UAE: Sharjah Ruler issues decree to establish University of Khorfakkan

UAE: Sharjah Ruler issues decree to establish University of Khorfakkan

New government-owned non-profit institution to encourage scientific research

Published: Thu 30 Jun 2022, 3:00 PM

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued Decree-Law No. (1) for 2022 on the organisation of the University of Khorfakkan.

The Decree-Law stipulated that the university be a non-profit Arab academic institution, with legal personality and capacity necessary to achieve its goals. The University of Khorfakkan shall have financial and administrative independence and be owned by the government. The main headquarters of the university will be in Khorfakkan, and it is permissible, by a decision of the president, to establish branches for it inside or outside the Emirate.

The university aims to form a human scientific personality based on Islamic values, Arab originality and scientific development, achieving balanced growth in the personality of students studying at the university, and preparing theoretically trained human competencies.

The university also seeks to sponsor and encourage scientific research with the aim of achieving scientific development, in addition to offering and developing higher education programmes, strengthening cultural and scientific ties with other universities, higher education institutes and Arab and foreign scientific bodies, forming partnerships with government and private agencies, and responding to and interacting with