Law No. (9) of 2020 Amending some Provisions of Law No. (5) of 2017 Concerning the Establishment of Khalifa University for Science and Technology

المادة 1 — كلمة "المجلس" في أي مكان ترد في القانون رقم (5) المشار إليه أعلاه ¶

2017 ستُستبدل بـ "الإدارة"، وتُعرّف كما يلي:
الإدارة: إدارة التعليم والمعارف.

المادة 2 — Article (6) of the aforesaid Law No. (5) of 2017 shall be replaced by the ¶

following:
• The Board of Trustees shall:
1. Adopt the public policy and strategic plans of the University and follow
up on the implementation thereof.
2. Form advisory committees for the specialisations, educational and
training curricula.
3. Approve specialisations, curricula, study and training programs, study

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and training plans, and determine their duration in coordination with the
competent entities.
4. Grant accredited academic degrees and certificates in accordance with
the regulations in force and approve admission policies, study, training
and examination systems, and graduation requirements.
5. Approve proposals related to linking the University’s strategy with that
of the economic and industrial institutions.
6. Issue academic and technical policies and regulations.
7. Issue the University’s by-laws including financial, administrative and
human resources by-laws after obtaining the approval of the Executive
Council.
8. Issue the internal regulation organizing its meetings, the procedures of
holding such meetings and the method of voting on the resolutions.
9. Form committees if necessary and may delegate any of its powers to
such committees.
10. Suggest the annual draft budget of the University and submit it to the
Executive Council according to the rules in force.
11. Determine the University fees and the students’ financial rewards.
12. Issue the University’s organisational structure.
13. Lay down the foundations and standards for monitoring the quality of
education and applying the highest standards thereof at the University.
14. Review periodic reports on the University’s performance.
15. Approve the educational agreements concluded by the University inside
or outside the Emirate.
16. Establish Centres for Continuous Education that are financially and
administratively linked to the University.
17. Establish endowment funds to serve the University’s goals and purposes.
18. Obtain loans as per the legislations in force.
19. Establish companies related to the University’s specialisations or

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contribute therein and submit reports on these companies and their
performance to the Department.
20. Enter into partnerships falling with the University’s specialisation.
21. Approve the execution of strategies related to the commercial and
intellectual property activities resulting from the University’s research
and the cooperation of the latter with third parties.
• The Board of Trustees may delegate some of its competencies to the
Chairman or to any member of the Board of Trustees.

المادة 4 — تبدأ سريان هذه القوانين من تاريخ نشرها في ¶

جريدة الرسمية.
أصدرتها في أبوظبي
في: 26 مارس 2020
تتوافق مع: 02 شعبان 1441 هـ
خليفة بن زayed آل نهيان
الرئيس / حاكم أبوظبي

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