Meeting included international members and reviewed plans for 2015
His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court and Deputy Chairman of Khalifa University Board of Trustees chaired a Khalifa University Board of Trustees meeting at the University’s Abu Dhabi campus on February 15. During the meeting Trustees looked at upcoming events like the 2016 Graduation and discussed expanding the University’s future research strategy.
Members of the Board of Trustees in attendance were H.E. Engineer Hussain Al Hammadi H.E. Dr. Mugheer Al Khaili H.E. Mohammed Hassan Omran H.E Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi and H.E. Hussain Jasim Al Nowais as well as international members Dr Elias Zerhouni and Dr Maw Kuen Wu.
The event was also attended by Khalifa University’s senior management: Dr. Tod Laursen President: Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Executive Vice President; Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla Senior Vice President for Research and Development; Mr. Ebrahim Jafar Alahmed Vice President for Administration and Finance; and Mr. Mosallam Al Kathiri Vice President for Human Resources.
Other topics of discussion at the meeting included approval of high-level organizational charts an outlook of the 2015 budget an overview of strategic planning and a quality assurance update.
The Board reviewed the Spring 2015 enrollment graduate student recruitment data and reviewed new programs currently going through the approvals process. They also looked at conferences that the University is bidding to host in the next few years and received an update on the campus expansion.
While at Khalifa University His Highness had the opportunity to view projects that had been entered in the recent UAE Drones for Good Award. Khalifa University was the only UAE-based university to final in the international category with a fog dissipation drone. KU made the top five in the national category with a site inspection drone.
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His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court and Deputy Chairman of Khalifa University Board of Trustees chaired a Khalifa University Board of Trustees meeting at the University’s Abu Dhabi campus on February 15. During the meeting Trustees looked at upcoming events like the 2016 Graduation and discussed expanding the University’s future research strategy.
Members of the Board of Trustees in attendance were H.E. Engineer Hussain Al Hammadi H.E. Dr. Mugheer Al Khaili H.E. Mohammed Hassan Omran H.E Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi and H.E. Hussain Jasim Al Nowais as well as international members Dr Elias Zerhouni and Dr Maw Kuen Wu.
The event was also attended by Khalifa University’s senior management: Dr. Tod Laursen President: Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Executive Vice President; Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla Senior Vice President for Research and Development; Mr. Ebrahim Jafar Alahmed Vice President for Administration and Finance; and Mr. Mosallam Al Kathiri Vice President for Human Resources.
Other topics of discussion at the meeting included approval of high-level organizational charts an outlook of the 2015 budget an overview of strategic planning and a quality assurance update.
The Board reviewed the Spring 2015 enrollment graduate student recruitment data and reviewed new programs currently going through the approvals process. They also looked at conferences that the University is bidding to host in the next few years and received an update on the campus expansion.
While at Khalifa University His Highness had the opportunity to view projects that had been entered in the recent UAE Drones for Good Award. Khalifa University was the only UAE-based university to final in the international category with a fog dissipation drone. KU made the top five in the national category with a site inspection drone.
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