The Academic Accreditation Council conducts a field visit for programmatic accreditation of the Oral and Dental Medicine and Surgery program at the Emirates International University

University Media

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education and Scientific Research, Professor Hassan Al-Saadi, and as part of the procedures for obtaining programmatic accreditation, the Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council for Higher Education conducted a field visit for a team of external reviewers to the Emirates International University this morning, Saturday, Dhu al-Hijjah 4, 1446 AH, corresponding to May 31, 2025 AD. This visit is part of the programmatic accreditation procedures for the Oral and Dental Medicine and Surgery program.

The visit began with an official meeting chaired by Professor Abdulaziz Al-Shuaibi, Vice Chairman of the Council, and attended by Dr. Nasser Hadi Al-Mufri, President of the University; Dr. Fouad Ismail Hanash, Secretary General of the University; Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shami, Dean of the College of Dentistry; Dr. Sharaf Al-Hamdi, Dean of the Center for Development and Quality Assurance; Dr. Saleh Al-Dhaheri, Dean of the College of Medicine; and Dr. Sadiq Abdul-Mughni, Vice Dean of the College of Medicine, Dr. Malfi Al-Qamish, Quality Center, and a number of academic and administrative staff from the College of Dentistry were also present.

During the meeting, Dr. Al-Shuaibi emphasized that the visits of the external review team are in line with the requirements for programmatic accreditation. He noted that this visit aims to review evidence and testimonials, inspect facilities and equipment, and conduct the required interviews in accordance with the Programmatic Accreditation Procedures Guide. He emphasized the importance of this step in verifying the credibility of the evidence and its consistency with the real world. He wished success to the external review team, headed by Dr. Hussein Shuja'uddin, and including Dr. Abbas Al-Kabsi and Dr. Nazim Salam.

He also expressed his best wishes to the Council's team of experts, which includes Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Saafani, Director General of Evaluation, and Dr. Huda Al-Sanhani, Director General of Accreditation.

 Dr. Amira Al-Shaboti, Director General of Human Resources, and Mr. Fadl Al-Jowfi, the Council's Director of Finance, in addition to Engineer Mansour Al-Salwi and Engineer Ramzi Al-Sarhi, the media team.

In his speech during the meeting, University President Dr. Nasser Hadi Al-Mufri welcomed the review team, emphasizing the university's commitment to facilitating all required procedures and working in accordance with academic accreditation and approved standards. He also praised the Council's efforts in supporting and developing the quality of higher education.

The head of the external review team, Dr. Hussein Shuja'uddin, reviewed the field visit plan, which will be implemented over three days. He explained that the academic standards have been distributed over specific time periods to ensure comprehensiveness and accuracy of the evaluation.

The field team began its work by conducting a number of meetings with representatives of academic standards, followed by a field visit that included laboratories, clinics, classrooms, the library, the Student Affairs Department, and the control room to verify the infrastructure and educational facilities.

 It is worth noting that the review team will continue its work over the next two days until all phases of the field visit plan are completed.

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