INCEIF was set up under the Companies Act 1965 as a company limited by guarantee. INCEIF was also registered as a private university under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996.

Our flagship programme is the Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) which is a professional qualification aimed for practitioners in the Islamic finance services industry.

INCEIF's main focus and objective is to produce high caliber professionals for the global Islamic financial services industry through CIFP, Masters and Ph.D. programmes.

As the only university dedicated to Islamic finance, INCEIF is determined to develop graduates with a global outlook and well versed in modern corporate finance and Shariah principles.

Through a holistic learning approach, INCEIF gives students the flexibility to work and study at the same time by providing online interaction facilities and an extensive compilation of resources from all over the world.