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Issue No 48, August 2007 |
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Law issued setting up Emirates College for Educational Development in Abu Dhabi
The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, a law instituting the Emirates College for Educational Development, to be based in Abu Dhabi.
The law provides among other things as follows:
The college will be an autonomous body enjoying full administrative and financial independence. It will have a right to open branches in different parts of the UAE based on recommendations from the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
The aims of the college shall be to bring academic excellence to the educational institutions by way of offering high quality training programs and certificate courses for teachers and heads of educational institutions in the UAE, other Gulf countries and the Middle East.
The college will provide courses and certificates ranging from undergraduate to doctorate level.
The college shall be administered by a six-member board of trustees. The tenure of the board shall be three years, renewable for a similar period. It will have a chairman and a will hold periodic meetings. The decisions will be taken by voting and the sub-committees will be formed from among the trustees as per recommendations from the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
The board of trustees will be responsible, among other things, for formulating the general policy of the college, evolving syllabi for various programs, evaluating achievements of students and issuing certificates, issuing administrative by-laws, endorsing financial plans and appointing teaching and non- teaching staff.
The college will have an annual budget, to be approved by the board of trustees. |
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