0911P - THE IIIT SOUTH EAST ASIA FORUM FOR EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND CURRICULAR REFORM (AFEC)

Objective

Asia Forum for Epistemological and Curricular Reform is an umbrella that will coordinate efforts by the Institute in the areas of Islamic reform of epistemology and curricula in Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, The Philippines, and Brunei.

Activities

AFEC will act as a catalyst for locally-initiated and locally-led efforts. Its contacts are universities, colleges, and schools. It achieves its objectives by holding seminars and disseminating literature (DVDs and websites). It will identify and train resource persons who will travel throughout the region conducting seminars on epistemology and curriculum reform. Information about its activities will be disseminated periodically through its newsletter.

Officials

Dr AbdulHamid Abusulayman              Patron and Advisor

Professor Osman Bakar                         Chairman

Prof Shah Abdul Hannan                       Member

Professor MD Aslam Hanif                    Member

Professor Rosnani Hashim                    Member           

Professor Omar Hasan Kasule             Executive Director

Br Shahran Kasim                                  Director, Website and newsletter

Dr Ahmad Fadhil Yusuf                         Director, Academic Services

Br Marwan al Talib                                Director, Administrative Services

Drs Habib Chirzin                                   Coordinator, Java and S. Kalimantan

Drs Mohammed Siddik                         Coordinator Sumatra, N.Kalimantan, & Sulawesi

Br Abdul Aziz                                         Coordinator Dhaka & Chittagong          

Budget

The forum works informally without a centralized office. Allowances are paid to Directors and Coordinators to work from their homes. They may be provided with computers. The main expenses are tickets and honoraria for resource persons who conduct the workshops. An annual budget will be submitted for approval.