University of Sharjah

The University of Sharjah was founded in October 1997 by Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, a member of the supreme council of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Sharjah. The university was established as a result of Sheikh Sultan's vision of a distinctive institution in the emirate of Sharjah, based upon Islamic architecture and history and in order to meet the demand of the surrounding society, in particular of the UAE and the Middle East.

The Kalba campus, which had 100 million AED for construction expenditure, was inaugurated on February 28, 2011, in the city of Kalba by the president. Of the 100 million AED, 90 million went towards academic, scientific and administrative buildings and 10 million was spent on the outside campus and the surrounding area.{{cite web|url=http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/about/news-center/Pages/news-details.aspx?mcid=24|title=H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan Inaugurates UOS campus in Kalba|publisher=University of Sharjah|access-date=September 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502202731/http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/about/news-center/Pages/news-details.aspx?mcid=24|archive-date=May 2, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

The Dhaid campus, which cost 60 million AED for construction expenditure, was inaugurated on December 17, 2015, by the president. It has 18 classrooms, four lecture rooms and 12 laboratories.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105033923/https://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Campuses/Al_Thaid/Pages/default.aspx | url=https://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Campuses/Al_Thaid/Pages/default.aspx |title=AL Dhaid |website=University of Sharjah |access-date=Dec 6, 2024 |archive-date=Nov 5, 2015}}

As part of the Medical & Health Sciences campus, the University Teaching Hospital and the University Teaching Dentistry Hospital were also inaugurated on June 11, 2011, by the president.{{cite web|url=http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/about/news-center/Pages/news-details.aspx?mcid=24|title=Dr. Sultan Inaugurates University Hospital and University Dental Hospital at UOS|publisher=University of Sharjah|access-date=September 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502202731/http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/about/news-center/Pages/news-details.aspx?mcid=24|archive-date=May 2, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

The Stock Market for Training virtual monitor was commenced on October 1, 2012. The monitor was set up by the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority. The virtual monitor was made in a similar fashion to the Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange virtual monitor's.{{cite web|url=http://www.esca.ae/ARABIC/Secured/Publications/InMonthReview/Issue4/sca%20ENG.pdf|title=HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan Al-Qasimi inaugurates "Stock Market Virtual Screen" project at UoS|publisher=Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority|access-date=August 13, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The training stock market simulator was commenced on September 25, 2013, as part of a MoU between the university and ESCA.{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/sharjah-ruler-inaugurates-market-simulator-in-university-1.1235446|title=Sharjah Ruler inaugurates market simulator in university|work=Gulf News |date=25 September 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013}}

On 24 March 2012, the three-floored library on the woman's campus was opened followed by opening a men's library in the Men's campus in the next year. Each library has been constructed on an area of more than 10,000 square meters and has the capacity to hold up to a million books. The inauguration of the library increased the total number of the university's libraries up to nine libraries.{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/sultan-inaugurates-new-library-in-sharjah-1.1162207|title=RSultan inaugurates new library in Sharjah|work=Gulf News |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=August 13, 2013}}

In December 2021, the ruler of Sharjah appointed Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi as President of the University of Sharjah.{{Cite web|date=6 December 2021|title=Sharjah Ruler appoints Sultan bin Ahmed as President of UoS|url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303000065|website=Emirates News Agency}}

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There are two student centers around University city campus which are designed to house dean of student affairs office, student unions offices, offices for student clubs and societies, a fine arts room, a bookstore, branches for the Sharjah Cooperative Society and Sharjah Islamic Bank, and a number of small convenience commercial shops. Other services available in the student center include, barbershops, and various restaurants and coffee shops.{{cite web|url=http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/life-on-campus/campus-facilities/Pages/default.aspx|title=Campus Facilities|publisher=University of Sharjah|access-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925015838/http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/life-on-campus/campus-facilities/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=September 25, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

The University of Sharjah has two separate dormitories on University City campus which are under the supervision of the dormitory supervisors. The dormitory supervisors are required to prepare the annual plan for the dorms, draft reports with statistics, advertise and publish handouts, receive new students at the beginning of each semester, provide guidance to students, acquaint students with the dorm rules, regulations and other responsibilities, and are responsible to give their full attention to any students requiring medical attention. The Deanship of students affairs is responsible for organizing entertainment, sports events and weekly outings for all students living in the dorms.

The university offers students the choice from one, two and three-bedroom dorm rooms. Dorms are provided with clinics, study halls, computer labs, laundry facilities, garden areas, TV rooms, reception halls, and other areas for recreational activities.

Transportation in the university is provided by a private transportation company that provides buses for students around various destinations in the emirate of Sharjah and around the United Arab Emirates. Students living in the dorms are provided with free bus transportation to the Medical and Health Sciences campus and to Fine Arts and Design campus.Note that the transportation system is disjoined between males and females. Female buses are available every 30 minutes, while male buses are available every hour. This is due to the increased number of female students enrolled in the mentioned campuses compared to their male counterpart. There is also free transportation from Sharjah and Al Dhaid to the university and vice versa. Recently, starting from Fall 2018/2019 semester they made transportation facilities even more easy for the inside campus delivering students between the buildings with specific times, drivers, and pickup location.to make students life easier all colleges are link together via air conditioned corridor.

