{"id":30071,"date":"2017-01-01T02:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/newusim\/ms\/an-interview-with-professor-dr-roshada-hashim-director-of-usim-alamiyyah\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T09:03:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T01:03:10","slug":"usim-alamiyyah-are-ready-to-go-global-said-prof-dr-roshada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wawancara-eksklusif\/usim-alamiyyah-are-ready-to-go-global-said-prof-dr-roshada\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;USIM &#8216;Alamiyyah are ready to go global,&#8221; said Prof. Dr. Roshada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.1;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">Professor Dr Roshada Hashim was appointed as the director of International office of USIM, or better known as USIM \u2018Alamiyyah, in September 2013. She was tasked with strategizing an USIM International policy, to accelerate USIM\u2019s role to spearhead knowledge and be the global reference centre for Islamic Science. In 25 August 2014 USIM \u2018Alamiyyah was launched and Dr Roshada confidents that the policy would further push USIM aspiration to be relevant and strive to win the hearts of the people through its continuous effort in helping the ummah to solve problems and improve their living.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">Q1<\/span><strong>What is unique about USIM for International students?.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen years after the first of our students walked the corridors of this university, USIM was already providing high quality undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. These programmes which integrate Naqli and Aqli knowledge are unique, setting USIM apart from conventional Islamic universities not only in Malaysia but the world over. This niche combined with the university\u2019s mission to transform and create value for the\u00a0 country, ummah and humanity is highly relevant to the development of education globally.The integration of Naqli knowledge with that of Aqli knowledge in our curriculum and non-academic activities is USIM\u2019s way to produce graduates who are balanced, graduates who can contribute towards a more humane, just and inclusive society. This is because the Quran and Sunnah provides a rich resource of knowledge, solutions and ethics in the\u00a0 fields of science, medicine, economics and humanities to name a few.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">Q2<\/span><strong>What is USIM Alamiyyah?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The university management felt that USIM was ready for a global presence\u00a0 and had to share our education model in a more concerted and organised way with the global community and not only within the Islamic world. It was against this backdrop that the International Relations Office was setup to spearhead the university\u2019s internationalization agenda.We began by introducing the \u2018Alamiyyah Policy on Global Relevance and Positioning of USIM in January 2014.\u00a0 Because of the limited interpretation and scope of the word internationalization, that does not reflect the aspirations of USIM, we decided to use the concept of \u2018Alamiyyah to describe our transnational agenda. The term \u2018Alamiyyah encompasses, \u2018ilm (knowledge), \u2018alim (knowledgeable) and alam (nature\/universe). Hence \u2018Alamiyyah refers to an institutional environment of academic excellence and research which is undertaken to address issues and problems that affect the ummah. Structured on Islamic values and worldview, every effort is given to create an international and intercultural awareness at every level of thinking and action within USIM.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">Q3<\/span><strong> What are the strategies to ensure that USIM is visible internationally?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides launching USIM \u2018Alamiyyah, the brand new USIM \u2019Alamiyyah website, designed to be the window to USIM for potential overseas\u00a0 partners and students, has also been launched. Further, we\u00a0 also witness the appointment\u00a0 of the first batch of \u2018Alamiyyah Ambassadors,\u00a0 2 from Nigeria and 1 from Egypt for the 2014\/2015 session. Our Alamiyyah\u00a0 Ambassadors will be given the relevant training to enable them to counsel potential students, bridge the communication between the international students with their Malaysian peers and with the USIM community in general.USIM \u2018Alamiyyah is going to be a one stop centre that manages all transnational and cultural matters in the university for students and staff. Currently USIM has almost 800 international students and about 44 international staff from 36 countries. We are proud of their presence as they enrich the campus with their culture and diversity and not to mention their contribution towards the development of the university.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">Q4<\/span> <strong>How about financial support for international students?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We has set up the USIM \u2018ALAMIYYAH\u00a0 STUDENT WAQAF FUND, to provide education assistance to deserving but financially challenged Muslim youths worldwide to pursue tertiary education in USIM. This fund was established in April 2014 and it is associated with the philosophy of the university\u2019s \u2018Alamiyyah Policy for Global Relevance and Positioning, which calls for expanding access to education beyond high school for the ummah.We are making every effort to raise waqaf fund in order to draw upon sufficient financial benefits (per year) to provide full financial support for\u00a0 30 students (approximately 1% of the USIM international student enrolment) in a year. The number of students supported will increase proportionately with any additional waqaf fund collected.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">Q5<\/span> <strong>\u00a0Why do you think it is significant for USIM to establish the fund?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although student enrolment in universities has grown in the past 2 decades, there remains a segment of the global population who do not have access to tertiary education and this is most widespread in the Muslim world. Indeed a disparity also exists within the Muslim world itself in both Muslim majority countries and among Muslims in non-Muslim majority countries. The causes are many; among them is the mismatch between the number of university places available and student demand, the lack of funds, societal constraints and interruption in education as a result of conflict and discrimination. This scenario poses a threat to the development of the Muslim\u00a0 world and if not prevented will undermine the equitable growth of Muslims.As a university that aspires to help the ummah to solve problems and improve their living, the use of the waqaf fund in this manner, to fund\u00a0 financially challenged but deserving students, will ensure sustainability of financial support in contrast to a one-off hand out. USIM therefore seeks to be part of this noble move to contribute towards the growing need to provide access to tertiary education among the ummah.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">Q6<\/span>\u00a0 <strong>What is the future direction of USIM \u2018Alamiyyah?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>USIM \u2018Alamiyyah is also entrusted with a bigger function to strategise for the university to be a significant contributor for the development\u00a0 of global education. It is also within our task to enrich the intercultural setting in the university through internationalization at home activities for the benefit of students and staff, in particular the non-academic staff who do not have opportunities to go abroad.It has been a year and a half since our journey began and Insya Allah we are now ready to fulfil our function. We have seen an almost 100% increase in the number of student mobility programmes both inbound and outbound and we look forward to a more vibrant and expanded international community and activities in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-1 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[254,253],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usim.edu.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}