Master in Business in the Muslim Countries

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

The Professional Master's Program in Business in the Muslim Countries (distance learning, English) is designed to offer a global and practical vision on the Muslims markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe (1.57 billion people, 23% of the world's population): Doing Business (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Iran, Nigeria...), exports and imports, foreign direct investment (FDI), Islamic Organisations (the Islamic Development Bank, the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Economic Cooperation Organisation), Free Trade Agreements related to Islamic Markets...

In addition to know the fundamentals of Islam and their relationship in the way of doing business in the Muslim countries.

A Professional Master's Program 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 Program in Business in the Muslim Countries: . Also, available in Master Musulmans Mestrado Muculmanos Master Musulmanes. The materials are available in four languages and are accessible to all 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.

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Modules of the Professional Master's Program in Business in the Muslim Countries:

The Master in Business in the Muslim Countries consists of twelve modules:

1. Islam: Ethics and Business (5 ECTS)
2. Economic Organisations and Integration Process related to the Islamic Markets (7 ECTS)
3. Islamic Economic Areas (9 ECTS)
4. Doing Business in the Middle East (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 (14 ECTS)
7. Doing Business in the ASEAN Muslim countries (10 ECTS)
8. Economic Institutions and Regional Integration Process related to the African Islamic countries (4 ECTS)
9. Doing Business in the Maghreb (8 ECTS)
10. Doing Business in the East African Muslim countries (20 ECTS)
11. Doing Business in the Muslim countries of West and Central Africa (20 ECTS)
12. Thesis of the Professional Master in Business in the Muslim Countries (9 - 19 ECTS)

Note: Although 172 million of 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 in Business in Asia
2. Master in Business in BRICS Countries

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

The Muslim markets:

1. The Muslim population: 1.6 billion people (23% of the world's population)
2. Only 15% of Muslims are Arab (the Middle East)
3. 62% of the world's Muslim population lives in Asia and 20% in the MENA region (the 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 Master's Program in Business in the Muslim Countries:

Modules of the Professional Master's Program in Business in the Muslim Countries.

NOTE: Brackets show credits

Module - Islam (5 ECTS)

Islam: Ethics and Business

1. Introduction to Islam. Prophet Muhammad.
2. The five pillars of Islam
3. Sunnis and Shiites
4. Sharia
5. Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence)
6. Principles of Islamic Economics. Economic Impact of Zakat
7. The 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 module syllabus: “Islam”

Module - Economic Organisations and integration process related to Islamic markets (7 ECTS)

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

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

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

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

The international relations of the Muslim countries:

1. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED) [0,1] (آسيا - الشرق الأوسط حوار)
2. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership [0,2]
3. Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) [0,5] (قمة للدول العربية الأمريكية الجنوبية)
4. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA) [0,5]
5. The European Union: Generalised System of Preferences, Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
6. Africa-India Cooperation [0,5]
7. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Cooperation [0,3]
8. ...

Module - Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation (9 ECTS)

The Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation (PDF)

1. Islam as the unifying factor of the Ummah (Islamic Civilisation)
2. The six economic areas of the Islamic Civilisation
   1. Arab Economic Area [1]
   2. Maghrebian Economic Area [1]
   3. West African Economic Area [2]
   4. East African Economic Area [2]
   5. Central Eurasian Economic Area [2]
   6. Malay Economic Area (ASEAN)
3. The processes of economic integration between the countries of the Islamic Civilisation
4. The interactions of the Islamic Civilisation with the other civilisations (Western, Hindu, Buddhist, African...)

Module - The Middle East (15 ECTS).

Doing Business in the Middle East

1- The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) [1,2]

2- The GCC member countries:

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

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

1. Yemen [1]
2. Lebanon [2]
3. Jordan [1]
4. Syria [0,5]

4- Arab Women: Lubna Al Qasimi, Reem Al-Hashimi, Rustamani, Maskari, Olayan, Sindi, Bahar, Ghunaim, Kuwari, Ayoubi, Bdeir... [1]

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

5- Arab Development Funds [1]

1. Introduction to the Arab Official Development Assistance
2. The 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. The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

6- The Eastern Catholic Churches (Maronites, Chaldeans)

7- Introduction to the Arabic language

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

Module - Economic Institutions and regional integration process related to the Asian Islamic countries. Bangladesh and the Maldives (5 ECTS)

1. Bangladesh [2]
2. Maldives [0,5]
3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) [1]
4. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) [1]
5. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) [0.1]
6. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) [0.1]
7. Asian Clearing Union (ACU) [0.1]
8. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC) [0.1]
9. Boao Forum for Asia [0.1]
10. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
11. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) (0,1 ECTS)
12. ...

