Sharjah Ruler issues Decree-Law on University of Khorfakkan

The Decree-Law stipulated that the university be a non-profit Arab academic academic institution, with legal personality and capacity necessary to achieve its goals, University of Khorfakkan shall be have financial and administrative independence and be owned by the government. The main headquarters of the university will be in Khorfakkan, and it is permissible, by a decision of the president, to establish branches for it inside or outside the Emirate.

The university aims to form a human scientific personality based on Islamic values, Arab originality and scientific development, achieving balanced growth in the personality of students studying at the university, and preparing theoretically trained human competencies.

The university also seeks to sponsor and encourage scientific research with the aim of achieving scientific development, in addition to offering and developing higher education programmes, strengthening cultural and scientific ties with other universities, higher education institutes and Arab and foreign scientific bodies, forming partnerships with government and private agencies, and responding to and interacting with the needs of society.

According to the Decree-Law, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah shall be the President of the University and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and he may authorize other members of the Council in all or some of his powers in the Council, provided that the administration of the University, each in his field of competence, in accordance with the provisions of the Decree-Law and its Executive Regulations:
1. Board of Trustees.
2. University Director.
3. Deans Council

The Decree-law stipulated that the university would consist of colleges, institutes, research, education and training centers, and scientific institutions determined by decisions issued by the University president based on the proposal of the director and the approval of the council. The university, in all its faculties, institutes, centers and academic, administrative, financial and societal departments, is subject in all its affairs to the laws and legislation in force in the country.

According to the Decree-law, teaching at Khorfakkan University will be in both Arabic and English, according to the nature of the approved study programmes, the council may approve some other languages for teaching or training at the university if the nature of some of the approved study programmes so requires.

In accordance to Decree-law, the University of Sharjah is mandated to take academic, administrative and financial measures to enable University of Khorfakkan to fully operate during a transitional period not exceeding three years from the date of issuance of this Decree-law.

The decree-law included various legal and organisational items for the university, such as financial resources, the general budget, final provisions, and others.