INDONESIA - EDUCATON - As Salaam drill SRB Rp 20 Billion for Education Funding

WWW.REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Sharia Rural Bank (SRB) As Salaam Islamic financing product relaunch of education. This product is offered to people who want their children to continue their studies to the next level.

Early funding is intended for customers who have financial limitations in school and college finance their children. Offered ceiling of Rp 150 million.

"We give the ceiling in accordance with the cost of education in Indonesia," said Director of SRB As Salaam, Cahyo Kartiko, told Reuters on Thursday (31/5). Maximum ceiling is viewed by the highest cost of schools in Indonesia. (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATON - EXECUTIVES ASBINDO inducted Tasikmalaya

www.bisnis.com - Tasikmalaya: Chairman Indonesia Sharia Bank Association (Asbisindo) Jabar Ahmad Slamet Fariku Zaman said the organization is expected to become a place of education for the internal perpetrators of Islamic banking.

In addition, he said, as well as expected Asbisindo container business relationship that Islamic banks should exchange information about the development of Islamic banking business today.

"To the West Java, we often hold friendship and socialization once a month," he said after the inauguration of the board in the 2012-2015 period Asbisindo Tasikmalaya Office of Bank Indonesia (KBI) Tasikmalaya, Monday, April 9, 2012.  (source)

INDONESIA - BANKING - ISLAMIC BANK BANKER talk of industrial growth

www.bisnis.com - JAKARTA: A number of Islamic bankers to assess an estimated projection of Bank Indonesia Islamic banking industry assets will reach 15% in the next 10 years is not excessive.

However, there are a number of homework that requires a commitment from the regulator to be completed soon along with industry

"Indonesia is now in the process of transition OJK [the Financial Services Authority]. Commitment of the people who sit in the OJK is very influential on the development of Islamic banking in the future, "said Fauzi Yuslam, Managing Director of Bank Syariah Mandiri, Sunday, March 25, 2012. (source)

INDONESIA - BANKING - GENERAL CHAIRMAN ASBISINDO: Yuslam strengthen human resources of Islamic banking

www.bisnis.com - JAKARTA: Yuslam Fauzi, President Director of PT Bank Syariah Mandiri, was elected as Chairman of the Sharia Bank Association of Indonesia (Asbisindo) in the period 2012-2015 in the National Conference V.

After elected, who was born August 28, 1959 stated there were five work focus Sharia Bank Association of Indonesia (Asbisindo) for 3 years. (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Trisakti Islamic Finance Practice with Mini Bank

WWW.REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Bank ready in collaboration with the University of Trisakti, to set up a mini Islamic banks. The facility can be used at the University of Trisakti students to practice the theory of Islamic finance.
Mini Mini Islamic bank called Bank Prof Sofyan Safri is designed to continue thinking the former dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Trisakti who died some time ago. In addition to the mini Islamic bank, Bank ready to open branch offices (KCPS) Trisakti.
According to the Director of BNI Syariah, Rizqullah, mini bank for the development of Islamic banking industry. Mini-bank activity is devoted to forming human resources (SDI) to suit the needs of industry. "This could be a liaison agency between the practical and academic institutions," he said, Wednesday (14/3). (source)

INDONESIA - OPINION - Islamic economics is not identical with the Financial Industry

www.pkesinteraktif. com - Jakarta (29/2) - This view of Islamic economics has become narrower. Islamic economics was limited as the business economy. This eventually formed the view that Islam is identical to the industrial economy especially the financial industry.

Islamic economists Dawan Rahardjo said the narrowness of views on Islamic economics can be proved from a variety of things. He cited the economic interest in the western world will not because of Islam but because of prudential substances, applicable, and profitable, it is certainly closely related industries.

"Europeans are interested in Islam because the mode of capitalist economy rather than the other," he said in a national workshop "Architecture of Islamic Economic Education" in Jakarta, Tuesday (28/2). (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Need remote village of Islamic Economic Education

WWW.REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Education Islamic economy must be assessed to the countryside. That way, people's understanding of Islamic banking can be extended to more easily answer the question of the nation.

According to the Chairman of Islamic Economic Society (MES), Muliaman D Hadad, a major challenge to promote Islamic economics from the side of public education.

Education will minimize many of suspicion is the result of ignorance of Islamic economics. "Need to educate the public so that no suspicion and understood, so that Islamic economics can answer the question," Hadad said the inaugural committee MES, Friday (17/2). (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - HR major problem

www.bisnis.com - JAKARTA: The lack of human resources trained in Islamic economics was not only a problem in Indonesia. The same problem also occurs in many countries that have Islamic finance industry.
Alfatih Gessan Pananjung WA, Senior Lecturer Bahrain Institute of Banking Finance, said the shortage of human resources (HR) property on the Islamic finance industry continues to be exposed through mass media.
"Some of the world's mass media has always raised the issue of lack of human resources in the Islamic economy because it is one of the problems that occur at this time," he said in a seminar Sustainable Strategies of Sharia Banking in Indonesia in Response to the Global Economic Challenges, today. (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Expand UPI BNI Syariah and Islamic Banking Education

www.pkesinteraktif.com - Bandung-In an effort to sharia banking education to the younger generation, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Syariah give students the opportunity to Univeritas Education Indonesia (UPI) to do research or an internship at BNI Syariah.

