With the aim of enhancing academic and research cooperation in various fields and scientific disciplines, the University of Sharjah (UOS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University (KazNU). The MOU was signed on behalf of the UOS by its Chancellor, Prof. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, and by Prof. Zhanseit Kanseituly Tuimebayev, Chairman of the Board-Rector. The MoU stipulates the exchange of knowledge, the enactment of faculty and students’ mobility programs, and the development of joint training programs, lectures and postgraduate courses in Neurogenomics, Computational Neuroscience, physics and artificial intelligence applications in medicine.

Prof. Al Naimiy, stressed on the importance of this MoU to promote the exchange of academic research experiences between the two universities; he added that the UoS, with the support and guidance of His Highness, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and President of the UOS, became one of the leading universities in the Arab region that offers various academic programs in a wide range of disciplines that suits the needs of the labour market.

From his side, Prof. Tuimebayev, praised the academic achievements accomplished by the UOS at the local, regional and global levels during the past 25 years since its establishment, expressing his happiness over the signing of the MoU that will broaden cooperation between UOS and KazNU in various fields, as well as establishing new research and education tracks in the field of Neuroscience and AI.

The MoU signing was attended by Prof. Maamar Bettayeb, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, Prof. Qutayba Hamid, Vice Chancellor for Medical Colleges and Health Sciences and Dean of College of Medicine, Prof. Rifat Hamoudi, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Computational Medicine and Head of Bioinformatics Research and Functional Genomics Group, Dr. Tarek Merabtene, Director of the Office of International Relations and Prof. Almira Kustubayeva, Head of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, KazNU.