TRUST, ENDOWMENT AND WAQF PROVIDE THE PLATFORMS FOR THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF UNIVERSITIES

Gombak, 30 June 2022. Experts from Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL) shares their opinions with colleagues from the Yayasan Canselor, National University of Malaysia on the law of trust, endowment and waqf as platforms for financial sustainability of universities.
In welcoming the delegates, Prof Farid Sufian Shuaib, the Dean of AIKOL expresses his happiness that colleagues from the Yayasan Canselor have chosen to come to AIKOL in recognising the expertise of the Kulliyyah in both in civil law and Shariah related to the law of trust, endowment, waqf, wills and hibah.
Prof Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul Kader, Prof Nor Asiah Mohamad, Assoc Prof Zuraidah Ali, Assoc Prof Badruddin Ibrahim and Assoc Prof Akmal Hidayah Halim explain the differences of the platforms under the civil law and Shariah and its application in Malaysia. They also analyse the differences between the platforms and the experiences of local universities in implementing it.
Assoc Prof Amizawati Mohd Amir, the Deputy Director of Yayasan Canselor together with Assoc Prof Haniff Ahamat from the Office of Legal Adviser thank the Kulliyyah for the sharing session.
Prof Farid Sufian Shuaib offers the service of Harun M. Hashim Law Centre in providing customised training and consultation to the Yayasan Canselor to formulate the tools in using the various platforms.

For more information on the training and consultation services from the Harun M. Hashim Law Centre:- https://lawcentre.iium.edu.my/programmes.html

STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY BENEFITED FROM THE AIKOL COMMUNITY SERVICE UNDER THE JALINAN MAHABBAH PROGRAMME

Gombak, 18 June 2022. With the tagline Service from the Heart, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL) through its IIUM Legal Aid Services and IIUM Legal Aid Club reaches out to the community at Taman Desa Gemilang, Gombak. Jalinan Mahabbah 1.0 2022, is an on-going community project by AIKOL to create legal awareness among the community and provide free legal assistance to those in need. The in-person version of the programme was frozen during the pandemic.

THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY AND THE INDUSTRY IS PROVIDED THROUGH PROVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION BY THE UNIVERSITY

Girona, Spain, 2 June 2022. The team of the Climate Change Policy and Law Centre (CCPLC) under the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL) attended a capacity building series at the University of Girona, Spain. The study visit is funded under the Erasmus+ towards the establishment of the CCPLC. The coordinator of the Centre is Assoc Prof Dr Maizatun Mustafa.

The participant in the study visit agrees that universities have a role to play to provide continuing education to the masses and to the specific segments of the community including the professional and the industry. These services could be carried out by special vehicle under the university such as a foundation or a special arm that could be more open, flexible, agile and pro-active than a faculty.

MENTORING SYSTEM ASSISTED BY DIGITAL FOLIO ENSURES CONTINUOUS STUDENT’S SUPPORT

Girona, Spain, 1 June 2022. The team of the Climate Change Policy and Law Centre (CCPLC) under the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws attended a capacity building series at the University of Girona, Spain. The study visit is funded under the Erasmus+ towards the establishment of the CCPLC. The coordinator of the Centre is Assoc Prof Dr Maizatun Mustafa.

The Faculty of Science in the University of Girona shares the student’s mentoring system that the faculty has implemented for several years after a less than successful manual system. Members of CCPLC shares the experience of implementing a manual hard copy folder of student’s mentoring system. Both parties agree that all-inclusive – in term of students and study period – mentoring requires the support of digital system and commitment from faculty members. Such a system should include student’s reflection.

A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL PARK PROVIDES THE MEETING POINT BETWEEN THE SOCIETY AND THE UNIVERSITY TO ENABLE RESEARCHERS TO SERVE THE NEED OF THE SOCIETY INCLUDING IN ADAPTING AND MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE

Girona, Spain, 31 May 2022. The team of the Climate Change Policy and Law Centre (CCPLC) under the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws attended a capacity building series at the University of Girona, Spain. The study visit is funded under the Erasmus + towards the establishment of the CCPLC. The coordinator of the Centre is Assoc Prof Dr Maizatun Mustafa.

The team from the Science and Technological Park under University of Girona explains the services of the park including providing entrepreneurship environment and internationalisation of the technology. The park shares some of the projects relating to the climate change including water purification and environmental impact assessments.