Dr Nafis Alam, associate professor at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) and Centre Director of Islamic Business and Finance Research (CIBFR) has been recognised as “Professor of the Month” by the Financial Times (FT) for May 2014.
The FT grants the title ‘Professor of the Month’ to showcase academics who are experts in a specific field of research and to highlight the contribution that their work makes to both the academic and business communities.
“I am humbled to be showcased by FT as professor of the month. It's a privilege to share the FT business and education section with the likes of professor from top business schools such as MIT Sloan, & Yale” said Dr. Nafis Alam.
“We are indeed proud of Nafis’ achievement. Its great to see his strong business acumen and academic prowess, in the area of Islamic finance recognised by the international business press” said Professor Christine Ennew, CEO and Provost of UNMC.
“Academics at UNMC are proud recipients of many international and Malaysian awards in their specific fields and they are also competitive recipients of Nottingham’s awards such as the Lord Dearing Award, demonstrating their internationally-recognised credentials in research and in teaching and learning” Professor Ennew added.
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More information is available from Dr Nafis Alam on +60 (03)8924 8279, nafis.alam@nottingham.edu.my; or Josephine Dionisappu, PR & Communications Manager on +60 (03) 8924 8746, josephine.dionisappu@nottingham.edu.my.
Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham has 43,000 students and is ‘the nearest Britain has to a truly global university, with campuses in China and Malaysia modelled on a headquarters that is among the most attractive in Britain’ (Times Good University Guide 2014). It is also the most popular university in the UK among graduate employers, one of the world’s greenest universities and winner of the Times Higher Education Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development’. It is ranked in the World’s Top 75 universities by the QS World University Rankings.
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Posted on 28th May 2014