The fourth and final Open Lecture of the Al-Maktoum College’s Spring Programme series will be delivered by Dr Martin Whittingham, Director of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies in Oxford.
His lecture – Muslim-Christian Relations in Britain: Where next, and Why does it Matter? – takes place on Thursday, May 17 at 6 p.m.
Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 11:00 am.The Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education is hosting its first Postgraduate Conference on the Study of Islam and Muslims this month.
The two-day event – on May 24 and 25 – will allow students to engage in a cross-disciplinary exploration of topics related to the Study of Islam and Muslims.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 at 5:21 pm.The latest in this year’s popular series of Al-Maktoum College Open Lectures will be delivered by Mehri Niknam, MA and MBE, the founder and Executive Director of the Joseph Interfaith Foundation, a national joint Muslim-Jewish inter faith organisation that was founded in 2006.
Her lecture – on Thursday, April 26, starting at 6 p.m – is titled: “Muslim-Jewish Interfaith Dialogue: Do We Need It?”
Monday, April 23rd, 2012 at 1:46 pm.Dundee United Sports Club under-15 girls are turning up for this season’s matches in new tracksuits and kitbags following a £500 donation from The Shaikh Hamdan Community Sponsorship Fund.
Friday, April 20th, 2012 at 1:22 pm.The Chairman of the Al-Maktoum College, HE Mr Mirza Al-Sayegh met Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond at Bute House in Edinburgh (Tuesday, March 14) to discuss the continuing relations between the UAE and Scotland.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at 11:43 am.The Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education held its Concluding Ceremony (Monday, March 12) for the 2012 Academic Training Programme in the Marryat Hall, Dundee.
The 37 female students from Zayed University, Higher Colleges of Technology (Dubai Women’s College,) Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates University, American University in Sharjah and the College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Dubai were presented with their certificates during the hour-long event.
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 at 11:44 am.The Al-Maktoum College is hosting its first public lecture of 2012 on Thursday, March 8, starting at 6 p.m.
The speaker for the evening is Professor Habib Ahmed, Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law and Finance in the School of Governance and International Affairs at Durham University, who will deliver an “Introduction to principles of Islamic Finance and its implication during financial crises.”
Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 5:44 pm.FIRST MINISTER MEETS UAE ATP STUDENTS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
First Minister Alex Salmond spoke about the ever-strengthening relationship between Scotland and the UAE when he met with students from the Al-Maktoum College in Edinburgh yesterday.
Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 11:43 am.The Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education has welcomed 37 female students – plus six chaperones – from the UAE to its month-long 2012 Academic Training Programme.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 at 4:58 pm.The Al-Maktoum College staged the 2011 Graduation Ceremony celebration (Thursday, November 17) with eleven students present to receive their awards.
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm.The Al-Maktoum College Patron HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum welcomed Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond in Dubai recently to discuss developing further the strong relationship that exists between the UAE and Scotland.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 4:09 pm.The Al-Maktoum College has lodged an application with Dundee City Council to build a mosque on land it owns near to the existing College building.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 11:39 am.The Al-Maktoum College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA.)
Thursday, September 8th, 2011 at 4:34 pm.The Al-Maktoum College is to be a venue for one of the quarter-finals of the 2011 World Schools’ Debating Championships now under way in Dundee.
Friday, August 19th, 2011 at 9:43 am.The Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education 2011 Summer School’s Scottish programme has now been completed.
The 55 female students from the UAE and Qatar who arrived in Scotland on June 23 are now continuing their UK visit with activities in Oxford and London.
Friday, July 15th, 2011 at 4:39 pm.The 56 students taking part in the Al-Maktoum College 2011 Summer School this week (Wednesday, June 29, 2011) visited Dundee City Council Chambers.
During their hour-long stay, the group learned about the history of the building in the heart of the city and were shown ceremonial regalia used on official occasions – the council mace and Lord Provost’s chain of office.
Friday, July 1st, 2011 at 4:34 pm.The Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education has welcomed 56 female students from the UAE and Qatar to its 2011 Summer School.
This is the biggest group to come to Scotland so far – and they are taking part in the 12th such educational programme since the first Summer School in 2003.
Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 6:10 pm.Dundee’s Al-Maktoum Institute today (June 1, 2011) has changed its name to the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education.
The name change is an important development for the Al-Maktoum College as it works towards its aim of achieving University College status by the year 2020.
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 at 10:52 am.This week (May 4) Professor Malory Nye, Principal of the Al-Maktoum Institute was asked to write for the Dundee Evening Telegraph as part of its coverage of the death of Osama bin Laden.
Friday, May 6th, 2011 at 9:11 am.The Al-Maktoum Institute this week (Wednesday, May 4) hosted a meeting of the Churches Agency for Inter- Faith Relations in Scotland (CAIRS.) for the first time.
CAIRS was set up in 1995 as part of the shared commitment of the Christian Churches to dialogue with the other faith communities with whom we live. Read More »
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at 8:58 am.
