Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The purposes of the subject “Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)” are the following:

1. To understand the goals and the areas of cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
2. To learn about the relationships of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation with the Ummah
3. To know the affiliated institutions of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation: SESRIC, Standing Committee for Economic Cooperation
4. To understand the role of the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (promoting the trade among the Arab Countries) and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
5. To analyse the Trade Preferential System among the OIC Member States (PRETAS Agreement, rules of origin)

Description: Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation

The main objective of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي) is to reinforce the intra-Islamic economic and the international trade cooperation to reach the Islamic economic integration, and finally the Islamic Common Market creation.

1. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is the voice of 1.5 billion Muslims in the World, the Ummah (Muslim Community)
2. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) seeks to protect the interests of Muslim worldwide

The fifty-seven Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Gabon, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Comoros, Iraq, Maldives, Djibouti, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Albania, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mozambique, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Suriname, Togo, Guyana, and Ivory Coast.

1. The Observer States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Central African Republic, Northern Cyprus, Thailand, and Russia
2. The International Organisations Observers are the League of Arab States, United Nations (UN), Non-Aligned Movement, Organisation of African Unity, and the Economic Cooperation Organisation

The objective of the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the international trade promotion among the Islamic countries.

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) represents the private sector of fifty-seven Muslim Countries. The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry aims at reinforcing the collaboration in trade, commerce, information technology, insurance, Shipping, banking, Foreign direct investment (FDI), and regional distribution and joint ventures.

The main religion of the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is Islam.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) belongs to the Islamic Civilisation and the African Civilisation.

Masters and Doctorates in International Business for...

1. OIC Asian Students: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Iran, the Maldives, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
2. OIC African Students: Cameroon, The Gambia, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda
3. Middle East Students: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq.
4. OIC American Students: Guyana and Surinam