Durham University launches new doctoral training centre in Islamic Finance

Durham University launches new doctoral training centre in Islamic Finance. Durham University is to build on its renowned experience in Islamic finance and business related research with the launch of a new doctoral training centre. The Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance is a collaboration between the University's Durham Business School and the School of Government and International Affairs. The centre will begin operating in the autumn for the training of new PhD students, and will also provide further training to the existing large number of PhD students in Islamic finance related subject areas. Durham has been a centre for research in Islamic finance for over 25 years, with a significant history of PhD study. The new centre will build on this success and the international popularity of the annual Durham Islamic Finance Summer School. The Islamic banking and finance market has experienced substantial and unexpected growth in recent years, growing at a rate of 10 to 15 per cent per year.