Usim Signs MoU With Japan's Reitaku University

NILAI (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia), Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM or Islamic Science University of Malaysia) through its Islamic Finance and Wealth Management Institute (IFWMI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan's Reitaku University to forge a long-term cooperation in education and research. IFWMI director Dr Nuradli Ridzwan Shah Mohd Dali said the MoU was seen as a positive step in improving the bilateral relations between the two universities. "In order to make USIM and IFWMI as global reference institutes in wealth management and Islamic finance, IFWMI is open to cooperate with international strategic partners, especially among the region. "We are also collaborating with the University of Chiang Mai, Thailand and soon with (a university in) the Philippines," he said in statement here Thursday. At the signing ceremony held on Tuesday, USIM was represented by its vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Musa Ahmad while Reitaku University by its president Prof Osamu Nakayama. --BERNAMA