The University of Sharjah offers the largest number of accredited programs in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/academics/accreditations/Pages/default.aspx|title=Accreditation|publisher=University of Sharjah|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515131418/http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/academics/accreditations/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead}} The university currently offers a total of 111 academic degree programs including 56 bachelor's degrees, 38 master's degrees, 15 PhD degrees, 2 diploma degrees. The university is fully licensed and all its programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.caa.ae/caa/DesktopModules/InstProfilesData.aspx?inst_no=23|title=Institution Information|publisher=Commission For Academic Accreditation|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812144717/https://www.caa.ae/caa/DesktopModules/InstProfilesData.aspx?inst_no=23|url-status=dead}}

All Engineering Programs are accredited by ABET

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree • Bachelor of Science in IT and Multimedia degree • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics • Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology

are accredited internationally by ABET(Applied Science branch)

All Communication programs accredited by ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication)

All College of Business Administration Programs are accredited by AACSB (International Accredilation).

Additionally, the Sharjah Surgical Institute (SSI), which is located in the Medical and Health Sciences campus and offers training program for surgeons from the region, was established with the cooperation of international partners, including Johnson and Johnson and [http://www.olympusamerica.com/msg_section/index.asp/ Olympus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001010757/http://olympusamerica.com/msg_section/index.asp |date=2012-10-01 }}. The Clinical Training Center (CTC) is accredited as a medical training and testing center by the: Royal College of Surgeons of England, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), [http://www.eaes.eu/ European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)], American Heart Association, and the Ministry of Health in United Arab Emirates.

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| QS_W = =434 | QS_W_year = 2025| QS_W_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/alexandria-university|title=QS World University Rankings: University of Sharjah|date=29 June 2023|website=Top Universities|access-date=29 June 2023}}

| THE_W = 301–350 |THE_W_year = 2025| THE_W_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/alexandria-university|title=University of Sharjah|date=28 September 2023|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=28 September 2023}}

| USNWR_W = =261 | USNWR_W_year = 2024 | USNWR_W_ref ={{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/alexandria-university-509708|title=University of Sharjah|author=U.S. News|access-date=27 February 2024}}

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In 2021 UoS was ranked 658 in THE world ranking, climbing 100 positions from the 2020 ranking. UoS has secured its position among the top 201-250 in THE Young world universities as well as in THE Asian universities ranking. With these achievements UoS is ranked the third best university in UAE.

In THE Subjects rankings, UoS has achieved the best ranking in Clinical and Health to be among the top 10 Arab universities, second in UAE, and 251-300 globally. UoS has achieved the first place in the country in Computer Sciences, and 401-500 globally. In Engineering and Technology as well as Business and Economics, UoS was ranked 401-500 globally and the second and the third, respectively in the country. In Physical Sciences, UoS was ranked 501-600 globally and the second in the country.

As of spring semester, 2020-2021 the university had an enrollment of 16,188 students: 14,277 undergraduate students and 1911 academic degree-seeking graduate students.{{failed verification|date=March 2019}} Of all students, (36.0 percent) are Emirati nationals, (43.0 percent) are other Arabs, (11 percent) are GCC members, and (10 percent) are international students.{{failed verification|date=March 2019}}

As all research-led institutions around the world, the University of Sharjah (UOS) is totally committed to the advancement, discovery and support of high-quality research that addresses the major challenges of our times.

Following The research institutes, departments and units are:

• The Research Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (RIMHS)
• The Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering (RISE)
• The Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (RIHSS)
• The College of graduate studies
• The Research Funding Department
• The Scientific Publishing Unit
• The Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
• The Research Outreach Department

Nine centers of excellence in research are added to the institutes which are devoted to various projects and fields to meet the needs of the local community.

Medical education was introduced at the university with the rationale that the main “raison d’être” for a university is education in a broad sense and is a main focal point in the curriculum of the college of medicine. Medical education research utilizes the concept of Evidence-based medicine and translates the research into best available evidence in medical education.{{cite web|title=Medical Research|url=http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/academics/colleges/medicine/depts/MR/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110210057/http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/academics/colleges/medicine/depts/MR/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=January 10, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2013|publisher=University of Sharjah|df=mdy-all}}

In 2013, three students in the college of engineering submitted a new development of smart waste containers that has formed a collaboration between University of Sharjah and Dubai Municipality.{{cite web |url=http://www.emaratalyoum.com/local-section/other/2013-01-19-1.542233|title=Three Students Develop a New Generation of Smart Waste Containers|work=Emarat Al Youm |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=January 31, 2013}}

The Sport Department regulates students participation in a variety of sports and other recreational activities in the University of Sharjah. The university is equipped with two separate sports centers designated one for males and the other for females, both of which are equipped with a swimming pool, sports hall, and gymnasium.

Some of the athletic activities organized by the Sport Department include swimming, volleyball, karate, shooting, aerobics, yoga, table tennis, chess, billiards, ground tennis, squash, football and basketball. The university awards students who excel in athletics grants and scholarships.{{cite web|url=http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/life-on-campus/athletics/Pages/default.aspx|title=Athletics & Health|publisher=University of Sharjah|access-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826094811/http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/life-on-campus/athletics/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=August 26, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

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• [http://www.udhs.ae/ Official UDHS website]

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