IIUM advances SDG 4 by placing Humanising Education at the centre of its mission. This is embedded through the Strategy Framework and the Strategies and Expected Outcomes, where Maqasid Shariah (higher objectives of Islamic law) and the Sejahtera Academic Framework which guides policy, teaching, and student support so that learning grows both intellect and character
IIUM Strategy Framework 2021-2024
IIUM extends open learning opportunities to the wider public through its Microcredential Portal, enabling anyone to enrol and learn from anywhere, without the need for prior qualifications. Most courses are offered free, with no limits on participation. The portal supports skills growth and lifelong learning, while reflecting IIUM’s commitment to inclusive education and positive social impact.
Screenshots of IIUM Microcredential portal
Screenshot of IIUM microcredential instagram page
Source: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=%2Fmicrocredentialiium%2F&source=omni_redirect
The IIUM Microcredential portal is an online learning platform that offers a wide range of courses designed to provide free and accessible educational resources to all, regardless of university enrolment status. The platform features topics spanning academic disciplines, professional skills, and personal development, with many courses offering certificates upon completion. It reflects IIUM’s commitment to promoting lifelong learning and knowledge sharing beyond traditional academic settings.
Some examples of courses offered in the platform are Learning Management System (Moodle-based) – Educator Certification and Integrated and Sustainable Urban Farming : Introductory, both of which are offered free of charge.
Screenshots of IIUM Microcredential portal
Source: https://microcredential.iium.edu.my/enrol/index.php?id=46
Screenshots of IIUM Microcredential portal
Source: https://microcredential.iium.edu.my/enrol/index.php?id=3
Participants can also get free access to these online resources. Designed for a massive online learning community, the platform caters not only to IIUM students but also to members of the public who are not enrolled at the university. This inclusive approach enables learners to connect globally, while promoting digital literacy and collaborative competencies among learners.
Meanwhile, some courses such as Integrated and Sustainable Urban Farming: Urban Farming & Community and Social entrepreneurship, and Integrated and Sustainable Urban Farming: Farm Design–are offered at a minimal fee of RM 70 (approximately USD17)
Screenshots of IIUM Microcredential portal
Source: https://microcredential.iium.edu.my/enrol/index.php?id=10
Screenshots of IIUM Microcredential portal
Source: https://microcredential.iium.edu.my/enrol/index.php?id=5
IIUM also offers free access to its facilities that supports lifelong learning such as its libraries and facilities, which consist of
2.SMNA Library
3. Dar al-Hikmah Library Kuantan
4. Dar al-Hikmah Library CFS
5. Pagoh Edu Hub (KLM)
The main library, The Dar al-Hikmah Library Gombak was officially renamed the M. Kamal Hassan Library in a historic ceremony on 24 April 2025. Some of the facilities in this library includes
The computing facilities:
Computer Labs are available at Level 2 and 3. These labs are for user education classes conducted by the Library. When there are no classes held, users are allowed to use the PCs for academic purposes.
Internet Workstations
Internet-enabled computers are also available at level 1, 3 and 4. Users are required to login to use these computers and usage is restricted to 2 hours per day for academic use only.
OPAC
To find books or information resources, customers may use the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) stations which are available on all levels.
Full Text Terminal
A full text terminal is available at Level 2 and Level 1. This terminal is dedicated for searching and viewing full text digitized contents from our Digital Library such as Manuscripts, Theses etc.
Wireless Facility
Personal laptop/notebook use in the library is facilitated by wireless network. To utilize this facility, you are to register your laptop at the Information Technology Division (ITD). The library provides power charging points for your personal laptops/notebook.
IIUM Student Lounge
The Dar al-Hikmah Library also has the MBSB AZKA-PPZ Corner, a thoughtfully designed space dedicated to fostering productivity, creativity, and knowledge-sharing. Located on Level 1 of the library, this zone offers an inviting and flexible environment tailored to meet the evolving needs of students, researchers, and professionals.
Who Can Access?
The space welcomes all IIUM students, staff and researchers to study in comfort and run meetings or group work with ease. It is located at Level 1 of the M Kamal Hassan Library at the Gombak Campus. The room holds up to 50 people and reservations are open to everyone. A projector is provided for presentations and classes.
