H.E. Saeed Ahmed Ghobash, Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), presided over the first meeting of the University Council for the Academic Year 2018/2019 on Wednesday, 14^th November at the UAEU campus in Al Ain.

HE Eissa Abdulfattah Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre, Chairman of Dubai Financial Market; HE Younis Haji Al Khouri , Under Secretary of the Ministry of Finance; HE Dr. Mohammad Al Ulama, Under-secretary of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection; HE Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency; HE Dr. Abdullah Al-Karam, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Government of Dubai; HE Homaid Al Shimmari, Deputy Group CEO and Chief Human Capital and Corporate Officer, Mubadala Investment Company; HE Dr. Mohammad Ali Al-Shuraani; HE Prof. Mohammed Albaili, UAEU Vice Chancellor; Dr. Asma Abu Bakr Al-Menhali, Assistant Professor, College of Science, UAEU; Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Houqani, Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEU; Dr. Shamma Al Falasi, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,UAEU; Dr. Mohammed Meqdad Al-Suwaidi, Assistant Professor, College of Business and Economics, UAEU.

The Council addressed a number of important topics, including: awarding degrees to university graduates for the second semester and the summer semester of the academic year 2017/2018, the approval of the admission policy for the academic year 2019/2020, and approval of the formation of the councils in some colleges.  The WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) visit in October, in addition to other business on the Council’s agenda, which concerns improving  UAEU "the University of the Future”, leadership and excellence.