Jakarta — Dwi Safarina officially received his doctorate after successfully defending his dissertation at a public doctoral defense on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. WIB. The defense proceeded solemnly and smoothly before a panel of examiners consisting of academics and experts in Islamic economics and finance.

In the session, Dr. Dwi Safarina presented a dissertation entitled “Sharia Investment Product Selection Behavior: An Integrated Model of Consumption Value with Mediation of Sharia Financial Literacy and Inclusion.” This research examines in depth the factors that influence people’s behavior in choosing sharia investment products, emphasizing the role of consumption value, literacy, and sharia financial inclusion as mediating variables.

The promotion session was led by Prof. Dr. Yolanda Masnita Siagian, CIRR, CMA, CPM as the Chief Examiner, with Dr. Husna Leila Yusran, MM, CMA, CPMA as the Secretary. Acting as the Promoter was Prof. Dr. Tatik Mariyanti, M.Si, accompanied by Dr. Dra. Ellyana Amran, M.Sc as the Co-Promoter. The members of the board of examiners consisted of Dr. Syofriza Syofyan, ME, Dr. Agustina Suparyati, and Prof. Dr. Nurul Huda as the external examiner.

During the examination, the dissertation candidate was deemed capable of answering various critical questions and input from the examiners with strong, data-driven scientific arguments. The examining board deemed this dissertation to make a significant contribution to the development of Islamic investment studies, particularly in strengthening the understanding of investor behavior amidst the growing Islamic financial industry in Indonesia.

For this achievement, Dwi Safarina was declared a graduate and was awarded a doctorate. This success is expected to make academic and practical contributions to the development of Islamic financial literacy and inclusion in Indonesia going forward.