On 16 January, the University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Flat 6 Labs to collaborate in the area of entrepreneurship and business incubators and accelerators. Ms Sabah Almoayed, Member of the HEC council, signed the agreement on behalf of Flat 6 Labs and in the presence of the Chairman of the BOT and many senior colleagues from across the University.

On 17 January, the Board of Trustees chaired by Prof Waheeb Alkhaja held its second meeting this year. The President gave a presentation about our progress in the areas of accreditation, change management, strategic and operational planning and KPIs. In addition, the President presented ASU’s achievements this year and the plans put in place to dealing with challenges facing the University especially in the area of programme reviews and quality assurance. The BOT has approved all minor amendments to policies, bylaws and organizational charts.