Islamic Finance: Challenges and the Way Forward
College has hosted Symposium on “Islamic Finance: Challenges and the Way Forward” on April 9, 2015 at CBFS campus. Top level executives from the government agencies, practitioners and academicians have attended this symposium. H.E. Mr Hamood bin Sangoor Al Zadjali, the Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman inaugurated the symposium and delivered the Inaugural Speech. Prof. Dr. Abbas Mirakhor, who is globally renowned scholar, practitioner and the winner of the Islamic Development Bank Annual Prize for research in Islamic Economics has delivered a key note address on this occasion. The symposium was supported by Bank Nizwa and Bank Sohar.
2015-16
Corporate Governance Seminar
“Strategic Final Decision-Making in Effective Corporate Governance” was conducted jointly by CBFS and PwC Oman on October 26, 2015 at Crowne Plaza Muscat. Mr Ali Hamdan Al Raisi, Vice President of the Central Bank of Oman inaugurated the seminar and delivered the Inaugural Speech. Around 65 delegates (Board Members, CEOs, CFOs, GMs and Top Executives) from CBO, Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Manufacturing companies, government organization and regulatory authority have been participated in this seminar. The seminar was supported by Alizz Islamic Bank.
HR Seminar
College has organized HR Forum on February 21, 2016. The forum titled “Managing Human Resources in a Changing Environment” has been jointly organized by the College in collaboration with Ministry of Civil Service and the Omani Society for Human Resource Management. Top level officers from the Government and key executives from the industry were the key speakers and panel discussant in this HR Forum. The Forum was attended by 300 participants from all industries in Public and private sectors.
3.9 Edited Volume Book
2015-16
As a part of Knowledge Transfer initiatives, the College has published first edited volume book titled “Banking Sectors in Oman: Strategic Issues, challenges and Future Scenario”. The book aims to explicitly explain practical issues, trends, challenges and future scenario in the banking sector in Oman. The book is an ideal source for learning and can be used to bring relevance, depth and breadth to all critical aspects related to banking sector in Oman. The book consisted insightful scientific essays authored by scholars and practitioners in banking domain.
Faculty Development Programme (FDP)
2014-15
College has organized Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Data Analysis through SPSS at two levels viz: Basis (4 days – December 28-31, 2014) and Advanced (One day – May 23, 2015) to the faculty members of the CBFS. The objectives of this FDP were as below:
- To familiarize the researchers about the usage of SPSS package for data analysis and interpretation for applied research.
- To provide an idea to analyze the data collected from surveys, tests, observations for applied research.
The hands on practical exposure has given to the participants on the usage of SPSS software, The programme helped the participants practically to perform a variety of data observation functions including statistical analysis and graphical representation of data.
2015-16
One day Faculty Development Programme on “Writing Scientific Research Papers” was conducted on June 5, 2016 the College. The FDP covered the topics on the basics of scientific research, Research Methodology, Sampling and the various statistical analysis, application of case study using SPSS guidance for writing publishable research paper.
Workshops
2015-16
Dr. Obaid Al Saeedi, Research Director, The Research Council (TRC) Oman has made a presentation on research programmes and schemes, research support, funding, strategic areas of research, procedures of submission of research proposals to TRC, evaluation criteria, and availability of online research resources at TRC for faculty members on December 17, 2015 at CBFS.
The Department has organized a presentation and interactive session for students from The Research Council (TRC), Oman on February 24, 2016 to bring awareness about various research programmes offered by TRC for the students. Mr. Hisham Juma Ali Araimi, Marketing Specialiest from The Research Council, Oman has conducted this presentation and interactive session for the students at CBFS
Scholarly Activities for Students
2015-16
Students Research Project Competition (SREPCO)
SREPCO-2016 (Student Research Project Competition) has been conducted separately for College students. The students have been awarded prizes and participation certificate during College Open Day ceremony on March 22, 2016