Online Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries

Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries (e-learning, , 60 / 120 ECTS)

The Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries (distance learning, English) taught by EENI Business School & HA Independent University is designed to offer a global and practical vision on the Muslim markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe (1.57 billion people, 23% of the world's population):

1. Doing Business in the Islamic Markets: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Iran, Nigeria, Kuwait, Indonesia, Tunisia, Turkey...
2. Trade relations between the Muslim Countries
3. Foreign and trade and FDI flows in the Muslim Markets
4. The largest Islamic Economic Organisations: Islamic Development Bank, League of Arab States, Gulf Cooperation Council, Economic Cooperation Organisation
5. Free Trade Agreements related to the Islamic Markets
6. Economic areas of the Islamic Civilisation: Eurasian, Arab, African, Malay and the Maghrebian
7. Fundamentals of Islam and their relationship in the way of doing business in the Muslim Countries.

1. Online Master's Degree taught by EENI Business School & HA University
2. Total Tuition Fees: € 1,000 per year (Pricing Policy, Financing)
3. Credits of the Professional Master's Degree Business in in the Muslim Countries: 60 ECTS / 120 ECTS
4. Download the syllabus of the Professional Master's Degree in Business in Muslims Countries (PDF)

Paths, Diploma and Tuition Fees of the Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries.

The Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries allows the student to select three paths of different duration, content, tuition fees, and diploma issued in order to fit the Professional Master to the needs and schedule of the student.

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A Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries that fits your schedule and helps you to get better employment.

Professional Master intended for all those wanting to specialise in international business with Islamic markets.

The language of the Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries: . Also, available in Master en Affaires dans les Pays Musulmans Mestrado EAD em negócios nos países muçulmanos Master en negocios en los países musulmanes. The materials are available in four languages and are accessible to all the students wishing to review them in whatever language and use one of the four languages as a vehicular language of the campus and to complete the exercises.

Modules of the Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries (eLearning):

The Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries taught by EENI Business School & HA University consists of twelve modules:

1. Islam: Ethics and Business (PDF) (structure) (5 ECTS)
2. Economic Organisations and Integration Process related to the Islamic Markets (PDF) (7 ECTS)
3. Islamic Economic Areas (9 ECTS)
4. Doing Business in the Middle East (PDF) (structure) (15 ECTS)
5. Economic Institutions and Regional Integration Process related to the Asian Islamic Countries. Bangladesh and the Maldives (5 ECTS)
6. Doing Business in Central Eurasia (PDF) (structure) (14 ECTS)
7. Doing Business in the ASEAN Muslim Countries (PDF) (structure) (10 ECTS)
8. Economic Institutions and Regional Integration Process related to the African Islamic Countries (4 ECTS)
9. Doing Business in the Maghreb (PDF) (structure) (8 ECTS)
10. Doing Business in the East African Muslim Countries (18 ECTS)
11. Doing Business in the Muslim Countries of West and Central Africa (20 ECTS)
12. Thesis of the Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries (10 ECTS)

ECTS = European Credit Transfer and cumulation System.

Distribution of the Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries by semesters and subjects

Note: Although 172 million Muslims live in India (the third country in the world by number of Muslims), it has not been included in this master because India is analysed in other masters:

1. Master's Degree in Business in Asia
2. Master's Degree in Business in the BRICS Countries

EENI delivers to HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal a Master Honoris Causa.

Muslim Markets:

1. Muslim population: 1.6 billion people (23% of the world's population)
2. Only 15% of Muslim are Arabs (Middle East)
3. 62% of the world's Muslim population lives in Asia and 20% in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa)
4. 172 million of Muslims live in India
5. 40% of the African population is Muslim
6. 300 million of Muslims live in countries where Islam is not the majority religion: China, India, Russia
7. 44 million of Muslims live in Europe

Markets Analysed on the Professional Online Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries:

Oussama Bouaziz (Tunisia), Master's Degree in International Business, receiving the diploma from Susana Fernández (EENI).

Modules of the Professional Master's Degree in Business in the Muslim Countries (eLearning).

Module - Islam

Islam: Ethics and Business

1. Introduction to Islam. Prophet Muhammad
2. Five pillars of Islam
3. Sunnis and Shiites
4. Sharia
5. Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence)
6. Principles of Islamic Economics. Economic Impact of the Zakat
7. Role of the Islamic Banking
8. The Ummah (Muslim Community) in Asia, Africa and Europe
9. Human Rights in Islam
10. How to negotiate with the Islamic Countries

Download the syllabus of the module: “Islam”

Module - Economic Organisations and integration process related to the Islamic markets

The main objective of the module “Islamic Economy and Organisations” is to provide an overview of the largest Islamic Organisations (League of Arab States, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Islamic Development Bank, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...)

It also discusses other non-Islamic Organisations but related to the Islamic Countries (Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation, Asia-Middle East Dialogue, Summit of South American-Arab Countries...)

1. Islamic Development Bank (البنك الإسلامي للتنمية)
2. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (منظمة التعاون الاسلامي)
   1. Affiliated bodies (Islamic Chamber of Commerce...)
   2. Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
3. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) (الأمم المتحدة اللجنة الاقتصادية والاجتماعية لغربي آسيا)
4. Arab League [جامعة الدول العربية)
5. Afro-Arab Cooperation
6. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Muslim Countries
7. Agadir Agreement (Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement)

Download the syllabus of the subject: “Islamic Institutions (PDF).

International relations of the Muslim Countries:

1. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED) (آسيا - الشرق الأوسط حوار)
2. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership
3. Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) (قمة للدول العربية الأمريكية الجنوبية)
4. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
5. European Union:
   1. Generalised System of Preferences
   2. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
6. Africa-India Cooperation
7. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Cooperation
8. ...

