Abu-Ghazaleh Meets Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University Chancellor, Discusses Cooperation
24-Mar-2013
Special to TAG Educa Ne
DUBAI - HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, President of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGIUNI), the Smart University in the Cloud, met with HE Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, the Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU), one of the first movers in e-learning in the Arab world and the first accredited e-learning academic institution by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The meeting was attended by Prof. Nabil Baydoun, Assistant Chancellor for Learners and Enterprise Development, Dr. Raed Awdeh, Assistant Chancellor, Knowledge and Technology Development, Ms. Serine Nabil El Solhat, Assistant Chancellor for International Cooperation and Ms. Gihan Tawfik, Business Development & Media Manager- the UAE.
During the meeting, HE Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh highly commended the University’s trend to provide e-learning using the latest ICT techniques that can provide high-class education to learners everywhere.
He also shared the latest development by TAGIUNI where students representing various backgrounds from 20 countries joined programs provided by TAGIUNI partners including Thunderbird School of Global Management, Canisius College, Marconi University, Bowling Green State University, the British Council, the International Training and Development Group, Open Thinking, inlingua Cheltenham, Genashtim Innovative Learning, Walden University, University of Liverpool and Pearson-Edexcel in addition to others.
From his side, Dr. Al Awar gave a detailed overview on the establishment of the university where it was crafted and inspired by the strategic directions of the government of Dubai, as a response to the hopes and aspirations of people who needed modern education. He stressed that e-learning is futuristic and can have a big impact on the socio-economic development of the Arab world especially that it can play a catalytic role in alleviating illiteracy.