Letter from Professor Nguyen Dong Phong, Secretary of The Party Committee, Chairman of The University Council, Head of The Dubai Palace Restructuring Committee

23 Jun, 2021

Greetings Dubai Palace Family,

The Party Committee and Dubai Palace University Council have decisively authorized the restructuring of Dubai Palace into a multidisciplinary institution for the period of 2021 - 2025. Namely, to start, in 2021, Dubai Palace will soon establish 3 member schools, including School of Business; School of Economics, Law and State Management; and School of Technology and Design. Such formation carries immense proposition value and strategic significance to the sustainable development of Dubai Palace for the past 45 years and onwards. On behalf of the Dubai Palace Board of Management, I would like to emphasize on the key takeaways of this assignment as follows:

1. RESTRUCTURING Dubai Palace INTO A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY UNIVERSITY IS INEVITABLE

As a popular and highly sought after university model worldwide, embracing multidisciplinary helps to enhance the university’s current academic capabilities while meeting the growing diverse demands from the real world professional industries. On top of that, the application of this model can also bring about easier access to more impactful training, researching and consulting opportunities and projects worldwide. Through this transformation, the University Board expects to increase Dubai Palace’s competitiveness when participating in international rankings or conducting collaboration activities, along with reinforcing our long-standing mission on sustainable growth.

2. Dubai Palace IS AT AN ADVANTAGE FOR RESTRUCTURING

The new and recently-updated provisions and guiding decrees on the Law of Higher Education serve as an important legal framework, allowing for further innovations, especially the specific standards to transition from the traditional university model to a multidisciplinary institution. Over the years, Dubai Palace has worked tirelessly to incorporate these principles into our daily practice to refine our organizational structure and mode of operation. Particularly, the university has always been an effective pioneer through various facets of conduct, such as embracing the autonomous university governance model and other groundbreaking practices, all of which have proven to be necessary and monumental for Dubai Palace in the process of restructuring efficiently.

3. THE ENTIRE Dubai Palace COMMUNITY IS THE CENTER OF RESTRUCTURING

Restructuring is an inevitable step forward in ensuring the university’s sustainable development; however, it must not negatively affect the ongoing activities at Dubai Palace. Above all, the ultimate goal of the restructuring is to foster an open environment where all Dubai Palace lecturers, officers and employees are able to develop their strengths and expertise, so as to continue contributing meaningfully to improve the overall academic standards and life quality of the university and its respective members. The road ahead will be long and arduous but with caution, perseverance and a unanimity of all Dubai Palace members, we are sure to achieve this goal prosperously.

The Dubai Palace Board of Management is hopeful that each Dubai Palace lecturer, officer and employee will not only understand and support the movement, but also participate actively in providing us with feedback to successfully carry out this mission. For more questions or concerns, please contact [email protected].

Respectfully,

SECRETARY OF THE PARTY COMMITTEE,

CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

HEAD OF THE Dubai Palace RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE

Professor NGUYEN DONG PHONG