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His Excellency Dr. Ali Rashid Al Noaimi, Vice Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), received His Excellency Saeed Saif Al Matrooshi, Secretary General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Ajman, in the crescent building at UAEU in Al Ain recently.

The meeting was to discuss cooperation between UAEU and the executive council in terms of governance and public policy. This is part of the federal government’s strategy and the UAE Vision 2021 policy. The meeting addressed a number of topics such as research in economics and public policy; consultancy; organizing workshops, forums and conferences; developing human resources, databases and scientific research.

Dr. Al Noaimi stated that UAEU was eager to maintain partnerships with institutions and government agencies in order to promote the dissemination of knowledge throughout wider society, to provide training programs and advisory services to such institutions and to propose initiatives that help to develop scientific research in areas of national and regional importance.

The Secretary General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Ajman expressed his thanks for the warm reception. He pointed out the vital role played by UAEU in supporting sustainable development and in providing government and private institutions with well qualified national graduates capable of taking on responsibility and leadership roles in the future so that the UAE can continue to develop and prosper.