Dubai,
UAE, May 28, 2017- As part of its efforts
to re-engineer the future of learning through technology, innovation, and
scientific research, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has revealed
that it will organize weekly research seminars to be moderated by academic and
industry experts. This move aims to create a high-level research environment
with global participation, which can greatly improve the quality of education
outcomes and enhance the outputs of faculty, learners and graduates. The new
initiative will focus on developing sustainable, flexible, and innovative
research capabilities in line with the wise leadership directions to transform
universities into research centres that entrench the passion for leadership and
knowledge in future generations.
The weekly research
seminars represents great importance,
which is expected to see wide participation from HBMSU faculty and
administrative members of Master’s and PhD degree holders—also attracting
international participation and then engaging the learners in a move that looks
to boost the UAE’s global competitiveness based on four key pillars that help
build a culture of research at HBMSU--promoting collaborative research with
governmental entities and leading research, academic and educational
institutions locally, regionally and internationally; aligning research
activities and outputs of faculty and learners with HBMSU’s research
priorities; and establishing a highly qualified and experienced research team
to lead the excellence process of HBMSU in spreading the culture of smart
learning and innovation and to encourage serious scientific research in the
Arab world.
Dr. Mansoor Al Awar,
Chancellor of HBMSU, said: “To achieve HBMSU’s goal of revolutionizing the Arab
World’s learning landscape, we should start from within, specifically the
development of our research capabilities. Doing so will create, build, and
enrich knowledge according to the vision of our wise leadership, who believes
in the role of ‘young scientists in building a scientific and knowledge base
and national research capacities.’ It is our responsibility to support and
implement high-level research studies in various key fields such as smart
learning, Total Quality Management, and healthcare and environmental
management. This is in line with the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and the President of the
University, to create a conducive climate to stimulate scientific research and
direct innovation and creativity as the country transitions into a knowledge
economy capable of keeping up with the rapid changes in the 21st century.”
“Our weekly sessions
are an important addition to our continuous efforts to employ the best internal
and external expertise in establishing a strong scientific research culture
among our staff, learners, and graduates. Through this initiative, we aim to
cement HBMSU’s status as a hub for research excellence across the Arab World,
while helping advance the country’s goals under the National Innovation
Strategy and the overarching UAE Vision 2021 development agenda. We believe
that research is a prerequisite to excellence not only for the academe but for
the industries and the government as well. This is the reason we are
implementing our initiative in three phases to accommodate all the submitted
research from the participants,” Dr. Al Awar added.
HBMSU’s weekly research
seminars will be implemented in three stages involving the participation of
full-time and associate faculty members, academic administrators, Master’s and
PhD degrees holders, international partners, lead researchers, postgraduate
learners from the UAE and the world and HBMSU learners. Among the initiative’s
critical success factors are the quantity and quality of research outputs; value of research grants; number of
collaborative research teams; portfolio of speakers and researchers; number of
research proposals; innovativeness and relevance of presented open research
areas; level of planning and organization; level of discussions and engagement;
and number of participants. The sessions will be conducted every Thursday on
the university campus, with the participation of speakers from various academic
disciplines.
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