Is there a mismatch between graduates and employment possibilities?
We encourage more Shariah graduates to pursue careers in banking. True, traditionally the way into Islamic banking has been through the conventional banking sector. Ten years ago, there were no universities offering Islamic finance as a discipline. The banks had no choice but to recruit from conventional banks. The downside was that these recruits had no grounding in Shariah matters. They had to unlearn and relearn. Our terms of reference are to create a new breed of bankers. Our intake profile also shows a good number from other disciplines such as law, accountancy etc. In terms of our graduates, they have been snapped up very quickly but the economic downturn has affected recruitment. The good times will come back and these people will get jobs in the market. The best accolade for us is when our graduates get snapped up and are paid a premium. This is how I am going to measure the benchmark. Do you have any aspirations of becoming the Islamic INSEAD or Harvard Business School? That i
