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Private Higher Education: Creating World ClassInstitutions through Regional Cooperation

Roundtable DiscussionDhaka, 19 March 2012

Dzulkifli Abdul Razakvc@aiu.edu.my

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The education gap between the richest and poorest within

developing countries - The Economist,

Nov 25, 2008

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Tertiary Education Spending

http://www.worldmapper.org

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*The Guinness Book Of Records (1968), ISBN 0-5535-7895-2, p. 242

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The Bayt al-Hikma Concept(9th century Baghdad)

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• "The waqf is a system that stems from the idea of institutionalizing voluntary giving in order to guarantee sustainability.“

• "Of the good deeds of a person who dies, the following continue after his/her death: teaching knowledge, irrigating land, digging a well, planting fruit trees, building a mosque, leaving behind a Qur’an they have copied out, and bringing up a child who prays for forgiveness for his/her parent.”

- Hadith of the Prophet (s), recorded in the Sahih of Bukhari and on the mimbar of the mosque in the waqf complex founded in 1228-1231 by Ahmed Shah and Turan Melek in Turkey.

http://www.awqafsa.org.za/waqf.htm

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• Waqf: (pl: Awqaf/waqfs) • Literally means to stop, contain, or to

preserve. • In shari'ah, a Waqf is a voluntary, permanent,

irrevocable dedication of a portion of ones wealth – in cash or kind – to Allah.

• Once a waqf, it never gets gifted, inherited, or sold. It belongs to Allah and the corpus of the waqf always remains intact.

• The fruits of the waqf may be utilised for any shari'ah compliant purpose.

http://www.awqafsa.org.za/waqf.htm

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Europe Trust aims to establish a portfolio of assets (known as awaqf), businesses and investments to generate resources to fund social and economic projects for communities in Europe. Our remit ranges:

• Education• Health Care• Social Welfare

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• poverty focused• underprivileged• minorities• first in family• 80 % international• gender balance

http://www.humorearth.com/galleries/view/id/54

The Vision of AiU:

Vision…aimed at empoweringdisadvantaged…students

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• wider access/equity• fully supported• no tuition fees• free accommodation• free meals• monthly allowances

The Mission of AiU:

Vision…aimed at empoweringdisadvantaged…students

Mission…successful in life…but caring and giving people

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• learning the “heart” way• respect for humanity• sustainable development• indigenous knowledge and wisdom•

The Core Values of AiU:

Vision…aimed at empoweringdisadvantaged…students

Mission…successful in life…caring and giving people

Core values…ethics, trust,integrity, passion for service

DAR2012The growing gap between the rich and the poor. The rich have all the resources to create even more wealth. Source: The Star (Oct 25, 2011)

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/25/nation/9768085&sec=nation

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• The Sunday Times Rich List published last week shows that the contribution of Muslims to the British economy has increased threefold in eight years. There are 36 Muslim entries this year in the Sunday Times Rich List. This includes Mahdi al Tajir at number 31 with an estimated wealth of 1,550 million pounds. Other billionaire Muslims include Yusuf Hamied at 1,320 millions and Nadhmi Auchi at 1,200 millions. The fourth and final Muslim billionaire is Wafic Said who has an estimated 1,000 millions. Said is the sponsor of the Said Business School at Oxford University.

Written by Atif Imtiaz Thursday, 19 August 2010

http://www.muslimview.co.uk/news/68-muslim-millionaires-on-the-rise.html

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