by Mohammad Ghazal | Feb 20,2012 | JORDAN TIMES
AMMAN — Malaysia is seeking the expertise of Jordanian academicians to establish the World Association of Islamic Business School, according to a senior Malaysian official.
“Jordanian universities enjoy a very strong reputation and we are seeking their expertise and assistance in our plans to build the association, to be located in Malaysia,” Professor Dato Mohamed Mustafa Ishak, vice chancellor of the government-owned Universiti Utara Malaysia, said Sunday.
The association, which will be run by Malaysians and Jordanians, will provide training on Islamic finance and banking and conduct business research on how to boost trade and cooperation between members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in the fields of tourism, investment, finance and other economic concerns, he told The Jordan Times yesterday.
“We want Jordan’s expertise in research and publication in building the association, which will serve the entire Islamic world,” noted Ishak, who is part of a delegation representing two Malaysian universities that started a several-day visit to the Kingdom yesterday to enhance academic cooperation.
Malaysian Ambassador in Amman Dato Abdul Malek Bin Abdul Aziz said the association would boost academic cooperation between the two countries.