HBMeU, Beit Al Khair Society sign strategic partnership to serve communities in UAE

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU), a leader in the field of e-Learning and quality management in the Arab World, has announced that it has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Beit Al Khair Society, the authority that provides humanitarian services to people in need. The new agreement is in line with the efforts of both parties to strengthen cooperation and community partnership to achieve common goals and serve all segments of the UAE society, particularly students and scholars.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Ibrahim Bin Abdulrahman, Vice Chancellor of HBMeU, and Abdeen Taher Al-Awadi, Director General of Beit Al Khair Society, in the presence of Prof. Nabil Baydoun, Learners & Enterprise Development, Assistant Chancellor; and other employees from HBMeU; Ali Saleh Saeed, Head of Public Relations in the Office of the Director General of Beit Al Khair Society, and other employees of the Society.

Under the strategic partnership, HBMeU will provide high-quality training to managers and employees of Beit Al Khair Society in the administrative, scientific and research fields, and offer resources through HBMeU’s publishing house, particularly specialized publications in the field of Total Quality in both Arabic and English. The Society officials and employees will be invited to seminars and annual conferences organized by the university in the UAE that will discuss the most recent developments and best practices in the field of excellence and quality management. Both sides also agreed to study the possibility of providing financial aid to students with special needs as well as other humanitarian programs and establish a special scholarship fund, which reaffirms their commitment to continue to cooperate through periodic meetings, launching of new initiatives and sharing of publications and reports.

Dr. Ibrahim Bin Abdulrahman expressed his pleasure to sign the MoU with Beit Al Khair Society, emphasizing the importance of cooperation in realising their shared vision of serving the community by promoting innovation, establishing a culture of quality and helping students achieve the highest level of academic and personal success. He also underlined the university's commitment to use all available means and resources to promote excellence in the society and achieve the highest standards in total quality, enhancing HBMeU’s position as a leading provider of humanitarian and social services for all community groups.

“In line with our strategic partnership, we are committed to allocate specific areas at the university campus where we will to place donation boxes in support of humanitarian and charitable activities of Beit Al Khair. We will focus our efforts on the Scholarship Fund initiative to help needy students pursue their university studies and thus draw positive changes in the society. We are doing all this in accordance with our vision to provide education to all under the highest standards of efficiency and credibility, and as part of the vision of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of HBMeU,” he added.

Abdeen Al-Awadhi lauded the role of HBMeU as the first educational institution specialized in providing e-learning academic programmes on total quality management (TQM) in the Arab World, saying, “Our new partnership with the university is a vital thrust towards developing human resources, especially in the field of total quality management, through humanitarian and charitable activities. We are confident that this cooperation will enable more students to carry on with their university studies and effectively contribute to the continued development of the UAE, under the wise leadership of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and his brother H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.”

HBMeU is the first virtual university in the Arab World that was established with the vision to develop a new learning process through the implementation of teaching practices characterised by flexibility, quality and diversity to strengthen self-leadership among students 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 seeks to constantly identify knowledge needs, support research and development programs and create an outstanding environment for e-learning.