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Between 7 December 2023 and 31 October 2023, the Commission requested a series of reports demonstrating compliance with its standards of accreditation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lederman |first=Doug |title=Zayed University Faces Loss of Middle States Accreditation |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/11/22/zayed-university-faces-loss-middle-states-accreditation |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> In June 2024, Zayed University provided the requested reports to the Commission.[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/07/08/back-brink-zayed-university-keeps-its-accreditation]
Between 7 December 2023 and 31 October 2023, the Commission requested a series of reports demonstrating compliance with its standards of accreditation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lederman |first=Doug |title=Zayed University Faces Loss of Middle States Accreditation |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/11/22/zayed-university-faces-loss-middle-states-accreditation |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> In June 2024, Zayed University provided the requested reports to the Commission.[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/07/08/back-brink-zayed-university-keeps-its-accreditation]


In the same month, the Commission reaffirmed the university's accreditation and confirmed that it remains compliant with all Middle States accreditation standards. The renewed accreditation will remain valid until the 2030/2031 academic year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zayed University |url=https://www.msche.org/institution/0833/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Middle States Commission on Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the same month, the Commission reaffirmed the university accreditation and confirmed that it remains compliant with all Middle States accreditation standards. The renewed accreditation will remain valid until the 2030/2031 academic year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zayed University |url=https://www.msche.org/institution/0833/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Middle States Commission on Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>


Through the [[Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation|Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation Continuous]] Improvement Commission (CAEP),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caepnet.org/news/caep-update-may-21-2014/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626212626/http://caepnet.org/news/caep-update-may-21-2014/|archive-date=2014-06-26|title=CAEP Update – May 21, 2014 &#124;|date=26 June 2014}}</ref> in 2013,{{Verify source|date=January 2024|reason=Unsubstantiated date.}} the College of Education received accreditation from the [[National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education]] for its B.S. Communication and Media Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zayed University |url=https://www.chea.org/zayed-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127012712/https://www.chea.org/zayed-university |archive-date=2024-01-27 |access-date=2024-01-26}}</ref>
Through the [[Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation|Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation Continuous]] Improvement Commission (CAEP),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caepnet.org/news/caep-update-may-21-2014/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626212626/http://caepnet.org/news/caep-update-may-21-2014/|archive-date=2014-06-26|title=CAEP Update – May 21, 2014 &#124;|date=26 June 2014}}</ref> in 2013,{{Verify source|date=January 2024|reason=Unsubstantiated date.}} the College of Education received accreditation from the [[National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education]] for its B.S. Communication and Media Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zayed University |url=https://www.chea.org/zayed-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127012712/https://www.chea.org/zayed-university |archive-date=2024-01-27 |access-date=2024-01-26}}</ref>

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For the university in Afghanistan, see Shaikh Zayed University.

Zayed University
جامعة زايد
Other name
ZU
MottoYour success is our legacy[citation needed]
Established1998; 26 years ago (1998)
PresidentShamma Al Mazrui
Students7,748 [1]
Location
Abu Dhabi and Dubai
,
UAE
CampusUrban
Websitewww.zu.ac.ae

Zayed University (ZU; Template:Lang-ar) is a public university established in 1998, it is located in the United Arab Emirates.[2] It is one of the famous three government-sponsored higher education institutions in the UAE. It is named after great Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[2]

History

In 1998, Zayed University was founded by the federal government of the United Arab Emirates.[2] The university only accepts female UAE nationals until 2008,[3] after the opening of its Sweihan campus in collaboration with the UAE Armed Forces.[4]

Accreditation

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[5]701–710 (2024)
THE World[6]401–500 (2024)

The Zayed University is accredited by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation[7] and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[8]

The university was featured in the QS World Rankings at 701–710 in 2024,[9] and was ranked 20 out of 180 in the 2022 QS World University Arab Rankings.[10]

In 2008, Zayed University received accreditation from the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[11] It received re-accreditation in 2013.[12]

Between 7 December 2023 and 31 October 2023, the Commission requested a series of reports demonstrating compliance with its standards of accreditation.[13] In June 2024, Zayed University provided the requested reports to the Commission.[1]

In the same month, the Commission reaffirmed the university accreditation and confirmed that it remains compliant with all Middle States accreditation standards. The renewed accreditation will remain valid until the 2030/2031 academic year.[14]

Through the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation Continuous Improvement Commission (CAEP),[15] in 2013,[verification needed] the College of Education received accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education for its B.S. Communication and Media Sciences.[16]

Colleges and academic programs

Zayed University offers seventeen undergraduate majors, ten undergraduate minors, and ten master's degrees.[17] Zayed University has eight colleges: the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, the College of Business, the College of Communication and Media Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Natural and Health Sciences, the College of Technological Innovation, and the College of Interdisciplinary Studies.[17]

Research

Zayed University supports faculty and student research through research training programs, fellowships, and grants.[18] In 2014, the university invested around 4.6 million AED in internal research funds.[18]

Grants and fellowships

  • Research Incentive Funds (RIF)[19]

This grant funds faculty research throughout one to two years and was designed to support and enhance the research culture at Zayed University.[19] Researchers receive grants that range from a maximum of 30,000AED for individual one-year projects to a maximum of 150,000AED for team grants.[19]

