When an official with the size of the Supreme President of the UAE University refuses to respond to the press’s questions about the “development” he seeks to implement at the university, this is strange and perplexing, and when the refusal is charged with anger and emotion from the contact, but asking the journalist not to publish any word, not to contact him directly, and return To the university administration, the surprise here jumps to denounce this behavior from someone who is supposed to represent the highest executive authority in an important educational and educational edifice!
We have nothing to do with what is being raised on Twitter, and the press is not interested in discussing everything that is raised there, but without a doubt, it is concerned with knowing the truth of what is happening in an important and ancient university, she is the mother of universities in the Emirates without dispute, and the press is concerned with the dissemination and clarification of information That has caused concern for many parents, students and academics alike, but this is the role of journalism that is legally imposed on it, as it is concerned with following up on everything that matters to all members of society, so it is to escape from the press, or exalt it, and whoever works in it, and try to interfere In her work by practicing the role of a watchdog with knowledge of what is being published and what is not published, is my command For only one order, that is in charge, or that body, has published what it fears his appearance and public opinion, and has nothing to hide from serious errors arise may lead to serious consequences!
No one in the entire Emirates is against development, and no one rejects it, but it is a vital continuing requirement, and whoever does not develop will undoubtedly be extinct, but there is a big difference between development and change, and it is evident that every development includes change, but not every change is considered development. In fact, the matter may be the opposite sometimes, so the change becomes complicated, and steps are taken back, especially if the goal is only abstract change without an urgent need, and worse when it is associated with the entry of those who do not have the development qualifications to develop development plans, and more frankly when entering private consulting firms To lead this change, here we doubt its potential for success, not because it is Is not only effective, but because past experience has taught us so strongly!
Away from "Twitter" again, and away from the strange and reprehensible position of the university president regarding the press, and very briefly, the problem at the Emirates University began to form a "transformation" committee, working to completely restructure and change it, and this is a good thing that is indisputable, but the problem She was in choosing the elements of this committee, as, according to most of the university community, she is not qualified to manage a large program such as the transformation of the Emirates University, as the committee consists of large members of foreigners, and is chaired by a delegate from outside the university, and even citizens who are members of the committee have very simple experience, while Academic experiences have been marginalized very clearly, especially Dr. faculty members are citizens, and therefore this committee used an external company to manage the transformation process, and it is strange that this company itself ran a similar project in another academic body, and its results were unsuccessful!
In addition, the study of raising the conditions for admission to the university is being studied, noting that it was raised last year to 80%, which caused the number of students admitted to the university to be reduced by citizens in very large proportions, because the number of students admitted decreased by almost half, compared to the year that Previously, what would the university expect if the conditions were raised again? Has anyone thought about the number of students who will not be able to attend university? Where will they go? And where will they study ?!
Emirates University is a vital and important educational edifice, and it is ranked among the top 500 universities in the world, and we do not need to remind those who want to change them completely, in the names of their graduates, they are briefly senior officials in the state now, does this mean that its educational system was bad ?!
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