HBMeU Board of Governors urges ministries of higher education in Arab world to promote spread of e-learning concept

Demonstrating its commitment to academic excellence, the Board of Governors of Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU),a leader in the field of e-Learning and quality managementin the Arab World, recently held its first meeting for the academicyear 2012-2013. The agenda of the meeting included wide-ranging topics related to HBMeU’s vision, in addition to approving the minutes of the previous meeting.

HBMeU Board of Governors called for increasing the regional presence of the university, especially being the first e-university in the Arab World, as an embodiment of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of HBMeU, to foster a culture of e-learning. The guidelines issued by the HBMeU Board of Governors include the initiation of a comprehensive study on the Arab markets that will provide HBMeU an opportunity to enter these markets and promote its academic programs. The Board of Governors also recommended addressing ministries of higher education in the Arab countries,urging them to adopt the concept of e-learning, while considering HBMeU’s academic programs that are based on quality and excellence.

H.E. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police Chief and Chairman of the HBMeU Board of Governors, said: “We continuously aim to achieve the highest possible results at all levels and we hope to spread this culture in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, of opening a new era for education in the Arab World by focusing on the adoption of educational practices characterized by flexibility, quality and diversity. Success is a result of joint efforts and hard work to achieve goals and aspirations. Further,the guidelines issued by the Board of Governors at the recent meeting are a testament to HBMeU’s vision that is based on the importance of the concept of e-learning and distance learning. HBMeU is the university of the future, and it is keen on underlining its role as a catalyst for shaping the future of learning, and professional and human development.”

H.E. Dahi Khalfan Tamim revealed that HBMeU’s pioneering status that was achieved through several accomplishments, gives the university an incentive to achieve more success by increasing awareness about the importance of e-Learning and its role in establishing a new paradigm, and a culture that emphasizes the importance of self-leadership among future generations, both in the UAE and the Arab World.

During the meeting, a report on the steps taken by the university was presented as per the directions of the Board of Governors issued at the previous meeting, which stressed on promoting the university in the Arab World.

HBMeU is the first e-learning institute in the Arab World that was established with the vision to develop a new learning process through the implementation of learning practices characterised by flexibility, quality and diversity to strengthen self-leadership among learners and prepare them socially and academically for a future career through integration in the job market. HBMeU’s philosophy is based on vital methods that have been developed through extensive research and development by specialists from all over the world. These methods include offering high quality programs, supporting the pursuit of lifelong learning, promoting the freedom of information, reinforcing the culture of excellence and innovation and providing education for everyone in line with the highest standards of comprehensiveness and credibility. The university, which is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, seeks to constantly identify knowledge needs, support research and development programs and create an outstanding environment for e-learning