Social media witnessed a wide debate over the past week about the text messaging service applied by Zayed University to inform the students of the timing of their entry and exit from the university, where opinions were divided between supporters of the service as a kind of reassurance families on their daughters, and another described as exaggerated care, while The University confirmed that the service is optional and has been in place for years.
In detail, female students at the university, who asked not to be named, stated that the service of the letters of the parents depends on sending the timing of the students entering and leaving the university, according to the fingerprint of entry and exit registered by the students to prove attendance, pointing out that some students consider this service a decrease of their value , And distrust of the girl community.
Most students consider this service a routine measure that reassures families of their daughters.
Opinions on the social networking site "Twitter" on the text messaging service to inform the students of the timing of the entry and exit of their daughters differed between supporters and exhibitors, where supporters stressed that its goal is to preserve girls, pointing out that the goal of the university is not guardianship, but to ensure the safety of students And reassure their families.
Supporters stressed that the students' families participate in the service to reassure their daughters, not for the purpose of monitoring or distrust of them, pointing out that each university examines the regulations and services provided by the application, and it is certain that the university when the introduction of this service found a community importance and necessity, in addition to that it Help protect girls from bad girlfriends. On the other hand, opponents of the service confirmed that the university student project employee, wife and mother, and that the discreditation of her hurt a lot, pointing out that this service has a kind of abuse of the girl.
They pointed out that the university student is able to protect herself and manage her life without censoring her movements.It depends on the correct religious and moral upbringing, without which these messages will not benefit anything, pointing to the need for university services to take into account the psychological dimension of students.
For his part, the President of Zayed University, Dr. Riad Al Muhaidib, told «Emirates Today», the system of letters of attendance and leave of students is optional and not compulsory, where the university allows the freedom to register in this service, if parents want to follow their children to enter and exit the university, He pointed out that this service is not new, and has been in place for years, and families accept to subscribe to it.
He continued: «During the introductory week at the university, parents of students are introduced to all services, including the service of attendance and leave messages, and those who wish to leave the number to receive messages», stressing that the service is normal, and some gave the subject larger than its size, and the basic purpose of the service.
A questionnaire
The President of Zayed University, Dr. Riyadh Al-Muhaidib, said that the heated debate about the text messaging service applied by the university to inform the students of the time of their entry and exit from the university, on social networking sites, led to the University recently conducted a questionnaire on its site to take the opinion of parents in this service, and what If they have observations on them, indicating that the questionnaire was open, and participated by parents of students and others from outside the university.