IIUM also provides free access to online resources through its platforms such as its open access resource platform. This is a way where the public may access the journals or databases in full content freely and in most cases downloadable or for which otherwise specified. It hosts resources in English as well as in Arabic language.
The list of English language resources are as follows:
Through our Affordable Learning LOUISiana initiative, LOUIS partners with libraries and faculty to save students money on education by reducing the costs of instructional materials through the use of Affordable Education Resources (AERs), Open Educational Resources (OERs), and other open access materials. This also ensures that students have equitable access to course materials on the first day of class.
The Annals is the official medical journal of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. It is a refereed monthly journal appearing in the Index Medicus and has been accepted in the Science Citation Index-Expanded, ISI Alerting Services, and Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine. Subject: medicine.
BASE is one of the world’s most voluminous search engines, especially for academic web resources. BASE provides more than 240 million documents from more than 8,000 content providers. You can access the full texts of about 60% of the indexed documents for free (Open Access). BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
The B.C. Open Collection is a curated selection of open educational resources (OER) that can be accessed by educators in B.C. and beyond for use in the classroom, in an institutional learning management system, or on other teaching and learning platforms. All materials are openly licensed, allowing them to be freely used, customized, and shared. Included in the collection are courses and textbooks, with new resources being added continuously.
Bioline International is a pioneer in the provision of open access to peer-reviewed bioscience journals published in developing countries. These journals contain timely research on public health, international development, tropical medicine, food and nutritional security, and biodiversity. Bioline increases the visibility of this research by making it readily available to researchers across the world. Subject: bioscience.
Bookboon is one of the largest publishers of open source textbooks with hundreds of titles available. Their books are all free and able to be downloaded as PDFs. They fund their titles with limited employer brand advertisements. Their books are not customizable but are open access. Bookboon also makes titles available to a global audience.
The Cambridge Digital Library will draw together books, manuscripts and other items from across our collections that are especially significant. Many of them have been displayed in Library exhibitions in the past – now they can be accessed at any time, from anywhere in the world, and browsed cover to cover exhibitions in the past. Subject: manuscript.
City Journal offers a stimulating mix of hard-headed practicality and cutting-edge theory, with articles on everything from school financing, policing strategy, and welfare policy to urban architecture, family policy, and the latest theorizing emanating from the law schools, charitable foundations, even the schools of public health. Subject: urban affairs.
This initiative has open textbooks that have been adopted by more than 2000 programs. They collect open textbooks from a variety of colleges and universities. They wish to raise awareness of the availability of free, open textbooks and increase the adoption of those books by two-year programs. You can browse their catalog by subject or by viewing recommended books
CORE harvests research papers from data providers from all over the world including institutional and subject repositories, open access and hybrid journal publishers. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
The DART-Europe partners help to provide researchers with a single European Portal for the discovery of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). Subject: multi-disciplinary.
DOAJ is a community-curated list of open access journals and aims to be the starting point for all information searches for quality, peer-reviewed open access material. The database contains 12000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable, Internet-based bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information. The ERIC website is offered free for public use by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. Subject: education.
E-LIS is an open access archive for scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, on Librarianship, Information Science & Technology, and related areas. E-LIS is based on the voluntary work of an international team of librarians. Subject: library science.
The Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet Subject: medicine.
Affiliated with the Saylor Foundation, the Global Text Project is an initiative originally funded by the Jacobs Foundation and dedicated to providing freely accessible textbooks to students all over the world. They have information on their site for authors who wish to submit their textbooks to be used for their courses. All books on the site are released under a Creative Commons license. Individual chapters are available and can be edited by instructors to suit the needs of their course.
Harvard Design Magazine aims to provide a forum for practitioners, journalists and academics primarily architecture, landscape architecture and urban and design planning. Subject: architecture, landscape architecture, and urban and design planning.
The HBCU Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Community Portal provides any HBCU with free access to the tools, technologies, and some services needed to initiate their own AL$ program and learn from their HBCU colleagues. To become a MERLOT partner and collaboratively develop a customized HBCU AL$ portal, inquiries are welcome.
