November 11th, 2014: Dr. Hakim Khaili, Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Dr. Kathy O'Sullivan, Executive Director of Student Affairs, have represented Canadian University Dubai at a strategic workshop on higher education held under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The workshop, held at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University in Dubai, was part of the Coordination Council for Higher Education and Scientific Research initiative to bring universities together to work on strategies to promote student retention in higher education institutions in the UAE.
The causes of dropout of students from Government or private higher education were discussed, taking into account the results of the recent survey conducted by a joint team of the Ministry of Higher Education and educational institutions. The workshop participants, drawn from a number of universities across the UAE, worked in different groups and took the opportunity to present their strategic recommendations to His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.