"The BNI Syariah resources provide instructors or professors in the field of Islamic Banking for UPI," said Rizqullah, president of the BNI Syariah pkesinteraktif.com press release received on Wednesday (8/2) (source)

BRUNEI - EDUCATION - Centre for Islamic Banking, Finance & Management launched

new.brunei.fm - Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah yesterday attended the official launching of the Centre for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (CIBFM) and its first flagship, the Fiqh Mu’amalat Professional programme.

Held at the Indera Kayangan Ballroom of The Empire Hotel and Country Club, the launch opened with recitations of surah al-Fatihah and doa led by Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Raja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Awg Suhaili Hj Mohiddin. (source)

MALAYSIA - RESEARCH - ISRA embarks on ambitious strategic plan to strengthen its global reach

The Kuala Lumpur-based International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), the Shariah research entity of Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank, has embarked on an ambitious strategic plan for 2012 which focuses on strengthening its global reach, further enhancing the quality of its activities and increasing its connectivity with market players and industry stakeholders. (source)

WORLD - OPINION - EDUCATION / HR - Building a knowledge economy - in the OIC Malaysia, Turkey, Iran and Indonesia scoring well

sananews.net - In this knowledge-driven world, those countries that have invested massively in education, science, engineering and innovation have progressed rapidly. The divide between the rich and the poor today is simply a “knowledge divide” – those countries that have acquired knowledge in cutting-edge fields and used it to invent new products and processes, and other countries which are simply importers of technology. (source)

INDONESIA - BANKING - Develop SDI, STIAMI Embraces Sharia Bank Sinarmas

pkesinteraktif.com - Jakarta (1 / 11) - Islamic Banking will need human resources (SDI) became a pressing need at this time. From the results of a survey conducted by various intansi, estimates up to 2014 Islamic banking requires approximately 9000 workers.On the other hand the need for SDI should also be balanced with the quality expected by Islamic banking. This means that the needs in quantity and quality of SDI into something important for the development of Islamic banking. (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Develop Islamic Economics, The Role of Education Must Optimal

Jakarta (27/10) - qualified human resources to be an urgent need for the development of Islamic economics. Therefore, the role of education becomes something that is important in the delivery of these resources. To optimize the role of education in the development of Islamic economics is the education and socialization should be done about the economy relentless Islam to the youth of this country. Given mudalah generation is expected to be "driving force" of Islamic economics.
Therefore on Saturday (22/10) and then, Islamic Economic Studies Forum Silaturahiim (FoSSEI) and BSO UNJ KSEI, held a national seminar titled Islamic economics.  (source)

INDONESIA - ECONOMY - Encourage Economic Development Wamenag Sharia

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs (Wamenag) Nazaruddin Umar said the government will encourage the development of Islamic financial services through universities throughout Indonesia.

"The government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs encourages all universities in Indonesia to develop Islamic economics majors considering the lack of experts in these fields," Nazaruddin Umar said here on Monday. (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Rare Islamic Banking Professionals

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DUBAI - The growth of the global Islamic banking industry is plagued shortage of professionals. In Indonesia, it takes at least 200 thousand syariah banking banker for up to five years.
The head unit of Bank Sarasin & Co. sharia Switzerland, Fares Mourad said the need of professionals in Islamic banking took place almost in all countries that have the industry. Professional shortage will affect global growth of Islamic banking. (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Need for 50.000 bankers in 5 years

Jakarta, (6 / 10) - Up to 5 years, Islamic banking needs 50 thousand Islamic bankers. This was revealed by observers from the Islamic Economic Trisakti University, Prof. Dr. Sofyan Syafri Harahap. "The need for human resources is an urgent need for Islamic banking. Until the next 5 years it takes at least 50 thousand Islamic bankers," he said on the sidelines pkesinteraktif.com Handover ceremony Position Dean of the Faculty of Economics Trisakti, Thursday (6 / 10), in Jakarta .  (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Sofyan Harahap new skipper of FE TRISAKTI

Jakarta, (6 / 10)-Islamic economic observer, Prof.. Dr. Sofyan Syafri Harahap, officially became the dean of the Faculty of Economics (FE) during the period 2011-2014 Trisakti University Prof. replace. Dr. Hj. Farida Djasfar. Dean position handover between the two done today on the campus of Trisakti.  (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - Starting 2012, the curriculum of Islamic Banking in SMK's Standardized

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The teachers who joined in the Consultative Council of Teachers of Islamic Banking (MMGPS) will soon submit the composition of the standard curriculum for vocational students majoring in Islamic banking to the Ministry of National Education (Events Calendar).

Expected in 2012, majoring in vocational curriculum has been standardized so that Islamic banking has a graduate equivalent qualification.  (source)

INDONESIA - EDUCATION - IBFI degree International Seminar of Islamic Finance

Jakarta (22 / 9) - Human Resources (HR) a capital importance for the development of Islamic finance industry, especially in the face of global financial trends. Therefore, today's Islamic Banking Finance Indonesia (IBFI) Trisakti as one educational institution to hold an international seminar of Islamic finance, titled "Islamic Finance: Towards Achieving Greater Financial Inclusion".  (source)