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Press Release

During its first meeting of the 2025–2026 academic year

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University Board of Trustees

reviews updates on the University’s strategic plans and

future programs

13 October 2025: His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hamdan

Bin Mohammed Smart University, chaired the first meeting of the Board of Trustees for the
2025–2026 academic year, attended by the distinguished members of the Board. The meeting

reviewed the most significant achievements accomplished during the period from 2023 to 2025,

as well as the key academic and administrative developments in recent months. It also followed
up on the progress of implementing the resolutions and outcomes of previous meetings, and the

extent of applying the University’s Strategic Plan 2024–2026.

The Board discussed the University’s initiatives aimed at driving the transformation of the

education system through artificial intelligence. His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer emphasized that
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is committed to establishing a pioneering model in

consolidating the concept of smart learning, harnessing AI applications and advanced

technologies as engines for the development of the educational process, tools for transforming

academic environments into incubators of innovation and creativity, and creating a more flexible
and proactive educational ecosystem capable of equipping learners with future-ready skills

required by the job market. He also stressed enhancing the University’s role in supporting applied

research and scientific innovation, thereby contributing to practical solutions for developmental

challenges locally and regionally.

He added: “Our efforts in the next phase focus on elevating the University’s outcomes to keep

pace with rapid transformations, and on strengthening academic and research partnerships at

the regional and international levels. This will further establish the University’s role as a leading