In line with UTAR’s commitment in pursuit of excellence, to date, FBF has successfully imbued a research culture and increased the number of publications through various R&D related activities, initiatives and events. The Faculty successfully organised the inaugural “International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance, and Economics (BAFE)” in 2013, the second time in 2014, the third time in 2015, the forth time in 2016, the fifth time in 2017, the sixth time in 2018, the seventh time in 2019, the eighth time in 2020, the nineth time in 2021, the tenth time in 2022 and the eleventh time in 2023. The conference served as an avenue for researchers and participants to network and share their experiences as the conference has witnessed the congregation of an impressive group comprising more than 100 presenters and participants from as far as Australia, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, and local private and public universities. Regular interactions between Faculty members and external researchers are crucial to establish research collaborations and projects with significant socio-economic impact.
Therefore, back by popular demand, the 12th BAFE International Conference will be held on 23 October 2024 via hybrid mode with the theme “Navigating the Landscape of Emerging Digital Technologies: Exploring Business Opportunities and Challenges Across Various Frontiers".
In exploring and intensifying collaboration efforts with the industry and professional bodies, we are constantly planning and organising more interactive and collaborative activities and events between FBF and the industry partners. An example is the Industrial Advisor Day which is held at least twice in a year by inviting industry experts to the Faculty to share their work experiences through enriching talks and public lectures to staff and students. We have played a pivotal role in enhancing the collaborative relationship between the University and the industry partners such as Public Bank Berhad, Phisontech, Takaful Ikhlas Berhad, Dell, OCBC Bank, ACCA, and CIMA, just to name a few.