Lecturers in the Islamic Business at UII

Drs Arif Bachtiar MSA Ak
Specifications: Syariah Accounting and International Accounting
Drs Arif Bachtiar MSA Ak completed his master degree at the University of Illinois, USA in 1994. He has served as the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics since 2006. His focus of interest is in International Accountancy. His professional work includes: Analisis Hubungan Antara Penganggaran Partisipatif, Motivasi dan Kinerja Manajerial di PT Badak NGL Co Bontang

M. Bekti Hendrie Anto, S.E., M.Sc
Specification: Islamic Economics
Moh. Bekti Hendrie Anto is currently serving as amember of the research staff in the Centre for Islamic Economics and Development Studies, Universitas Islam Indonesia. His educational background is in economics, specialising in Islamic economics.Hismaster program was completed at Loughborough University in the UKin 2004. He is an academic expert in Islamic Economics in Indonesia, and is often invited to be a keynote speaker at national and international seminars. One of his seminars was entitled “Optimizing Economic Cooperation among Moslem Countries and Urgency for the Establishment of Islamic Common Market” (Optimalisasi Kerjasama Ekonomi Negara-negara Muslim dan Urgensi Pembentukan Islamic Common Market) (2002). He has written several books and publications as references for Islamic business students, including: Islamic Economics published by Bank Indonesia, Jakarta and also Introduction to Islamic Micro Economics (Pengantar Ekonomika Mikro Islami)published by Ekonisia, FE UII, Yogyakarta.

Fatimah Husein PhD MA BA
Specialisations: Inter-religious Dialogue, Islam and Radicalism, Gender and Islam, Islamic Philosophy, Islam and Disability Studies
Fatimah Husein teaches in the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia, the Department of Islamic Philosophy, UIN, Sunan Kalijaga, and also at the Centre for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University. After completing her undergraduate degree at the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN), Yogyakarta, she completed her master degree in Islamic Studies at McGill University in Canada. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia, majoring in Islam and inter-religious dialogue with a dissertation entitled, “Muslim-Christian Relations in Indonesia: The Exclusivist and Inclusivist Muslims’ Perspectives”, which is also published as a manuscript by Mizan publisher, Bandung. Some of her papers have been presented at international forums, including: “The Exclusivist Muslim’s Perspectives on Muslim-Christian Relations in Indonesia”, presented in the 19th World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, Tokyo, Japan, and “Muslim-Christian Relations in the New Order Indonesia” presented in New Zealand.

Achmad Sobirin, Drs., MBA., Ph.D, Ak.
Specialisations: Human Resource Management, Business Ethics, Organisational Behaviour, Corporate Culture
Dr Achmad Sobirin is a lecturer in the Department of Accountancy and Management, Faculty of Economics (undergraduate, Master and Doctoral programs). He holds a Master degree from the University of the Philippines and graduated with a PhD from the University Of Santo Tomas Philippines in 1997. Currently, he is one of the professional staff at the Center for Management Development, UII, specialising in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management. He is the author of a book entitled, “Organizational Culture: Its Meanings and Applications in the Life of an Organization” and of several research papers, which have been presented in both national and international forums, including “Constructing a New Business Model for Higher Education Institutions” presented at the 7th SEAAIR Conference, Bangkok, Thailand in 2007.

M. Wildan, Drs., MA
Specialisations: Islamic Thought and Civilization & Islamic Teaching
M. Wildan completed his undergraduate studies with a major in Islamic Studies in Jogjakarta. He completed his master degree at Leiden University in the Netherlands and now he is at the final stage of pursuing his Ph.D. at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He teaches at Universitas Islam Indoensia (UII) and at Literature Faculty, State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Yogyakarta. He actively participates in several mass organizations and currently serves as one of board members of Muhammadiyah District in Yogyakarta. Previously, he also wrote and edited for Al-Jamiah, the journal of Islamic Studies. Several of his academic works include:

Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia (book)
Interfidei and Religion Pluralism in Indonesia (book)
Muslims and Politics in the New Order: the Response of Islamic Organizations to the Politics of the New Order (journal)
Islam under the Old Order Political System: Struggle for the State Ideology (journal)