IIUM Journal Publication is the publishing arm of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). IIUM promotes research and education by efficiently coordinating the publication of research projects; maintaining strategic alliances with distributors and other publishers, and regularly participating in book exhibitions and sales. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
Indian Journal of Urology-IJU (ISSN 0970-1591) is the official publication of the Urological Society of India. The journal is published quarterly. Subject: medicine – urology.
Information Research, is an open access, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. Subject: information science, information management, information systems, information policy, archives and records management and librarianship.
International Food Research Journal (IFRJ), published six (6) times a year, is an open-access, double-blinded peer-reviewed online journal under the category of food science and technology. Subject: food science and technology.
International Young Scholar Journal of Language (IYSJL) is an online, peer-reviewed biannual journal. The journal aims to provide an avenue for young scholars to publish their research work and to share their findings or insights with other young scholars, academicians and practitioners. Subject: languages- Bahasa Malaysia, English, Arabic.
J-STAGE is an electronic journal platform for science and technology information in Japan, developed and managed by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Subject: science and technology.
LibreTexts is the adaptable, user-friendly non-profit open education resource platform that educators trust for creating, customizing, and sharing accessible, interactive textbooks, adaptive homework, and ancillary materials. Collaboration is fostered with individuals and organizations to champion open education initiatives, support institutional publishing programs, drive curriculum development projects, and more.
Delivering access to bibliographic and citation information from scholarly literature published in Malaysian journals, conference proceedings, chapters in books and theses in the sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences and the humanities. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
Published in 1890 this journal originated as the Journal of the Straits Medical Association. With the formation of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), the Journal became the official organ, supervised by an editorial board. Some of the early Hon. Editors were Mr. H.M. McGladdery (1960 – 1964), Dr. A.A. Sandosham (1965 – 1977), and Prof. Paul C.Y. Chen (1977 – 1987). Subject: medicine.
Milne Library Publishing at SUNY Geneseo manages and maintains Milne Open Textbooks, a catalog of open textbooks authored and peer-reviewed by SUNY faculty and staff.
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Commons is an online space designed to support faculty and staff in discovering materials, collaborating with colleagues, and contributing OER to improve curricula.
MyJurnal contains bibliographic data and full-text contents of articles published in refereed scholarly journals in Malaysia, in various disciplines such as Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Medical & Health Sciences. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academy of Sciences to publish the reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and medicine, providing authoritative information on important matters in science and health policy. They offer more than 5,000 titles in PDF format. Almost all of these PDFs can be downloaded for free by the chapter or the entire book.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. Subject: biomedical and genomic.
OATD is a resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
The leading independent open access publisher of academic research in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK, this organization is award-winning, not-for-profit, run by scholars, and committed to making high-quality research freely available to readers around the world. All books can be accessed online or downloaded for free, with no Book Processing Charges (BPCs) for authors.
Open Culture is a site, founded in 2006, dedicated to collecting links to free educational and cultural media for the general public. Their editorial board includes several teachers and academics. While this link goes directly to their list of free textbooks, they also provide information on free online courses, audio books, movies, language learning resources, and ebooks.
OpenStax believes that everyone has something to learn, and everyone has something to teach. Frustrated by the limitations of traditional textbooks and courses, Dr. Richard Baraniuk founded OpenStax (then Connexions) in 1999 at Rice University to provide authors and learners with an open space where they can share and freely adapt educational materials such as courses, books, and reports. Today, OpenStax CNX is a dynamic non-profit digital ecosystem serving millions of users per month in the delivery of educational content to improve learning outcomes. There are tens of thousands of learning objects, called pages, that are organized into thousands of textbook-style books in a host of disciplines, all easily accessible online and downloadable to almost any device, anywhere, anytime. The best part? Everything is available for free thanks to generous support from Rice University and several philanthropic organizations.
Openstax is an initiative started by Rice University. They aim to improve free student access to quality textbooks. In order to accomplish this, they encourage instructors to customize the available texts, try out chapters of them in their classes, and hopefully adopt them. Anyone can browse their textbook selection and read a title that is of interest.
In partnership with many colleges and universities, the Open Textbook Library licenses textbook to make them available for free to students and faculty. You can browse their titles by subject or search for particular books.
