possible publication in indexed journals.  In her keynote address delivered during the symposium, Professor Dr Normah Omar, Director of ARI advised participants to make research and publications as part of their academic culture.  Strategically, they should source for competitive research grants, work in groups and form synergistic collaborations with government agencies, public & private corporations and professional bodies.  To be relevant and resourceful, the university needs to identify its research niche and possible work on producing "practice solutions" for the industry and its local community.  During the parallel sessions, presentations were divided into various groups namely  "English as Second Language", "Business Management Productivity", "Sustainability Management & Governance", "Communication & Technology", "Students' Learning Experiences", "Knowledge Quality & Behaviour" and "Economics and Environmental Aspects".  Congratulations all for a job well done.

ARI Sharing Session at IIUM

The Accounting Research Institute (ARI) thanks the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) for inviting ARI director, Professor Dr Normah Omar for a "sharing session" with heads of research centres and centres of excellence of the university.  Also present at the session was the Deputy Rector (Research and Innovation), Professor  Dr. Ahmad Faris Ismail.  Through the sharing session with ARI, IIUM hopes to provide exposures and awareness to its research centres on the prospects of applying for the HICoE status, a program initiated by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) since 2009.  Currently, there are three HICoE thrusts: Research, Service and Program.  To date, MOHE has recognized seven HICoEs for the Research & Innovation thrust, and ARI is one of them.  For ARI, the HICoE recognition has brought about many positive impacts.  Its niche research area in "Islamic Financial Criminology" has created knowledge impacts through indexed publications; economic impacts through the creation of new sustainable business for Islamic micro-finance recipients and social impact through the establishments of new policy and legislation to mitigate financial frauds.  It's a journey worth travelling....