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Graduation First for Celebrating
UK University’s RAK Campus
Last month, the University of Bolton Ras Al Khaimah campus celebrated a double-first, as its first
cohort of students to reach graduation in RAK attended the University’s first degree congregation
ceremony in the United Arab Emirates.
Those who received their awards from the University’s Vice Chancellor,
Dr. George Holmes, were also the first University of Bolton students
to graduate from its first international campus, which is also the first
and only British university operating in RAK under the RAK Free Trade
Zone umbrella.
Around 25 undergraduate students received their Bachelor’s degrees in
Business Management, and approximately 30 post-graduate students
received certificates or diplomas, in front of over 300 students.
The degree congregation ceremony was also attended by the University
of Bolton’s Chancellor, The Rt Hon. Baroness Morris of Bolton, OBE, DL.
H.H. Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras
Al Khaimah, was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the University
of Bolton. Sheikh Saud received the honorary doctorate from University of
Bolton’s Chancellor, The Rt Hon. Baroness Morris of Bolton, OBE, DL, at a
glittering function held at the Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort and Spa. The
Doctor of the University degree was awarded to Sheikh Saud in recognition
of his services to education.
The event was also attended by
various dignitaries, including H.H.
Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qassimi,
Chairman of RAK Free Trade Zone
and RAK Finance Department,
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saud Al
Qassimi, other sheikhs, heads of
various government departments,
members of the British Council
and British Embassy.
The campus currently has 300
students registered in a range of
education programmes.
These include Business, Computing, Engineering, Electronics and Supply
Chain, all of which follow the control, assessment and curriculum of the
University’s UK centre.
All progression and awards are conferred by the same UK examination
boards assessing University of Bolton students in the UK. Therefore, the
university is able to award a UK degree to RAK campus students.
The Ras Al Khaimah campus is part of the University of Bolton’s strategy,
focusing on internationalisation. Zubair Hanslot, Academic Director of
the RAK Campus, is supported by the University’s International Campus
Learning Unit, based at the UK campus. The Unit provides support to
ensure quality control over procedures and processes.
“The internationalisation agenda is providing global opportunities
to many communities who otherwise would not be able to access UK
education, says Hanslot. “It is also a mechanism by which the university
reflects on its teaching and learning strategies and the manner in which
the academic curriculum is put into practice.”
H.H. Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, addresses
graduates while special guests, including
H.H. Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, look on
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