International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance

The International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) UNIVERSITY is a Malaysian Islamic university established in 2005 by Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia) in human capital for the Islamic finance industry. Commonly known as the Global University of Islamic Finance.

In August 2007, the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia granted INCEIF university status. In February 2009, Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz was officially proclaimed as the first Chancellor of INCEIF. The proclamations were made during the first convocation in 2009, marking the graduation of the first batch of graduates who completed the Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) program.

Academic programmes
INCEIF offers the following programmes:
 * Chartered Islamic Financial Professional (CIFP) – a postgraduate qualification.
 * Professional Certificate in Islamic Finance (PCIF) – a certification to qualify an Islamic Finance practitioner.
 * Executive Masters in Islamic Finance (EMIF) – a postgraduate programme aimed at producing industry practitioners in Islamic Finance.
 * The Masters in Islamic Finance Practice (MIFP) – a postgraduate programme aimed at producing industry practitioners in Islamic Finance.
 * The MSc in Islamic Finance – a programme on Islamic economics, finance and Shariah.
 * Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Finance – a programme concerning Islamic and conventional finance.

Partnerships
Partnerships of INCEIF as of January 2014:

Malaysia

 * Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)
 * Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA)
 * BNP Paribas
 * Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad
 * OCBC Al-Amin
 * Hay Group

International

 * Islamic Financial Services Board
 * Islamic Development Bank
 * World Bank
 * University of Reading (UK)
 * University of East London (UK)
 * Kuwait Finance Research Ltd (Kuwait)
 * Capital Market Licensing & Training Agency (Turkey)
 * Capital Market Board of Turkey (Turkey)
 * Istanbul Sehir University (Turkey)
 * University International of Rabat (Morocco)
 * CESAG (Senegal)
 * Kenya School of Monetary Studies (Kenya)
 * College of Banking and Financial Studies (Oman)