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, free access is provided to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. The mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in full-text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices. Subject: patent
A fast, open journal publishing high-quality research across all of science, engineering and mathematics. Subject: science, engineering and mathematics.
The Saylor Foundation is part of the Open Educational Resources community. They provide free, online, non-degree courses in a variety of subjects. Their textbooks are also available to use for free online
ScienceOpen is a freely accessible research platform that offers millions of open access articles across all scientific disciplines. It supports advanced search, article recommendations, and tools for researchers to share, review, and promote their work. A useful resource for students, academics, and researchers.
Shamaa provides free access to educational research produced in Arab countries, including journal articles, theses, and reports. The platform covers topics in education and related fields in Arabic, English, and French. It is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and students interested in education in the Arab world.
The Singapore Medical Journal (SMJ) is the monthly publication of the Singapore Medical Association (SMA). The Journal aims to advance medical practice and clinical research by publishing high-quality articles that add to the clinical knowledge of physicians in Singapore and worldwide. Subject: medicine.
The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health is published by the SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network (SEAMEO TROPMED Network). Subject: tropical medicine and public health.
UM e-Journals is provided by the University of Malaya (UM). Subject: multi-disciplinary.
e-Journals published by UTM. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
Pertanika publishes the official journals of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), under UPM Press. The international peer-reviewed journals are devoted to the publication of original papers and serve as fora for practical approaches to improving quality in issues pertaining to tropical agriculture; science and technology; social sciences and humanities; and related fields. The goal is to bring the highest quality research to the widest possible audience. Subject: multi-disciplinary.
UTS ePRESS is the open access publishing arm of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). UTS ePRESS aim is to remove barriers to knowledge by freely disseminating high quality scholarly works. Through this commitment to open knowledge, UTS ePRESS contributes to scholarship that seeks to solve global challenges. Subject: governance, international studies, history, law, society, social justice.
Arabic Language Resources
Screenshot of IIUM online resource platform.
Source: https://division.iium.edu.my/lib/open-access-resources/#
While the Arabic language resources are:
Vocational training events (lifelong learning)
IIUM hosts several events at university that are open to the general public
Among the notable event in 2024 is the the 15th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF2024)
The International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance series began in 1976. It is among the most prestigious academic events in this discipline and has made a significant contribution to conceptualizing the theory and practice of contemporary Islamic Economics and Finance through research and intellectual dialogue. The details of previous and current conferences are as follows:
Year | Location / Host Institution |
1976 | Makkah Al Mukaramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah |
1983 | Islamabad, International Islamic University Islamabad |
1992 | Kuala Lumpur, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) |
2000 | Leicester, University of Loughborough |
2003 | Manama, Bahrain University |
2005 | Jakarta, Indonesian Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Indonesia |
2008 | Jeddah, King Abdulaziz University |
2011 | Doha, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies |
2013 | Istanbul, Turkey and hosted by SESRIC |
2015 | Doha, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies |
2016 | Kuala Lumpur, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) |
2020 | Istanbul, Istanbul Zaim University |
2021 | Jakarta, Institut Pertanian Bogor |
2022 | Kuala Lumpur, INCEIF University |
2024 | Kuala Lumpur, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) |
The 15th ICIEF serves as a platform for academics, researchers and policymakers from across engage in meaningful dialogues on shared challenges faced and to strengthen our collective resolve in shaping a preferred future-one that navigates wisely through complexities of a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world and the unfolding post-normal era. The attendees include international and local dignitaries from the public sector, industry professionals and innovators, as well as some of the most esteemed academicians and researchers, globally. Furthermore, the plenary sessions of the conference are conducted online to enable virtual participation from diverse international stakeholders, hence increasing the probability of achieving a more profound impact. The theme of the conference is “Driving the Agenda for a Sustainable Humane Economy”. The primary objective is to reset the agenda of a sustainable humane economy and propose a new structure for IEF. Secondary to that, the organisers are also ensuring that the 15th ICIEF is a genuine Academic-Industry-Policy collaboration and meeting of minds and hearts. To achieve these goals, the organisers have arranged a sequence of pre-conference symposiums and post-conference activities that include technical committee deliberations on significant matters pertaining to Islamic Economics and Finance (IEF) in relation to the theme of the conference
Furthermore, the Environmental Sustainability and Carbon Footprint Reduction Workshop leads schools to design practical action plans that lower their carbon footprints and guide future projects. Students gain a clearer understanding of environmental challenges and see how engineers can respond with real solutions. They practise simple environmental auditing, learn proven sustainability practices and then apply them through school based green initiatives such as better waste management and smarter energy use. The workshop also builds STEM leadership, as students take ownership of these projects and inspire their peers to work for a more sustainable society.
