• Course Description

    Islamic Finance for Academicians is a four-day intensive workshop targeted at full time Faculty members/ researchers of academic institutes from all over Pakistan, which focuses on development of knowledge and skills for teaching, training and designing Islamic Finance programs' curriculum, on discussion of potential research areas in Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Capital Markets and the scope and challenges of Islamic Finance at the local and global levels.

    The workshop's core focus areas include emerging areas in Islamic Finance, curriculum for Islamic Finance degree programs and graduate programs, Islamic Jurisprudence fundamentals, Islamic Capital Markets, Islamic Law of Contracts, Islamic Banking and meeting with the regulators and practitioners in Islamic Finance.

    Academic scholars from universities all over Pakistan and international institutes are invited to apply.

    • Gain a thorough academic understanding of the fundamental principles of Islamic Finance.
    • Attain key insights in current research areas in Islamic Finance and learn how to publish relevant research in leading Islamic Finance journals.
    • Appreciate the local and global status of Islamic Finance industry.
    • Elucidate the three main sectors of Islamic Finance: Islamic Banking, Islamic Capital Markets and Islamic Insurance (Takaful).
    • Get the opportunity to learn and discuss potential research topics in Islamic Finance with international academic experts and discuss core academic concepts / misconceptions with Sharia'h Scholars.
    • Learn and discuss the designing of specialized Islamic Finance universe courses / graduate programs.
    • Learn about the development of Case Studies in Islamic Finance.