Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award withheld due to travel restrictions
SHARJAH, February 9, 2021 The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEA) has decided to withhold the Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award for this year due to travel restrictions. The decision came at a meeting to review the developments of the award s work plan in its 2020-2021 edition in light of the amendments made recently to keep pace with the spread of Covid-19, a WAM release said. The meeting was held virtually and chaired by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEC).
Sharjah Ruler forms Board of Trustees of UoS
SHARJAH, 23rd December, 2020 (WAM) H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, in his capacity as President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), has issued a Decision regarding the formation of the Board of Trustees of the University of Sharjah.
Decision No (16) of 2020 stipulates that the 16-member Board of Trustees of the University of Sharjah will be formed in its new session under the chairmanship of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi.
The term of membership in the Council is three years, renewable for a similar period or periods, and those whose membership has expired may be reappointed.
Sharjah: Two new asteroids in the solar system have been discovered by the Sharjah Astronomical Observatory, under the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) of University of Sharjah (UoS).
The discovery was done in collaboration with US-based Pan-Starrs Telescope and was announced during the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) by Prof. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, UoS Chancellor, SAASST General Director and President of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences.
The new asteroids were discovered in the solar system’s asteroid belt region, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. The asteroid belt or main belt is different from other asteroid populations in the solar system such as near-Earth asteroids and trojan asteroids.