Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Muhammadiyah University Prof. DR. HAMKA (UHAMKA) together with several Muhammadiyah ‘Aisyiyah Universities in Indonesia held the International Conference on Economics and Business (Icebiz). With the theme Digital Transformation in Business on Challenges and Opportunities in Accounting, Management, and Digital Business, this event took place at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) UHAMKA, Thursday (6/2).

This successful conference was a form of collaboration between three Faculties of Economics and Business at three Muhammadiyah Aisyiyah universities, including Muhammadiyah University Prof. DR. HAMKA, UM Sidoarjo, and Muhammadiyah University Jember. At this event, an MoU was also signed between UHAMKA and Tashkent State University of Economics Samarkand Branch Uzbekistan, UHAMKA and Pengasinan State University, UHAMKA and the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC).

This international conference was also attended by Anisia Kumala, Deputy Chancellor I of UHAMKA, Prof. Zulpahmi, Dean of FEB UHAMKA, as well as conference participants who attended in person. This conference also presented Bito Wikantosa as Expert Staff to the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia as Keynote Speech, and several speakers from various international universities, including Christian Thom F. Tabisola from Pengasinan State University, Bobur Sobirov from Tashket State University of Economics Samarkand Branch Uzbekistan, Vera Firdaus from Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo, Deni Adha Akbari as resource person from UHAMKA and Nurul Nazlia from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.

Anisia Kumala, Deputy Chancellor I of UHAMKA, said that this international conference was an important medium for literacy in economic progress in Indonesia. He also hopes that this conference can create relevant digital transformation agents in improving the global economy and business to find solutions and create innovation.

“The economic challenges in Indonesia are quite complex and diverse, covering various aspects that influence the growth and welfare of society. Hopefully, this conference can show the important role of the education sector in building human resources and infrastructure which will be the key to realizing inclusive and sustainable economic growth,” said Anisia.

This successful conference was a form of collaboration between three Faculties of Economics and Business at three Muhammadiyah Aisyiyah universities, including Muhammadiyah University Prof DR HAMKA, UM Sidoarjo, and Muhammadiyah University Jember. At this event, an MoU was also signed between UHAMKA and Tashkent State University of Economics Samarkand Branch Uzbekistan, UHAMKA and Pengasinan State University, UHAMKA and the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC).

Next, Prof. Zulpahmi as Dean of FEB UHAMKA hopes that this International Conference will be the start of building international cooperation between universities, one of which is in Uzbekistan, the Philippines and Malaysia.

“Hopefully through this international conference, cooperation in research, service and teaching can be formed as a step to realizing Catur Dharma,” said Prof. Zulpahmi.

Apart from that, Bobur Sobirov as resource person from Tashkent State University of Economics Samarkand Branch Uzbekistan expressed his appreciation for this conference as a means of improving learning and curriculum through joint research and student exchange programs.

“This conference is interesting in discussing economic management and marketing as well as improving learning systems and curricula between universities. And I hope that this collaboration can be implemented to organize joint research as well as student exchange programs between universities,” concluded Bobur Sobirov.