Call for Paper in Islamic Finance

ARI is reproducing the "Call for Papers" obtainable from the International Shari`ah Research Academy of Islamic Finance (ISRA)portal. All ARI and faculty members who interested to participate can submit their papers accordingly.

CALL FOR PAPERS

We seek papers that improve on the best academic research or the best practical applications, which include current applications and/or potential applications. Papers that address emerging issues, potential problems and the strategies to deal with it are also very much welcomed. Articles should be between 3,000 to 5,000 words in length and should adhere to the Journal’s submission guidelines.


The Journal’s topics of interest includes, but is not be limited to the following:

1. Fundamentals of Islamic finance;
2. Fundamentals of Shari`ah’
3. Islamic banking;
4. Islamic capital market;
5. Islamic money market;
6. Islamic insurance/takaful;
7. Fundamentals of Shari`ah and Fiqh and their application to modern finance;
8. Corporate governance from the Islamic perspectives;
9. Corporate Social Responsibility form the Islamic perspectives;
10. Shari`ah-compliant investment;
11. Shari`ah-compliant risk management;
12. Islamic derivatives;
13. Sukuk, Islamic securities, Islamic funds and Islamic unit trusts;
14. Islamic venture capital;
15. Dynamism and mechanism of Islamic jurisprudence in the light of modern finance;
16. Islamic economics and monetary system;
17. Islamic wealth management;
18. Islamic accounting; and
19. Shari`ah auditing.


Please send your manuscript to:

Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
Editor-in-Chief
International Shari`ah Research Academy of Islamic Finance (ISRA)
2nd Floor, Annexe Block
Menara Tun Razak
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
( israjournal@isra.myThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

International Research Grant in Social Sciences Research

This internet posting is reproduced for the benefit of ARI researchers. Staff and post-graduate students may want to explore this opportunity.

Hermes Fellowships for Foreign Researches in Humanities and Social Sciences

Filed under Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Research Funds, South Africa
Hermes Fellowships were designed to offer young and promising foreign researchers in the humanities and social sciences the chance to be visiting researchers in French universities and research centers. This program is open to researchers from: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa.

The Hermes Program is financed by the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Education and Research, the Department of Human and Social Sciences of the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), and the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH).

Hermes fellowships are granted for 3 to 9 month periods. They were designed in order to give foreign researchers the opportunity to:

• carry out an individual research project within a hosting laboratory;
• become part of French and European scientific networks;
• set up lasting partnerships between their home institutions and the hosting institutions in France

The hosting laboratories in France – university research units or research institutions in Paris or elsewhere in the country – are chosen by the invited researchers. This decision is made in agreement with the fellowship selection committee and the scientific board of the FMSH. This joint process is intended to help candidates make the necessary contacts.

Scientific Fields Covered by the Hermes Program

All disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are eligible. However, priority is given to research projects addressing issues facing the contemporary world and those that have an interdisciplinary dimension.

Application deadlines: March 31 and September 30 of the current year

Scientific director: Hinnerk Bruhns
Program administrator: Neli Dobreva

Web Link

http://www.msh-paris.fr/en/research/mobility/hermes-fellowships/

Congratulations Dr Nizal

ARI wishes to congratulate one of ARI's research fellows Associate Professor Dr Mohd Nizal Hanif for his recent promotion to an associate professor.
Since his research interest is in the area of finance and capital market, he is also the head of the same-title SIG. Another congratulatory note is also in order for the recent publication of his new book. Congratulations and may you produce more in years to come.

New Openings for Young Researcher Scheme at ARI

ARI wishes to invite suitable candidates to apply for new 2011 positions of Young Researcher Scheme (YRS) at ARI. Those with first degree qualifications can pursue their Master by Research program whilst those who are in their final year of Master Program (or a Master graduate) can continue with their PhD program. Currently openings are in four specific areas namely: (1) Islamic Accounting & Muamalat,
(2) Islamic Financial Criminology, (3) Financial Criminology & Forensic Accounting and (4)Islamic Finance and Shariah. The post graduate program will start in July 2011. Those who want to know details, please contact ARI at 603 5544 4924 or email normah645@salam.uitm.edu.my

Integrated Case Study Workshop

A two-day workshop has been organized by the Faculty of Accountancy to discuss on approaches and techniques of developing successful case study write up Malaysian companies. In the past, our usage of the case study has been confined to Western cases. It is timely that more Malaysian cases be showcased and discussed in class. The integrated case study is one of the courses offered to the accounting undergraduates at the university. For the Accountancy track, a case study book has been written and launched by the Ministry of Higher Education in early 2010.

