The 13 ASEAN Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance

Advancing Islamic Finance for a Resilient ASEAN Future

Universitas Darussalam Gontor is proud to announce its role as the host of the 13th ASEAN Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance (AICIF 2025), scheduled to take place on 3–5 December 2025 at its main campus in Ponorogo, Indonesia. This prestigious annual event brings together leading scholars, practitioners, and students from across Southeast Asia to explore the evolving landscape of Islamic finance and its role in sustainable development.

A Regional Collaboration for Global Impact

AICIF 2025 is a collaborative initiative involving seven prominent institutions

• IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (Malaysia)
• Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNESSA) (Brunei Darussalam)
• Mindanao State University (Philippines)
• UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (Indonesia)
• UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
• UNISSULA Semarang (Indonesia)
• Universitas Darussalam Gontor as the official host and secretariat this year (2025)

Conference Theme

The 2025 conference carries the theme:
“Leveraging Islamic Social Finance and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development: Pathways to a Resilient Future”. This theme reflects the urgent need to integrate Islamic financial principles with technological innovation to address global challenges such as poverty, climate change, and economic inequality.

Publication Opportunities

The committee invites academics, researchers, and practitioners to actively participate by submitting their best research works. Through this conference, it is expected that research collaboration among ASEAN universities will be strengthened to advance sustainable, globally competitive Islamic finance development.