Sharjah 24: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, signed, on Tuesday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Al Dhaid, the University of Bristol and the Royal Agricultural University in the United Kingdom at Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi Centre.

The MoU was signed by His Highness on behalf of the University of Dhaid, Dr. Evelyn Welch of the University of Bristol, and Dr. Peter McCaffery of the Royal Agricultural University. The MoU aims to enhance cooperation to develop scientific and educational expertise.


The scope of cooperation for the MoU includes three educational fields: veterinary medicine, sustainable agriculture, and desert science, and the parties can discuss ways of cooperation in various research fields.



His Highness watched a visual presentation dealing with the most prominent programmes and specialisations offered by the two universities, listening to a detailed explanation of the fields that will be offered. 



According to the MoU, the University of Al Dhaid, the University of Bristol and the Royal Agricultural University will cooperate to offer four programmes: Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture, Bachelor of Animal Science, Bachelor of Desert Sciences, and a PhD programme in veterinary medicine.



These programmes and majors will be offered at the University of Dhaid, which will be opened next year.

At the end of the signing, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah received a souvenir from the University of Bristol delegation.



His Highness and the delegations of the University of Bristol and the Royal Agricultural University toured the corridors of centre, looking at its most prominent holdings.



The signing witnessed the presence of Dr. Khalifa Musabeh Al Tunaiji, Chairman of the Department of Agriculture and Livestock; Mohammed Obaid Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Protocol Department, Ali Ibrahim Al Marri, Head of the Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi Centre; Dr. Muhadditha Yahya Al Hashimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Private Education Authority; Dr. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah, and a number of academics and university representatives in the country and the United Kingdom.