Al Dhaid University to welcome students in September 2024: Sharjah Ruler

Al Dhaid University to welcome students in September 2024: Sharjah Ruler

SHARJAH, 25th September, 2023 (WAM) - Al Dhaid University will welcome its first cohort of students in September 2024, announced H.H. Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

Centres for desert studies and environmental research will join the university's agricultural and veterinary medical faculties.

The university is also planning to form alliances with two universities in the United Kingdom. H.H. went on to say that the University of Kalba would soon join the fray and that the University of Khor Fakkan would welcome its first students within 18 months.

Faculty of Agriculture

H.H. stated during a phone call on the Direct Line programme, which airs on Sharjah Radio and Television: "A student in the Faculty of Agriculture cannot enrol directly in Agricultural Engineering from the first year." The first two years are taught as fundamental general education by the Faculty of Agriculture. Following that, the student focuses on crops, vegetables, or fruits. Some students select a broad major and pursue all specialisations. Personally, I am among those who have studied all specialisations."

"In agricultural engineering, students study methods for highlands and mountains, as well as mechanical engineering, where they study farming tractors and learn how to