50% discount for masters and bachelor students holding “Sanad”

Sanad is a bank card issued by SSSD in cooperation with Sharjah Islamic Bank, enabling all of its members who are eligible for social security, to obtain benefits and discounts provided by contributing companies and institutions”.

Eligible members fall under 15 and 5 groups, entitled to “Financial Support”, “Health care,” “women’s support,” and “childhood care support,” and “supporting people with special social circumstances”.
According to the agreement, Horizon University College grants to Sanad card holders who are social security beneficiaries, a 35-50% discount to those wishing to study a bachelor’s degree; and 15-50% to those wishing to study a master’s degree in the College of Business Administration and the College of Computer Sciences.

 Launched in 2017, Sanad card aims to help SSSD beneficiaries to have a decent life.

The agreement was signed by Hessa Al Hammadi, Director of the Community Cohesion Department in SSSD, and Dr. Deepak Karla, Vice President of Horizon University College, representing Horizon University College. SSSD is keen to increase the number of contributing entities, based on the signing agreements between the department and partners from government agencies and private institutions, to give beneficiaries services, access to different options, benefits and discounts on the services, products and facilities provided.

 “Sanad” is a bank card issued in cooperation with Sharjah Islamic Bank, which enables members of SSSD who are eligible for social security to obtain monthly social assistance. It also allows them to obtain benefits and discounts provided by joint-stock companies and can be used by the families of their beneficiaries or their representatives, especially since card holders may be elderly, children, disabled, and other groups who are exposed to difficult social circumstances.