Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, approved 1,600 scholarships for undergraduate students in the University of Sharjah (UOS) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) for the academic year 2023/2024.

Sheikh Sultan has also approved 305 scholarships for students at the University of Khorfakkan (UOKH), including 70 students from the city of Kalba, who will be transferred with scholarships to the University of Kalba (UOK), according to study requirements, and 100 scholarships for students at the University of Kalba (UOK), and the door is still open to receive applications.

This includes various programmes offered in all four universities.

Sheikh Sultan’s directives were announced during the “Direct Line” radio programme on Sharjah Radio and Television.

In June, Sheikh Sultan has approved the first batch of 264 scholarships for postgraduate students at the University of Sharjah.

These scholarships are awarded to citizens and children of Emirati women in the emirate of Sharjah for the academic year 2023-2024.

206 students are enrolled in the Master’s programme, and 58 students have been admitted into the Doctorate programme. All of these students have met the criteria for qualifying for the scholarships that the University of Sharjah is offering for the coming academic year. These scholarships cover a range of educational degrees and scientific fields.

On the other hand, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, has issued Administrative Decision No. (17) of 2023, forming the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club Board of Directors.

The decision stipulated that the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club be formed under the chairmanship of Sheikh Khalid Bin Humaid Bin Saqr Al Qasimi.

The board will also comprise Abdullah Murad Issa Abdullah Hussein; Ali Saeed Hamad Al Jallaf Al-Shuwaihi; Omar Noman Mohammed Zaman Al Ali; Imran Abdullah Imran Humaid Al Nuaimi; and Wahib Jaafar Mohammed Abdullah Al Zarouni.

The board shall assign administrative positions to its members at its first meeting, as well as elect a Vice Chairman by consensus or direct secret ballot. The membership term shall be four years, renewable for a similar period or periods starting from the date of issuance of the decision, and the board shall continue performing its duties after the end of its term until a new board is formed or the current Board’s membership is renewed.

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