Earlier collaboration work between Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and National Chengchi University (NCCU) in specific;

Institute of Islam Hadhari and Department of Arabic Language and Culture began after both universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Exchange Program on 19 July 2017.

Subsequently, both institutions ie UKM and NCCU have agreed to jointly organized the International Seminar on Islamic Civilization (ISIC) in Malaysia and Taiwan alternately.

The main objectives of the seminar are:

-♦to provide a forum for academics to exchanges ideas and advancement in the field of Islamic Civilization particulary on current issues pertaining to Islamic Civilization;

-♦to strengthen collaborative research activities and advancement in the field of Islamic Civilization particularly on current issues pertaining to Islamic Civilization;

-♦to prove a platform for posgraduate students of share their research findings at and international level;

-♦to strengthen academic collaboration between both universities.