The expected activities and outcomes of the Chair would include:

1. Engaging in research activities to increase the body of knowledge on issues related to the unity and peace of multicultural society.
2. Increasing the number of researchers, research collaborators and graduate students who would engage in the quest for knowledge in related disciplines.
3. Providing scholarships for postgraduate students to conduct research related to the contributions of Islam in Nusantara to Muslims and the world. It is expected the Chair will host several postgraduate research students.
4. Publishing a significant body of refereed books and articles as a tangible contribution to the study in related areas.
5. Establishing a specialized academic refereed journal to facilitate the dissemination of research on issues related to Islam in the Malay World studies and other related topics and areas.
6. Promoting intellectual discourse and research related to HAMKA and issues related to the Nusantara and the Muslim world.