Exhibition and Competitions on Climate Action
The Exhibition and Competitions on Climate Action through 3C helps young people see STEM as a pathway to real change. Primary and secondary students join climate themed competitions, explore real environmental problems and start to imagine themselves in engineering and sustainability careers. They design innovative climate solutions, blend ideas from engineering, environmental science and ethics, and sharpen creative and entrepreneurial thinking. The programme also builds a deeper sense of engineering’s role in society as schools, industry partners and IIUM work together on climate action projects that reflect Islamic values, Maqasid al Shariah and the responsibility of humans as khalifah, while promoting sustainable engineering as a service to the community.
One notable ad-hoc event, “Exhibition of Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Entrepreneurship” was a special event that was dedicated to create awareness of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and their role in entrepreneurship.
It took place at the Human Sciences (HS) Square of IIUM Gombak, today. Students taking the course COMM 3560: Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) orchestrated the successful event.
The exhibition featured booths showcasing products from eight organisations related to persons with disabilities (PwDs), including Autism Cafe Project, The Association of Blind Muslims Malaysia (PERTIS), Persatuan Kebajikan Ahsana, Pertubuhan Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PDK) Kamii Gombak Setia, Dyslexia Cafe, Rasa Damai Wellness, Akademi Remaja Islam Autisma (ARISMA), and K-Link Care Centre. The event also included interactive games, charity sales, and inspiring sharing sessions. These activities not only demonstrated that PwDs can be trained in entrepreneurial skills and gain meaningful employment in business ventures but also raised public awareness about the role of PwDs in entrepreneurship.
During the first sharing session, Founder of Autism Cafe Project, Mr. Adli Yahya, shared his challenging yet inspiring journey raising a son with autism. The Autism Cafe Project now has over 15.000 Instagram followers. At its booth were handicrafts and food made by young people with autism who were working at the Autism Cafe Project.
The second sharing session was conducted by PERTIS that showcased the Braille version of the Al-Quran. Ustaz Muhamad Firdaus Hairi recited selected verses of Surah Al-Baqarah using it. At their booth, visitors also had the opportunity to experience using a Braille printer firsthand.
The booth for Dyslexia Cafe, represented by IMC students led by Muhammad Irfan Safwan Bin Anton, featured interactive games designed to help visitors empathise with individuals who have dyslexia. Dyslexia Cafe was founded in 2022 by Amer Adham Kamaruddin, who himself has dyslexia. Despite his learning challenges, Amer achieved remarkable success at a young age, establishing the cafe when he was only 21 years old. The cafe offers a variety of pastries and Western dishes and is also actively involved in charitable activities every Friday night at Chow Kit.
Moreover, encouraging responses led to significant product sales for the Rasa Damai Wellness booth that was selling keropok and marshmallows. According to IMC student, Siti Aisyah Husna Maziffar, the organisation offers services like reflexology and sauna that are fully operated by visually impaired individuals in a Shariah-compliant manner in Kuantan, Pahang.
The exhibition, opens from 8.30am to 5.00pm, was co-organised by the Communciation Students’ Association (COSA) and the Support Association for Parents of Special Needs Children (SUPPORT), a newly established group founded by IIUM staff members who have children with disabilities
Source: https://news.iium.edu.my/?p=178323
Another notable event was Community engagement and entrepreneurship which provided an inspiring display of community engagement, entrepreneurial spirit, and integrated marketing communication initiatives, the COMM3315: Integrated Marketing Communication class of 2024 in collaboration with the Communication Students’ Association (COSA) hosted an Exhibition on Empowering Local Entrepreneurs in Gombak at IIUM.
