Academic Training Programme 2012 Starts at College
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.
Graduation Day Celebration
The Al-Maktoum College staged the 2011 Graduation Ceremony celebration (Thursday, November 17) with eleven students present to receive their awards.
College Patron Meets First Minister
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.
Building Approval Sought for College Mosque
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.
College Signs Latest MoU
The Al-Maktoum College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA.)
Host to 2011 World Schools’ Debating Championships
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.
Summer School 2011 Concluded in Dundee
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.
Summer School Visits Dundee City Chambers
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.
Summer School 2011 Under Way
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.
Al-Maktoum Principal Proud of New College Title for Dundee
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.
Institute Principal’s Opinion Article for Dundee Evening Newspaper
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.
Churches Agency for Inter-Faith Relations in Scotland Meeting
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.
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Open Lecture – Jews and Muslims in the Middle East
Leading Jewish Academic, Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok will deliver the third Open Lecture to be held at the Al-Maktoum Institute.
Currently visiting Professor at St Mary’s University College in London and Honorary Professor at the University of Aberystwyth, the theme of his talk will be “Jews and Muslims in the Middle East.”
Professor Cohn-Sherbok’s lecture – on Tuesday, May 31 at 6 p.m. – will outline the fact that for thousands of years Jews have longed to return to their ancient homeland and that their bloodstained history has increased their desperation and determination to return from exile.
Community Sponsorship Fund
The Shaikh Hamdan Community Sponsorship Fund has now donated a total of £35,090 in support of a range of community groups, mainly in the Dundee area.
In all, 22 organisations have benefited so far from the special fund, set up by the Al-Maktoum Institute in February 2009.
Institute Principal’s Overseas Visit
The Principal of the Al-Maktoum Institute, Professor Malory Nye sets off today (Wednesday, March 16) on a two-week programme involving visits to four countries.
First stop is Malaysia where he will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute and the International Islamic University of Malaysia. This will be the second such MoU in Malaysia, the first being with the University of Malaya.
Institute Approved for Highly Trusted Sponsor Status
The Al-Maktoum Institute’s application to be a Highly Trusted Sponsor with the UK Border Agency has been approved.
The Agency, an executive agency of the Home Office, is responsible for securing the border and controlling migration for the benefit of the UK.
ATP Students Meet Institute Patron
The 50-strong group of female students from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar – who completed the Al-Maktoum Institute’s 2011 Academic Training Programme (ATP) in February – are due to meet the Institute’s Patron and Sponsor, HH Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates, today (Tuesday, March 1.)
ATP Visit to University of Aberdeen
The Institute’s Academic Training Programme (ATP) students from the UAE and Qatar leave Dundee today (Wednesday, February 16) for a two-day visit to the University of Aberdeen.
ATP Visit Oxford and London
The 50 female students from the UAE and Qatar on the Al-Maktoum Institute’s 2011 Academic Training Programme (ATP) in Multiculturalism and Leadership arrived in Oxford today (Monday, February 7.)
They will spend two days at Ripon College Cuddesdon as guests of its Principal, Professor Martyn Percy – the first time an ATP or Institute Summer School programme has involved travelling to England.
ATP Visit Scottish Parliament
The 50 female students from the UAE and Qatar on the Al-Maktoum Institute’s 2011 Academic Training Programme (ATP) in Multiculturalism and Leadership visited the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh today (Thursday, February 3.)
