Following on from the launch of its Islamic finance MA and MSc programmes last September, Bangor University in Wales is considering introducing an Islamic finance MBA.
Courses and postgraduate qualifications in Islamic finance are becoming increasingly popular in the UK as students look to take advantage of the growing industry. According to the head of Bangor University’s business school, Philip Molyneux, there is a particularly strong demand from international students.
“If you look at most universities, the schools that attract most international students tend to be the business schools, and if you look at the business schools where the international students tend to study, they tend to be the international financial programmes, particularly the Masters in banking and finance,” he said.
“We were one of the first to offer banking and finance, but now if you look a lot of places offer banking and finance. They are big recruiters for international students,” he added.
According to Molyneux, the course has attracted students from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Pakistan.
“We also have some which we never, ever predicted – people with a quite strong religious background. Not experienced religious scholars, but with backgrounds on the religious side.”
Source: Western Mail
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