The event aims to bring students together in support of local entrepreneurs in the Gombak area through a day of learning, networking in fun-filled activities. The main objectives are to provide exposure and market visibility for local businesses while connecting IIUM students with enterprising individuals and small business initiatives. Organized collaboratively by students, entrepreneurs, and the AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS KIRKHS), the exhibition also seeks to strengthen solidarity between entrepreneurs and the IIUM community. A total of nine entrepreneurs participated in showcasing and selling their products while engaging with the IIUM community and public.
The event took place on Wednesday 29 May 2024 from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm. The opening ceremony was held at the HS Seminar Room, while the exhibition took place at HS Square at AHAS KIRKHS IIUM Gombak. The exhibition was jointly organised by the COMM3315 Integrated Marketing Communication students from the Department of Communication at AHAS KIRKHS, in collaboration with the Communication Students’ Association (COSA).
The event took place on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at HS Square at AHAS KIRKHS IIUM Gombak. The exhibition was jointly organised by the COMM3315 Integrated Marketing Communication students from the Department of Communication at AHAS KIRKHS, in collaboration with the Communication Students’ Association (COSA).
The entrepreneurship scene in Malaysia is both thriving and diverse, driven by a rich tapestry of small and medium businesses that contribute to the country’s economy. Malaysia’s unique blend of cultures allows for a rich environment for innovation and business growth.. The exhibition is an attempt to look into how individuals and businesses operate and interact with communities, and also to reciprocally support them in their endeavours.
The event is also a compelling display of one of AHAS KIRKHS’ goals for the Department of Communication: to foster a collaborative relationship with the locals of Kampung Kerdas, Gombak through community engagement.
In an effort to empower young Muslim women with relevant and practical religious guidance, Mahallah Sumayyah, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), in collaboration with Sekolah Menengah Setiabudi, launched a special series of programs focusing on fiqh and women’s issues, Six Special Fiqhul Mar’ah Slots at IIUM Gombak. This program aims to educate young Muslim women on fiqh pertaining to women’s issues in Islam, aligning with the contemporary challenges they face.
The program series ran from 9 August to 25 October 2024 and comprised six engaging sessions. The first three slots were conducted by murabbi (mentors) who were IIUM lecturers, while the last three sessions were led by IIUM students from various kulliyyahs, offering a youthful perspective closer to the lives of teenagers.
The first session, titled, “Fiqh Sunan Fitrah,” was delivered by Dr. Sofiah Samsudin, focusing on personal hygiene according to Islamic teachings. Following this, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raudlotul Firdaus Fatah Yasin discussed the topic, “Haid, Nifas, and Istihadhah,” providing essential insights into the rules of purification for women. The third session, conducted by Prof. Dr. Nurul Fadzlin Hasbullah, emphasized the importance of modesty and boundaries in cross-gender interactions in a session titled, “Hubungan Silang Jantina dan Sifat Malu.”
The subsequent sessions highlighted contemporary challenges faced by young women, from the perspective of IIUM students. In the “Fiqh Aurat dan pakaian menurut Syariah” session, Auni Farhatain Mohd Zamri discussed Islamic guidelines on modest attire. Nurul Aufa Muhammad Khairi delivered a session on “Fiqh Solat Wanita, Kesalahan dan Keutamaan dalam Solat,” focusing on common mistakes and conditions of validity in performing prayers for women. The program concluded with a session by Putri Emylia Abdullah titled, “Kesejahteraan Emosi dalam Era Remaja: Panduan Mengatasi Cabaran Mental,” which addressed emotional well-being states and strategies for overcoming mental challenges.
An interactive session took place where the speaker shared practical fiqh guidance with the students of Sekolah Menengah Setiabudi.
The collaboration between Mahallah Sumayyah and Sekolah Menengah Setiabudi is a significant step in shaping a confident generation of young Muslim women who hold steadfastly to Islamic principles amid contemporary challenges. Fiqhul Mar’ah stands as a testament to the commitment in implementing practical, comprehensive, and relevant Islamic education for today’s students.
