Pencapaian cemerlang yang ditonjolkan Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), Chapter UUM telah diiktiraf apabila menerima anugerah tertinggi Highest Chapter Honor.

Naib Canselor, Prof Dato' Seri Dr Mohamed Mustafa Ishak berkata, pengiktirafan itu adalah hasil pencapaian BGS Chapter UUM sejak tahun lalu hingga tahun ini dan tidak banyak universiti yang layak menerima anugerah tersebut.

Menurutnya, terdapat tiga kategori bagi anugerah berkenaan iaitu Highest Chapter Honor, Higher Chapter Honor dan juga Honor.

"UUM berbangga apabila dipilih untuk menerima anugerah tertinggi itu dan anugerah tersebut akan disampaikan pada Persidangan AACSB ICAM pada April 2019.

"Tahniah juga kepada UUM COB kerana ini adalah satu pengiktirafan terbaik bagi BGS Chapter UUM yang mana ia telah dimaklumkan sendiri BGS Amerika Syarikat dan hasil penerimaan anugerah ini juga melayakkan kita menerima tajaan biasiswa untuk pelajar menghadiri Global Leadership Summit di Chicago tahun ini.

"Selain itu, ia juga membolehkan BGS Chapter UUM dicalonkan bagi Anugerah Tahunan BGS iaitu Outstanding Chapter, Best Dean, Best BGS Advisor dan Best Entrepreneurial Leaderships Award," katanya.

Tambah beliau lagi, nama BGS Chapter UUM juga akan dipaparkan dalam laman sesawang BGS di bahagian senarai penerima Chapter Honor Evaluation.

BGS Chapter UUM adalah yang pertama di Malaysia dan merupakan yang kelima di rantau Asia Tenggara terdiri daripada 75 pelajar terbaik UUM dari enam pusat pengajian di bawah UUM COB dan UUM COLGIS.

Penubuhan Beta Gamma Sigma sebagai satu-satunya persatuan penghormatan akademik yang diiktiraf oleh Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) dan memberikan pengiktirafan kepada pelajar cemerlang dalam bidang perniagaan di institusi yang diiktiraf oleh AACSB termasuk UUM.

Sumber: UUM Online

UUMKL, 29-30 Julai 2017 (Ahad-Isnin) : Taklimat AACSB, Bengkel Penyediaan Laporan Assurance of Learning (AoL) dan Sistem Sedona berlokasi di UUMKL adalah siri ketujuh Roadshow AACSB bagi tahun 2018. Latihan ini melibatkan seramai 11 orang peserta yang terdiri daripada pensyarah-pensyarah UUMKL dan OYA kampus KL. Objektif latihan ini adalah bertujuan untuk berkongsi maklumat terkini mengenai AACSB, kaedah penyediaan laporan AoL dan proses mengemaskini Sistem Sedona.

Pengarah Unit Akreditasi AACSB, Prof. Dr. Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail telah menyampaikan taklimat AACSB kepada pensyarah UUMKL dan OYA. Seterusnya slot kaedah penyediaan laporan AoL dan kemaskini sistem Sedona telah dikendali oleh Dr. Hasniza Mohd. Taib, ahli taskforce AACSB 2018 dan Cik Normizan bt. Yusoff, Penolong Pendaftar Unit Akreditasi AACSB UUM COB.

Turut hadir bersama dalam bengkel ini ialah Pengarah UUMKL, Prof. Dr. Shahimi Mohtar.

Tamat.

UUM continues to shine at the 2nd UUM-Chiang Mai University-USM International Student Conference (2nd UCUC). The conference was hosted at Chiang Mai University (CMU), Thailand.

The Dean of Student Development and Alumni, UUM College of Business, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hendrik Lamsali said, this conference provided considerable exposure and also opportunities for interaction with fellow participants from various countries.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hendrik also delivered a keynote speech for the conference. He added that, a total of 60 students from various countries participated in the 2nd UCUC which was held from 15 to 21 July 2018.

The 2nd UCUC attracted overwhelming participations from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM); Chiang Mai University (CMU) Thailand; Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM); Danang University of Foreign Language Studies (UFLS), Vietnam; Saga University of Technology (SUT) Japan and Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand.

"Congratulations to all participants from UUM who have outperformed others and won nine awards in the poster and oral presentations categories," he added.

The poster presentation sessions presented the opportunities for participants to share the implementation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in their respective countries.

In addition, participants at the UCUC were also given the chance to explore and discover the rich Thai culture. The team from UUM also performed the Joget Pahang and also Indian dance.

Participants were also taken on field trips to some companies and they also took part in the community service programme with the local community.

Source: UUM Online

Sarajevo Islamic Finance and Economics Conference (SIFEC) 2018 discussed issues concerning the challenges in the development of Islamic Finance at the Gazi Husrev-Bey library, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.

The conference which attracted scores of participants from European and Western Asian countries was officiated by His Excellency Ambassador of Malaysia to Bosnia, Tuan Zakry Jaafar. The opening ceremony of the conference was quickly followed by the keynote address delivered by Prof. Mohamed Iqbal Asaria of the United Kingdom, a prominent figure of Islamic Economics.

The conference began with a session with the panelists which comprised international panelists namely Dr. Natalie Schoon of Alquity Transforming Lives Foundation, United Kingdom; Prof. Dr. Asmadi Mohamed Naim, Dean of the Universiti Utara Malaysia Islamic Business School (UUM IBS); and Kuveyt Turk Bank Private Banking and Wealth Management Group Manager, Turkey, Dr. Okan Acar.

According to Prof. Asmadi, the conference which was aptly themed, Challenges in Islamic Economics and Finance in Europe, was further boosted by several parallel sessions that involved UUM lecturer, Prof. Madya Dr. Zairani Zainol.

According to him, the conference was jointly organized by UUM IBS, European Association of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance (EUIEBIF) and School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia.

"I am grateful for being involved in a conference of this magnitude. It has enabled me to highlight UUM as a centre for Islamic Business studies to the world thus paving the way for UUM specialists into global events.

"UUM has also sealed an MoU with University of Sarajevo to conduct various academic cooperation and they have also expressed their intention to continue to collaborate with us in the future," he said.

He further reiterated that the conference marked the first time UUM IBS was being invited to share knowledge and train participants on the practice of Islamic Finance.

"I hope that the field of Islamic business will continue to flourish and UUM IBS will become an important part of the development as a result of this programme. Also, hopefully participants will see the different approaches practiced by each country," he said.

Source: UUM Online