Anita Sartika Dewi MEd MSi SPd SE SSos
Specification: Management Communication
Anita Sartika Dewi has been a lecturer at UII for five years. She is a graduate of the Management Department, Faculty of Economics, Gadjah Mada University. She holds a Master degree from both Monash University, Australia and UGM. Prior to accepting her appointment at UII, she was an Indonesian language teacher at the Australia Indonesia Association (AIA) and at the Vocational Language Learning Centre, Melbourne, Australia. She currently holds the position of Director of the Center for International Language and Culture Studies (CILACS), Universitas Islam Indonesia and is a senior member of the AFS Alumni Organisation.

Arief Rahman MCom SIP SE
Specification: Public Sector Accounting
Arief Rahman joined the Department of Accounting at UII in 2001. Before joining UII, Arief was a consultant for the World Bank for a Provincial Health Project and was a member of the accounting staff at PT Prefash Wears Cemerlang, Jakarta.

Arief is a graduate from UII and completed his master degree with a major in accounting from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Currently, he is the Secretary of the Department of Accounting, UII. He is often invited to be a speaker and a trainer for seminars, and training workshops on ERP and Public Sector Accounting. Previously, he has held other positions at UII, including as Director of the International Office and Director of the Centre for International Language and Cultural Studies (CILACS).

Suwarsono MA Drs
Specification: Strategic Management
After finishing his undergraduate study at the Faculty of Economics, UII in 1981, Suwarsono completed his master degree at the University of Hawaii in 1987, USA in the department of sociology. He has participated in several international short courses, including at the Pacific Asian Management Institute in 1990 and at the Boston Consulting Group in 1997. He has conducted management and marketing research in relation to the competition strategy of Astra Motors (1996), and for the tobacco industry in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (1996), the property industry in Jakarta (1996) and PT Indofood Sukses Makmur (1996). He has written several books and publications as references for business students, including: Turnaround Strategy (forthcoming), AMP-Ekonisia, Yogyakarta, Global Marketing Management (Manajemen Pemasaran Global), AMP-YKPN Yogyakarta, 1998, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, AMP-YKPN Yogyakarta, October 1994, Project Feasibility Study, AMP-YKPN Yogyakarta, 1984, Development and Social Change, LP3ES Jakarta, 1994.

Key staff of the International Program and Faculty of Economics UII

Dr. Asmai Ishak, PhD, M.Bus
Dean Faculty of Economics
Dr Asmai Ishak, the Dean of Faculty of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia, completed his masters and PhD at Curtin University, Australia. He has served in various senior positions in both the Faculty and the University. He held the position of Vice Dean for Students Affairs in the Faculty for the period of 1990-1995. He then served as Chairman of the Human Resources Division of the University for the period of 1995-1997. After that, he chaired the director of International Programs Faculty of Economics, where he made a lot of improvements for the program. Dr. Asmai Ishak has conducted several research projects in the field of Management. Among others, he has published and presented his research on "Marketing Strategy Implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises for the Multicultural Marketing Conference, Hongkong in 2000.

Dr Akhsyim Afandi PhD MA Drs
Director, International Program
Dr Akhsyim Afandi, the director of International Program Faculty of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia, finished his masters in 1995 at Carleton University, Canada. He holds his Ph.D. degree in Economics and Information System from Wollongong University, Australia with a dissertation entitled: The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Indonesia and Structural Breaks. Before serving as the director of International Program, he was the vice director of academic affairs International Program faculty of Economics Universitas Islam Indonesia and Director of Islamic Boarding House UII. He also made several professional works; among others is Monetary Policy under Zero Reserve Requipment in Canada

International Program Development Staff
Nihlah Ilhami SPd and Yani Kurnia Astuti SS
Nihlah Ilhami and Yani Kurnia Astuti work in program collaboration and academic development. They are the primary contacts for international students for academic matters, as well as for transfers to the dual degree program conducted with the University of Wollongong in Australia.