  • Research Clusters[20]

A new initiative was established in 2016 to encourage cross-discipline collaboration among faculty.[20] A maximum of 50,000 AED per project is allocated.[20]

Undergraduate research

The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program was launched in 2010 to encourage and support undergraduate student research.[21] The program provides students with faculty mentorship, workshops, and lectures over a two-and-a-half-year period[22] during their studies. Students are expected to produce original research that is submitted to international academic journals at the end of the program.[22]

Campuses

Abu Dhabi

File:ZU Abu Dhabi Campus.jpeg
Photo of the Abu Dhabi campus

In 2009,[23] Zayed University announced plans for the construction of a new campus in Abu Dhabi[24] to meet the needs of a growing student population in the capital city.[25] The campus was designed by German architect Hadi Teherani and was inspired by the desert environment in which it would be constructed.[23] The campus was completed and operational in 2011. The new campus is located in Zayed City in Abu Dhabi and covers an area of 77 Hectares with a total build area of 188,500 sqm.[26]

Dubai

Photo of the Dubai campus

The university's Dubai campus moved to its current location in Al Ruwayyah, near Academic City, Dubai in 2006. It was previously located at the northern end of the Abu Dhabi peninsula, on Delma Street.[27]

In November 2018, The Zayed University Food Court, situated in Academic City, Dubai, was designed and built.[28]


Academic performance

Management Office

In December 2010, the Federal National Council investigated the competency of the university's senior management. According to The National, Zayed University was reported to owe over Dh33 million in unpaid water and electricity bills.[29]

Also according to The National, three people held the position of provost between April and June 2011, with a total of seven provosts between 1998 and 2011.[30]

In 2012, the effectiveness of Zayed University's teacher education program was investigated. According to The National, none of the 110 teachers the university produced between 2010 and 2012 were employed by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) which allegedly claimed the university produced "lazy and poorly skilled graduates".[31]

Following Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Maitha Al Shamsi was instated as president in 2013.[32] Al Shamsi was followed by Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi, who was appointed president in 2014.[33] In July 2023, Shamma Al Mazrui, the UAE's Minister of Community Development, was appointed as the new chair of the board of trustees.[34][35] As well as existing concerns over academic integrity, transparency, and plagiarism at Zayed University, concerns have been raised about the weak academic credentials and lack of international experience among the new management.[36]

Controversies

The professor Matt J. Duffy expressed concern that his activities, including "writing for Gulf News, launching a student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and teaching objectively about the U.A.E.'s media law," may have led to his dismissal.[37] Despite claiming to follow Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its MSCHE Self-Study ("Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers"), the university refuses to comment on the case in public.[38]

Materials deemed to be offensive are removed from the university library or deposited in a locked holding space called Special Collections. Students must obtain faculty approval to access these materials, which include books on nursing, art, human sexuality, and books containing views critical of religion.[39] Librarians at Zayed University are instructed to consider censorship and culturally appropriate attitudes toward access and authority when teaching information literacy.[40]

References

  1. ^ "Zayed University". Top Universities. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "About the University". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "United Arab Emirates - Politics, Federation, Sovereignty | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Vision & Mission". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "QS World University Rankings: Zayed University". Top Universities. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Zayed University". Times Higher Education (THE). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Accreditation & Substantial Equivalency". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Zayed University achieves international accreditation". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Zayed University". Top Universities. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "QS Arab Region University Rankings 2022", QS World University Rankings.
  11. ^ "U.S. accreditors expand their activities overseas". Inside Higher Education. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Zayed University". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. ^ Lederman, Doug. "Zayed University Faces Loss of Middle States Accreditation". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Zayed University". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  15. ^ "CAEP Update – May 21, 2014 |". 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Zayed University". Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Zayed University Catalog 2019" (PDF).
  18. ^ a b "Facts and Figures". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Research Incentive Fund (RIF) Grants". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  20. ^ a b c "Research Clusters". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Research". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Sorry, the page you requested was not found". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Zayed campus offers a master's in design". The National. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Striking Abu Dhabi university campus has become an instant landmark". The National. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus nears completion". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Abu Dhabi - Madinat Zayed Campus". www.zu.ac.ae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Locations". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Zayed University". Horton Interiors. Horton. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  29. ^ Kareem Shaheen (21 December 2010). "Debt worry over federal universities". The National.
  30. ^ "Zayed University provost back at helm amid confusion". The National. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  31. ^ Melanie Swan (18 April 2012). "Zayed University seeks dean to lead it into the future". The National.
  32. ^ "Longtime Emirati Education Minister Moves Aside". Al Fanar. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  33. ^ "WAM 4 March 2014". Archive.is. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  34. ^ "Zayed University's Board of Trustees Holds Inaugural Meeting, Engages with Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni".
  35. ^ "Sheikh Mohammed approves restructuring of Zayed University's Board of Trustees".
  36. ^ "UAE higher education power shifts". Al-Fanar. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  37. ^ "American Professor Suddenly Fired from Zayed University". Insider Higher Ed. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  38. ^ "Why was I fired from Zayed U.?". The Chronicle for Higher Education. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  39. ^ "ZU Library Infoasis". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  40. ^ "Information Literacy in the Cosmic Order". 27 February 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

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