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Global Wisdom Research

Network (GWRN) Muhamad Ridzuan Abdul Latif

(Deputy Registrar, Global Wisdom Academy)

he birth of Global Wisdom Research Network (GWRN) is the result of initiatives
by Global Wisdom Academy of Universiti Islam Malaysia to connect researchers,
Tintellectuals and academics, students, policy makers, industry practitioners and
those interested to share knowledge, experience and wisdom.

GWRN serves as a The establishment of GWRN amongst the experts of various
platform for researchers was the result of discussion fields to continually interact
looking for experts, forging with a number of intellectuals, via academic and research
research cooperation, sharing Muslim and non-Muslim programmes on the premise
knowledge and expertise, and scholars alike, who were invited of wisdom. Through GWRN,
discussing issues related to to attend the UIM International Global Wisdom Academy will
daily life that demand solutions Convention on Wisdom held plan scholastic activities which
which require wisdom. Through on 10 January 2015. Through will elevate Malaysia as a Nation
GWRN, the scholars can make studies and observations by which is concerned about the
a comparative study not only this group, they found that application of wisdom as a
on religions but also on any some academic research way of the people’s life. GWRN
subject including comparative projects which did not give has the potential to develop
sciences. room for elements of wisdom wisdom-related disciplines and
ended up with problems and build a corpus of knowledge
Wisdom is the ‘crown jewel’ thus rendering them fully as research on wisdom brings
to all the research programmes inapplicable to the society. about new discoveries or
making them more significant reinterpretation of wisdom
and contributory to the The identified seven fields philosophy.
welfare of society. Wisdom is of research under GWRN are
a skill that can be moulded. in line with UIM academic
Wisdom and intellectualism programmes and GWRN will
are closely related to each provide the base to gather all
other. In addition, a thorough experts of various levels from
understanding of a subject is within the country and abroad
also needed before any step to collaborate and develop
can be taken to improve or research fields which define
enhance it. GWRN is therefore and are identified with the
open to all groups, from concepts and roles of wisdom.
individuals to organisations. Without thorough research
encompassing all aspects of
The outcomes of wisdom- knowledge, the understanding
based research conducted of wisdom may be inaccurate
by academic groups can later and feared to be incapable of
be used as guides for the achieving the ultimate aim as
government, its agencies, to why wisdom is needed to
corporate leaders and political benefit the whole mankind.
leaders, thereby improving
their performance while also Global Wisdom Academy
reducing errors in making intends to sustain GWRN
decisions. by targeting members from

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