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

The main objective of the modules related to “Business in the Asian Muslim Countries” is to provide an overview of the Islamic markets in Asia 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 foreign direct investment flows
3. To know the Free Trade Agreements in the region
4. To know regional organisations related to the Islamic countries of Asia

Module - Business in Central Eurasia (14 ECTS)

1- The two largest Central Asian economies

1. Pakistan [2]
2. Iran [2]

2- The Central Asian countries

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

3- The case of Turkey [3]

4- Central Eurasian Economic Organisations

1. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) [0,1]
2. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) [0.4]
3. Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) [0.1]
4. Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) [0.5]
5. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States [0.1]
6. Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) [0.2]
7. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)

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

Module - Business in the ASEAN Muslim Countries (10 ECTS).

1- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [3]

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

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

1. Indonesia [3]
2. Brunei Darussalam [1]
3. Malaysia [2]

3- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) [2] and the ASEAN Muslim countries. The Transpacific Strategic Agreement.

Download the syllabus  “ASEAN Markets” (PDF)

Video Doing Business in Southeast Asia

Module - Economic Institutions and regional integration process related to African Islamic countries (4 ECTS)

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

1. African Union (AU) [1]
2. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) [0,7]
3. African Development Bank [1,3]
4. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) [1]

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 the 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 foreign direct investment in the main sectors of investment
3. To know the Free Trade Agreement in the region
4. To know regional organisations related to Islamic countries in Africa

Video - Business in Africa - Professor Paterson Ngatchou.

Module - Business in the Maghreb (8 ECTS)

1- The Maghreb

2- The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) [0,7]

3- The five Maghrebian Countries:

1. Algeria [1]
2. Libya [0,5]
3. Morocco [2]
4. Mauritania [0,5]
5. Tunisia [2]
6. Maghrebian business people

4- Logistics in the Maghreb [1,1]

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

Module - Business in the East African Muslim countries (20 ECTS)

1- East African countries with Muslim majorities

1. Egypt [3]
2. Sudan [3]
3. Kenya [3]
4. Tanzania [2]
5. Mozambique [2]
6. Djibouti [2]
7. Comoros [0,5]
8. Eritrea [0,5]
9. Somalia [0,5]

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

1. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [2]
2. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
3. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) [0,1]
4. Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)

3- Logistics in East Africa [2]

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

Module - Business in the Muslim countries of West and Central Africa (20 ECTS).

Fifty percent of West Africa's population is Muslim.

1- West and Central African Countries with Muslim majorities

1. Nigeria [3] (50% of the Nigerian population, 85 million of Nigerians are Muslims)
2. Burkina Faso [1]
3. Chad [1]
4. The Gambia [1]
5. Guinea-Bissau [0,5]
6. Guinea [1]
7. Mali [1]
8. Niger [1]
9. Senegal [2]
10. Sierra Leone [1]

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

1. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU/UEMOA) [2]
2. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [2]
3. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
4. Niger Basin Authority (NBA) [0,1]
5. Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River [0,2]
6. Mano River Union (MRU)
7. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) [0,5]
8. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) [0,1]
9. Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) [1]

4- Logistics in West Africa [1,5]

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

Thesis of the Professional Master in Business in the Muslim Countries (9 - 19 ECTS).

For the successful completion of the Professional Master's Program in Business in the Muslim Countries, students must submit a Thesis. The topic must be related to Islamic markets.

For students who are working in an exporting company; we recommend writing the dissertation on the elaboration of an International Marketing Plan for one Islamic market.

Examples of the thesis may be:

1. International Marketing Plan (of a particular company) for the Middle East, North African Islamic markets, Central Eurasia...
2. Investment project in Nigeria, Indonesia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
3. SWOT analysis of business in Islamic markets
4. Creating international distribution networks in the Maghrebian markets
5. International Promotion strategies for the Arab states of the Gulf
6. Opening a branch in Jakarta, Tehran, Lagos, Cairo, Amman...

Students who belongs to any country analysed on the master

If the country of the student is included in one subject or module of the Master, the student will find useful information related to international trade of his country: economic organisations to which his country belongs, Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in force, largest trade partners, case study of export companies...

The master includes the Market Access Tool and courses of Arabic, English, French, Indonesian

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