Module - Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation

Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation

1. Islam: the unifying factor of the Ummah (Islamic Civilisation)
2. Economic areas of the Islamic Civilisation
   1. Arab Economic Area (PDF)
   2. Maghrebian Economic Area (PDF)
   3. West African Economic Area (PDF)
   4. East African Economic Area (PDF)
   5. Central Eurasian Economic Area (PDF)
   6. Malay Economic Area (ASEAN)
3. Processes of economic integration between the countries of the Islamic Civilisation
4. Interactions of the Islamic Civilisation with the other civilisations (Western, Hindu, Buddhist, African...)

Module - The Middle East

Doing Business in the Middle East

1- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

2- GCC member countries:

1. Saudi Arabia
2. The United Arab Emirates
3. Bahrain
4. Oman
5. Qatar
6. Kuwait

3- Other countries in the region not members of the Gulf Cooperation Council

1. Yemen
2. Lebanon
3. Jordan
4. Syria

4- Arab Women: Lubna Al Qasimi, Reem Al-Hashimi, Rustamani, Maskari, Olayan, Sindi, Bahar, Ghunaim, Kuwari, Ayoubi, Bdeir...

Arab businessmen: Prince Bin Talal, Mohamed Al Jaber, Bukhamseen, Kharafi, Kanoo, Ghurair, Futtaim, Barwani, Abdalla...

5- Arab Development Funds

1. Introduction to the Arab Official Development Assistance
2. Main Arab development funds: Arab Monetary Fund, Saudi Fund, Arab Fund for Economic Development, Arab Trade Finance, Abu Dhabi Fund, Arab Gulf Program, Kuwaiti Fund
3. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

6- Eastern Catholic Churches (Maronites, Chaldeans)

7- Introduction to the Arabic language

Download the syllabus of the module “Business in the Middle East” (PDF)

Module - Economic Institutions and regional integration process related to the Asian Islamic Countries. Bangladesh and the Maldives

1. Bangladesh
2. Maldives
3. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
4. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
5. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
6. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
7. Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
8. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC)
9. Boao Forum for Asia
10. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
11. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)
12. ...

Download the syllabus of the module: “Asian Institutions” (PDF)

The main objective of the modules related to “Business in the Asian Muslim Countries” is to provide an overview of the Asian Islamic markets and the business opportunities in these markets.

1. To learn to do business in the Islamic markets of Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, India, Malaysia, Pakistan)
2. To analyse the foreign direct investment flows and international trade
3. To know the Free Trade Agreements in the region
4. To know the regional organisations related to the Islamic Countries of Asia

Module - Business in Central Eurasia

1- The two largest Central Asian economies

1. Pakistan
2. Iran

2- Central Asian Countries

1. Azerbaijan
2. Uzbekistan
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyz Republic
5. Turkmenistan
6. Tajikistan

3- The case of Turkey

4- Central Eurasian Economic Organisations

1. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
2. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
3. Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)
4. Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)
5. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
6. Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
7. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)

Download the syllabus “Doing Business in Central Eurasia” (PDF)

Module - Business in the ASEAN Muslim Countries

1- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

1. ASEAN Free-Trade Area (AFTA)
2. TASEAN Economic Community
3. ...

2- The three ASEAN Muslim Countries (representing 42% of the total ASEAN population)

1. Indonesia
2. Brunei Darussalam
3. Malaysia

3- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and ASEAN Muslim Countries. Transpacific Strategic Agreement.

Download the syllabus “ASEAN Markets” (PDF)

Video Doing Business in Southeast Asia

Module - Economic Institutions and regional integration process related to the African Islamic Countries

In Africa, there are four key business-related institutions related to the African Countries with Muslim majorities:

1. African Union (AU)
2. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
3. African Development Bank
4. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Download the syllabus of the module: “African Institutions(PDF).

The main objective of the modules about Doing Business in the African Muslim Countries is to provide an overview of the Islamic African Markets and business opportunities in these markets.

1. To learn to do business in the Islamic African Markets (Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, Morocco, Djibouti, Algeria, Mali...)
2. To analyse the foreign trade and FDI in the main sectors of investment
3. To know the Free Trade Agreement in the region
4. To know the regional organisations related to the Islamic African Countries

Video - Business in Africa - Professor Paterson Ngatchou.

Module - Business in the Maghreb

1- Maghreb

2- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

3- Maghrebian Countries:

1. Algeria
2. Libya
3. Morocco
4. Mauritania
5. Tunisia
6. Maghrebian Business People

4- Logistics in the Maghreb

Download the syllabus of the module “Business in the Maghreb” (PDF)

Module - Business in the East African Muslim Countries

1- East African countries with Muslim majorities

1. Egypt
2. Sudan
3. Kenya
4. Tanzania
5. Mozambique
6. Djibouti
7. Comoros
8. Eritrea
9. Somalia

2- Organisations related to the countries with the Islamic majorities in East Africa

1. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
2. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
3. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
4. Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)

3- Logistics in East Africa

Download the syllabus of the module: “East Africa” (PDF)

Module - Business in the Muslim Countries of West and Central Africa

Fifty percent of the West African population is Muslim.

1- West and Central African Countries with Muslim majorities

1. Nigeria (50% of Nigerian population, 85 million of Nigerians are Muslims)
2. Burkina Faso
3. Chad
4. The Gambia
5. Guinea-Bissau
6. Guinea
7. Mali
8. Niger
9. Senegal
10. Sierra Leone

2- Organisations related to the countries with Islamic majorities in West and Central Africa

1. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU/UEMOA)
2. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
3. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
4. Niger Basin Authority (NBA)
5. Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
6. Mano River Union (MRU)
7. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
8. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
9. Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)

4- Logistics in West Africa

Download the syllabus of the module: “Business in West Africa” (PDF)

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