FOCUS V

The Fifth FOCUS-SOASCIS Conference

Islamic Ethics and Its Application to Community Development: the Role of Educational Institutions 

University Brunei Darussalam

Day One
15Rejab 1434/24 May 2013 (Friday)

07.45 am: Registration
08.15am: Opening Session
Recital of Surah al-Fatihah and Du’a
Welcoming Remarks by Conference Chair
Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar
Chair Professor and Director, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS)
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

Keynote Address 1
Speaker: Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Wijaya Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Hj Awang Abdul Aziz bin Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Seri Paduka Hj Awang Umar
Senior Fellow, SOASCIS, UBD and Former Minister of Education, Negara Brunei Darussalam
Topic: Islamic Ethics and Community Development: the Role of Educational Institutions

09.15am – 09.45 am: Refreshment

09.45 am – 11.00 am: Keynote Address 2
Speaker: Professor Dr Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Oriental Institute, St Antony’s College, Oxford University
Topic: Source of Islamic Ethical Teachings: Reforming Our Understanding and Education about Islamic Applied Ethics

11.00 am – 12 noon: Special Address
Speaker: Professor Dr Omar Kasule, Professor of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Topic: Medical Ethics: An Islamic Perspective

12.00 noon – 14.00 pm: Lunch/Friday Prayer

14.00 pm – 15.30 pm: Panel One
Speaker 1: Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar, Chair Professor and Director, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: Some Ethical Issues in Current Theories and Practices of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Transfer
Speaker 2: Professor Dr AzharArsyad, Head, Council of Professors and Former Rector, Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN), Makassar, Indonesia              
Topic: Cross-Cultural Studies: Islamic Perspectives

15.30 pm – 16.00 pm: Refreshment/’Asr Prayer

16.00 pm – 17.30 pm: Panel 2
Speaker: Professor Dr Mohd Aslam Mohd Haneef, Professor of Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Science
Topic: Qur’anic Concepts and Ethical Implications for Economics

Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Mulyadhi Kartanegara, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: Etika Islam dan Peranannya Dalam Pembinaan Masyarakat: Perspektif Falsafah

End of Day One

Day Two
16 Rejab 1434/25 May 2013

08.30 am – 10.00 am:  Panel 3
Speaker: Professor Dr Yusny Saby, Former Rector, al-Raniri State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN), Aceh, Indonesia
Topic: Post-tsunami Community Building in Aceh: Ethical Issues Facing Local Educational Institutions

Speaker: Professor Dr Macapado A. Muslim, President, Mindanao State University, the Philippines
Topic: The need for multiculturalist education in multicultural societies: Incorporating Islamic ethics in the educational system of Mindanao State University, Philippines

10.00 am – 10.30 am: Refreshment

10.30 am – 12.00 noon: Panel 4
Speaker: Dr Sukree Langputeh, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Fatoni University, Southern Thailand
Topic: The Roles of Fatoni University in Community Development: the Present and the Future

Speaker: Dr Albakri Ahmad, Senior Director, Capacity Building and Dean, MUIS Academy, Singapore

Topic:

12.00 noon – 13.30 pm: Lunch/Zuhr Prayer

13.30 pm – 15.00 pm: Panel 5
Speaker: Pg Dr Norhazlin Pg Hj Muhammad, Deputy Director, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: The Inculcation of Islamic Ethical Values in the EducationalCurriculum of Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Speaker: Dr Mohammad Emnis Anwar, Deputy Rector, Djuanda University (UNIDA), Bogor, Indonesia
Topic: Self Reliance Education based on Tawhid in Djuanda University, Bogor, Indonesia
                   
Speaker: Dr Iik Ariffin Mansurnoor, Associate Professor, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: Forming an Islamic Community: Morality and Nation Building in the Malay World

16.00 pm – 16.30 pm: Refreshment/’Asr Prayer

16.30 pm – 17.45 pm: Wrapping Up Discussion Panel and the Follow-Ups

Moderator: Professor Osman Bakar
Panelists: Professor Tariq Ramadan (UK), Professor Macapado Muslim (Philippines), Professor Mohd Aslam Mohd Haneef (Malaysia), Dr Sukree Langputeh (Thailand), Professor Azhar Arsyad (Indonesia), Dr Albakri Ahmad (Singapore), Pg Dr Norhazlin Pg Hj Muhammad (Brunei Darussalam)

17.45 pm: Concluding Remarks