The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the UK-based Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) today have opened nominations for the eighth Visiting Fellowship at OCIS under the Scholar in Residence (SIR) Programme in Islamic Finance for the 2019/20 academic year commencing October 2019.
The SIR Programme is a research initiative on contemporary issues in Islamic finance, particularly relating to Islamic capital markets. The programme, as well as the broader collaboration with OCIS, is part of the SC’s ongoing thought leadership and capacity building initiatives in advancing the global development of Islamic capital markets.
Applicants and nominees must have extensive experience in Islamic finance and/or a closely related discipline, and demonstrate competence in conducting independent academic research. The closing date for submissions is 4 February 2019.
The SIR Programme was set up in 2012 following a resolution made at the SCOCIS Roundtable on Islamic Finance, an annual flagship event. Since its launch, six Scholars have successfully completed their respective research on topics of contemporary relevance to the field of Islamic finance, while two Scholars are currently in residence as Visiting Fellows.
Source Salaam Gateway