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Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global and Ajman University Sign MoU

09-Apr-2019

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global and Ajman University Sign MoU

Special to TAG Educa News Agency 

AJMAN- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), the global organization for professional services and education and Ajman University signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to strengthen cooperation, exchange information and organize events and activities with special focus on innovation.

According to the MoU, the two parties will exchange experience in the areas of creativity and innovation to achieve the joint strategic goals through the implementation of workshops and specialized courses in the field of innovation to enhance knowledge, and exchange and apply creative ideas among university students and TAG.Global staff worldwide.

HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of TAG.Global said that this is a positive move that will take innovation to another higher level: "We are pleased to sign the MoU with one of the best universities in the region especially that we both have the same goals and the same aspiration."

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh stressed that TAG.Global with its 110+ offices around the world and its unique educational entities will be involved in the MoU.

"There is an urgent need to guide students towards the so-called industry of knowledge, creativity and innovation from early stages and transition from education to the learning stage and that is why we have established Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for Innovation (TAGUCI) designed to produce ICT innovators where students and in order to graduate they must produce a unique innovation," he said. 

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh, an avid knowledge advocate focused during his speech at Harvard University in 2018 on the future of knowledge, methods for creating learning societies and knowledge economies and how we are able to contribute positively to this sector through a complete transformation into a knowledge society.

The MoU was signed by Ajman University Chancellor Karim Seghir, Ph.D. and Mr. Ali Hassan Shalabi, executive director of TAG.Global Sharjah and Ajman offices. 

Chancellor Seghir said: "The MoU signing with TAG.Global comes in line with the University strategy to create strong and unique relations with public and private sector institutions," pointing out that the cooperation between the two institutions will be in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve common goals at the local and global levels. 

Chancellor Seghir stressed that cooperation will also include the field of Intellectual Property Rights and patents in cooperation with Ajman University Center for Innovation in addition to exchange of expertise in preparing and operating innovation labs based on international standards. 

Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property, the leading Intellectual Property company in the world which has completed more than 500,000 trademark registrations worldwide will play a big role in the MoU activation and according to Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh "innovation thrives on Intellectual Property protection." 

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh’s vision to establish world-class education as a human right for all people and his commitment to this vision led him to create the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAG-UNI), a virtual gateway to the world’s best education, promoting global citizenship and individual responsibility.

He also founded the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business (TAGSB), which represents a partnership between the private and public sectors and in Bahrain, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College of Business.

At the end of the ceremony, Chancellor Seghir presented Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh with an Honorary Shield.