Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Mohammed Omran Al Shamsi, Chairman of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing the Academy of International Security (AIS) at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ. The signing ceremony was attended by Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services.
The MoU was signed by Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadi Menhali, Director General of Police Operations on behalf of Abu Dhabi Police, and by Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Director of the Higher Colleges of Technology at the State level. The MoU sets the framework of joint cooperation between the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, and the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research & Training (CERT) “the research and economic arm of HCT” to establish the Academy. It is noteworthy that the Academy will include five different centers, namely; the Forensic Science Center; the Organized Crime Center; the Security Flexibility Center; the Security Technology and Cybercrime Center; and the Security Policies and Strategies Centers.
These centers will provide training programs, along with the accredited continuous professional development programs, in addition to advisory services and research in the field of security. Planning is currently underway to set up more centers in the future to cover areas of community safety and traffic policies.
On the same note, both parties agreed that the HCT will provide any security-related training or educational programs at the Security Center affiliated to the Academy.
Dr. Tayeb Kamali praised the signing of this MoU, which would prepare HCT students for promising careers in vital security areas and other security-related sectors. “Thanks to this MoU, HCT students will gain extensive knowledge, advanced skills and self-confidence. This would allow them to contribute to the economic development of the State as active members of society; attain their full potential; and have future successful careers in the security sector,” added Dr. Kamali.
He also reiterated the abiding commitment of HCT to provide the best educational opportunities for students, consistent with the learning-by-doing approach. Dr. Kamali also noted that according to the MoU, students will be trained on the different roles of the various security areas on the country’s economy, which is witnessing a remarkable development. “This would eventually contribute to provide the country with qualified experts in the area of security,” he continued.
Concluding, he expressed his great satisfaction for the valuable cooperation with Abu Dhabi Police in establishing the AIS, with a view to provide specialized programs that meet the specific needs of the local economy.
Notably, the Academy will be a specialized regional center to conduct, collect and publish scientific research; according to the best security-related practices at the national and global levels.
AIS maintains professional partnerships with the Computer Science Department, the Business Administration Faculty at the University of Oxford, London University College, the University of Ulster and the University of Canterbury, Christchurch.
Also attending the signing ceremony were Brigadier Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-chief of Ajman Police; Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Director General of the Headquarters Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police; Colonel Saud Al Saadi, Director of the Secretariat of His Highness, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior; Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammed Borshid, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department; along with a number of senior officers.
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Photo1: MoU Signing in the presence of Saif Bin Zayed and Al Shamsi
The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
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