Master by Research in Islamic Financial Criminology at ARI

ARI and the Faculty of Accountancy are calling for good and interested undergraduates to undertake a Master by Research program at the institute. The two year program focuses on specific research areas which involve Islamic Accounting, Shariah Audit, Islamic Financial Criminology, Anti Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism Financing. Prior to embarking on the research project, candidates will be exposed to three non-credit courses such as (i) Research Methodology, (ii) Quantitative and qualitative data analysis and (iii) Seminar in Islamic Financial Criminology

CORE - Community of Research Meeting

The university, through the Research Management Institute (RMI) has recently established the Community of Research (CORE)group to spearhead transdiciplinary research. Basically, CORE researchers comprise those serious researchers who are not members of specific centre of excellence. Whilst CoE members are very focused in their respective niche areas, CORE members are grouped into seven other research areas. The CoRe areas have been carefully selected based on international foresighting and scanning and nationally recognised research niches. These thrusts have been alludded to in the New Economic Model, Government Transformation Programmes, National Key Result Areas, National Key Economic Areas and Tenth Malaysia Plan. The seven CORE areas are namely:(1)Green Technology & Sustainable Development, (2) Frontier Materials & Industry Aplications; (3) Advanced Computing & Communications; (4)Drug Discovery & Health; (5) Humanities & Quality of Life; (6) Forensic Sciences and
(7)Brain & Neuroscience. Today, the Forensic Science CORE group met to discuss possible research topics to be submitted to the various national and international fund providers.

ARI Strategic Retreat 2010

Day Three
The third day is basically scheduled for two main events. Firstly, all researchers who have been awarded the ARI HICoE research grants presented their research progress and submitted their interim reports. Secondly, based on discussions and commitments deliberated durings the first two days of the retreat, all heads of research centres presented their "report card" related to thier centre's activities for 2010. More importantly, they also presented their plans and strategic initiatives for the years 2011 to 2015.
Seven research centres namely the CIMA-UiTM Asian Management Accounting Research Centre (AMARC), UiTM-MICG Corporate Governance Research Centre (CGRC), UiTM-ACCA Financial Reporting Research Centre (FRRC), Asia-Pacific Centre of Sustainability (APCeS), Asia-Pacific Forensic Accounting Research Centre (AFARe), Government-Linked Companies Research Centre (GLCRC) and UiTM-CPA Australia Public Sector Accounting Research Centre (PSARC) made their respective presentations. All in all, it was an effective three-day retreat. ARI's five-year strategic planning 2011 to 2015 will be documented and published by the end of 2010. ARI wishes to congratulate the strategic planning facilitators: Prof Dr Rashidah Abdul Rahman (she is also ARI's Deputy Director) and Dr Norli Ali (ARI's research fellow) for showcasing brilliant leadership. Congratulations all

Strategic Planning Retreat for ARI

Day Two:
The second day saw more serious discussions being made by members. Based on the eight dimensions used for MyRA score, members discussed about strategies, initiatives, action plans and key performance indicators for the next five years. Questions like how to increase the quantity and quality of ARI's principal researchers?. What actions should be taken to encourage researchers to publish in journals with impact factors?. How to increase the number of phd students and phd graduates?. What policies and incentives should be formulated to enhance post graduate programs at ARI?. Who should be our strategic partners and collaborators? What initiative should be taken to enhance industry and international linkages?. How to spearhead research and business innovations? What futuristic research areas should we focus to remain competitive and relevant?. Interestingly, when members are empowered and encouraged to "think from outside the box", ARI receives a lot of brilliant ideas and realistic targets that we must focus on within the next five years. Seven research centres and five special interest group members give their commitment to take ARI to a much greater height within the next five years. In the evening, we all had an enjoyable BBQ with members of ARI family. After a long-day meeting, everyone deserves a little break and to have fun. ARI also wishes to thank Prof Omar Masood and his lovely wife Fatima for joining us that evening. Almost eighty persons, comprising participants and family members of the partipants attended the BBQ event. The Faculty of Accountancy's Dean, Prof Dr Ibrahim Kamal Abdul Rahman who is also ARI's associate member took time off from his busy schedule to join us at Genting Highland. Congratulations and thank you everyone.

ARI Strategic Planning Meeting

Day One:
The group left the university to spend three days in Genting Highland to discuss ARI's next five-year strategic planning Blueprint for 2011-2015. A total of 39 ARI members attendend the meeting. Premised on the MyRA form which is used to evaluate centres of excellence, our strategic discussion will be based on eight dimensions. They are namely (1) Quantity and quality of researchers, (2) Quantity and Quality of research, (3) Quantity of postgraduats, (4)Quality of postgraduates, (5) Innovation, (6)Professional Services and gifts, (7) Networking and linkages and (8) Support facilities. The strategic meeting is attended by research fellows, heads of research centres and special interest groups. The first day started with a briefing on "Securing International Research Grants" by ARI's distinguished visiting professor, Dr Omar Masood.