DOHA: The Qatar Faculty of Islamic studies (QFIS), a member of Qatar Foundation, is launching the second series of its Training Executive Programme courses for the year 2009-2010.
This series is organised in conjunction with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), a joint initiative of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and the Qatar Foundation, which intends to become the GCC financial knowledge hub by 2013 and a global benchmark by 2015.
QFBA aims to support the government's vision for Qatar, and its development as a leading financial services centre, through learning, development and research, attaching particular attention in conducting courses on Islamic finance as an integral part of the business plan for QFBA.
Similarly, QFIS designs and delivers programmes that bring new perspectives and frameworks to help executives in major corporations, industry groups, and associations achieve immediate and long-term performance goals.
The Faculty tailors customized courses around the skills and the career path of the Executives (juniors, middle and senior) in order to meet their personal and professional development needs.
This vision goes in parallel with the general QFIS mission that aims to inspire thought based on the plurality and tolerance of Islamic Jurisprudence and civilisation to enable Muslims, in terms of perception and practice, to face contemporary challenges.
This upcoming executive course called 'Fundamentals of Islamic Banking and Finance' will stretch over a five-day span, starting from March 28 until April 1, 2010.
It will focus on the principles of Islamic finance, foundations of Islamic securitization, Islamic funds and their potentials, how the Islamic banks operate in comparison with conventional banks, and analyzing the Islamic product and their applications.
The course will be conducted by Dr Monzer Kahf, a Professor of Islamic Finance at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS). Dr Monzer Kahf holds a doctorate in Economics from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US and is the recipient of the Islamic Development Bank Prize for Islamic Economics in2001.
Enrollment to the course will take place ten days before the classes commence and continue until the day of the first class.
However, according to QFBA policy, this course should encompass a group of 20-24 candidates; in order to give focus-oriented individual training.
Seats will be reserved on a first registered basis, and fees should be paid in advance. At the end of the training course, graduates will be offered international accreditation for their participation.
© The Peninsula 2010
