Prof. Dr. Hüseyin İlker Çınar and the IFIS&IZ congratulates Prof. Dr. Bülent Uçar (Director of the Institute for Islamic Theology – IIT at the University of Osnabrück) to the award of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Joachim Gauck. We are very pleased about the award for Prof. Uçar as he has not only made pioneer work with the development of Islamic Theology and Education but also has being forerunner for the establishment of the first scholarship foundation for talented Muslim students in Germany (Avicenna). We wish Prof. Uçar every success and the best for his further engagements for our society.