Teaching Islamic Studies in Scotland

Islamic Studies NetworkRegional workshop22 October 2010

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies

Introduction to the Islamic Studies Network

Regional workshop:Teaching Islamic Studies in Scotland

22 October 2010

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies

Islamic Studies Network: Background

• Siddiqui, Ataullah, ‘Islam at Universities in England’, April 2007• Islamic Studies designated a strategically important subject,

June 2007• HEFCE programme of work related to Islamic Studies

– Seminar: ‘Islamic studies: current status and future prospects’, November 2007

– Seminar: ‘Islamic studies: the way forward in the UK’, April 2008– Report: ‘Islamic Studies: trends and profiles’, February 2008– Report: ‘International Approaches to Islamic Studies in Higher Education’,

June 2008– Report: ‘Islamic Studies Provision in the UK’, March 2010– JISC programme for digitisation of resources for Islamic Studies – Islamic Studies Network led by the Higher Education Academy

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/AboutUs/sis/islamic/

Islamic Studies Network: Overview

• UK-wide network for Islamic Studies academics to enhance teaching and learning in Islamic Studies, broadly defined

• Islamic Studies Network project team– Lisa Bernasek, Academic Coordinator

– Team based at Higher Education Academy headquarters in York

– Staff from 6 Subject Centres of the Higher Education Academy

• Islamic Studies Network advisory board– 18 members from institutions around UK

– Meet twice a year to consult on plans and advise on areas of focus

• Funded until September 2012 but looking at sustainability

Islamic Studies Network: upcoming activity

• Regional workshopsFor those involved in teaching Islamic Studies from all disciplines– 22 October 2010, Edinburgh– 10 December 2010, Oxford– 9 March 2011, Lampeter– May 2011, Leeds

• Postgraduate eventFor PhD students in Islamic Studies from all disciplines– 16-17 February 2011, Birmingham

• Islamic Law Special Interest Group– 10 November 2010, Warwick

• Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance Network Islamic Studies Think Tank

– 24-25 November 2010, Northampton

Islamic Studies Network: upcoming activity

• Projects• Publications

– Quarterly online newsletter– Biannual magazine Perspectives

• Online resources and networking– Website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies– JISC Gateway– JISCmail list– Facebook, Twitter– Ning: http://islamicstudiesnetwork.ning.com

Islamic Studies Network: Subject Centres

• Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance Network (BMAF) http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/business/

• History Subject Centre http://www.historysubjectcentre.ac.uk/

• Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) http://www.llas.ac.uk/

• Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (PRS) http://www.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/index.html

• Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (C-SAP) http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/

• UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/index.html

Islamic Studies Network: get involved

• Attend workshops• Contribute to magazine• Find resources• Network and exchange experience online• Join special interest groups• Contribute to subject-specific publications

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies

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