The Discovering AI for Young Generation programme introduces school students to artificial intelligence as a tool that can serve people and the planet, not replace them. This awareness programme is designed for national STEM education at primary and secondary levels and gathers about 80 students aged 10 to 15 for a focused capacity building experience. Through AI profiling activities for 70 students, participants explore their strengths and interests and relate these to future study and career paths in engineering and technology.
Interactive games and hands on tasks help students understand how AI works, where it is useful and where clear human values and ethical limits are needed. Discussions on responsible AI link technology to wider questions of social justice, environmental care and community wellbeing. The programme supports a fresh outlook on engineering as a field that blends technical skill with ethics and social responsibility. It also builds early confidence in digital and problem solving skills for young learners, which aligns with the objective of using engineering education to support a more sustainable and equitable society.
The STEM Awareness and Engagement Campaign through Climate Action campaign reached more than 300 students from Sekolah Menengah Islam Al Amin Gombak and SMK Setia Budi, Sungai Pusu. Sessions combined talks, simple experiments and climate themed activities that showed how science, technology, engineering and mathematics help to address real environmental challenges. Students saw how engineers can design low carbon solutions, protect natural resources and support resilient communities. This raised both awareness and interest in STEM and helped many participants see engineering as a meaningful career path linked to sustainability.
The campaign also strengthened long term collaboration between IIUM and the participating schools. Teachers and IIUM staff worked together to connect activities with classroom learning and future projects. Students engaged with Muslim engineers and academics who shared Islamic perspectives on stewardship, Maqasid al Shariah and ethical responsibility in technological work. Career sharing segments offered early guidance on subject selection, future study routes and the skills needed for engineering problem solving and sustainability projects. Through this blend of climate action content, role models and structured guidance, the campaign functions as a strong platform for capacity building in STEM among young learners.
IIUM’s Vision and Mission is as follows
https://www.iium.edu.my/v2/vision-and-mission-2024/
Mission 7 forms the foundation of IIUM’s Lifelong Learning Access Policy, explicitly affirming the University’s commitment to nurturing an environment that promotes lifelong learning for all members of its community. The emphasis on “developing an environment” signifies that IIUM’s dedication extends beyond formal education to encompass continuous personal and professional growth and development throughout one’s life.
By linking lifelong learning with “a deep sense of social responsibility,” the mission embeds equality, inclusivity, and accessibility as moral imperatives rooted in the Islamic worldview of tawhid and adl (justice). These values call for knowledge and learning opportunities to remain open and accessible to every individual, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, or status.
Therefore, Mission 7 operationally supports the Lifelong Learning Access Policy by positioning lifelong learning as both an institutional responsibility and a right accessible to all within IIUM’s diverse academic community.
While in support of IIUM’s mission for Lifelong Learning, IIUM’s Centre for Professional Development’s (CPD) Vision and Mission is as follows:
Vision
To be a global leader in professional development, fostering excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and research, guided by Islamic values and principles.
Missions
Core Functions
Its mission affirms the provision of relevant and inclusive professional development guided by Islamic principles, reflecting a clear commitment to non-discriminatory access in both spirit and practice.
The vision positions CPD as a global leader in professional development guided by Islamic values. This aspiration upholds the principle of fairness, ensuring equal opportunities for every staff member regardless of ethnicity, religion, disability,social status or gender.
In fulfilling its role, CPD promotes excellence in teaching and learning across the university and supports the expansion of e-learning initiatives-efforts that broaden participation and remove barriers to access.
IIUM’S Sustainability Policy on Teaching and Learning
Source: https://centre.iium.edu.my/sejahtera/?page_id=1997
IIUM’s Sustainability Policy treats teaching and learning as a shared right and responsibility for the whole community. Under Scope 1 on Teaching and Learning (Transformative Education), the policy states that platforms for formal curricula form part of transformative education aligned with Education for Sustainable Development and the Sejahtera Academic Framework. Applied across all campuses, this commitment directs IIUM to design programmes, courses and learning spaces that are open and supportive to every learner, regardless of ethnicity, religion, disability, immigration status or gender. In practice this guides curriculum design, assessment and student support so that lifelong learning opportunities remain accessible and meaningful for all.
Taken together, these statements evidence a policy intent of open and equitable access to lifelong learning at IIUM through its programmes and platforms.
