10th Ann. of the establishment of the U.A.E. University

United Arab Emirates23 June 1987Draft

Since December 1971. the establishment of a national university was just a dream of our officials to become a place of knowledge and education specially to United Arab Emirates and Gulf Area and to Arab Islamic world in common The dream became a reality and the University was established on a foundation based on the principles and giving of educational needs as a result of a progressive educational system and the increase of numbers of students who completed their secondary education from one hand and as a result of the social progress in the other hand So, the University opened at the beginning of the academic year of 1397/ 1398 (H) equivalent to 1977/1978 as the first lay of higher education in the country achieving the needs of the society and state In preparing and training the nationals in different fields and speciality AL AIN town has been chosen as the location of the University because of its natural and human capabilities that suits the environment of the University life atmosphere and also for its modern and continuous growth, its perfect and wonderful design and its Location in the centre of the main towns of the country.