Message from the Consultant for Academic Affairs and Planning
Imam Malik College of Sharia and Law is committed to applying all the academic and administrative standards issued by the Commission for Academic Accreditation in the State and by the Government of Dubai, and it works diligently to deliver higher education services in the fields of Sharia and law in a standardised manner that guarantees its ability to compete with comparable colleges and universities at an advanced level.
Five-year strategic planning is an approved policy of the College, and firm procedures have been set for its implementation. Since its establishment, three five-year strategic plans have been produced:
1- The First Five-Year Strategic Plan (2007-2012)
2- The Second Five-Year Strategic Plan (2013-2018)
3- The Third Five-Year Strategic Plan (2019-2023)
with an achievement rate of no less than 70% for the goals, programmes and initiatives they contain.
The College has also devoted two five-year strategic plans to scientific research: the first (2014-2018) and the second (2019-2023), including individual and group research projects, peer-reviewed research, initiatives for organising conferences and seminars, support for student research, research chairs, and similar activities.
With regard to the competitive academic standards of the academic programmes the College offers at the undergraduate and master's levels in the specialisations of Sharia, Law, Jurisprudence, Usul al-Fiqh, Public Law and Private Law, the College is keen, on an ongoing basis and within a vision of sustainable development, to build and offer its programmes to students according to the following criteria:
1- Building academic programmes on a set of clearly defined learning objectives and outcomes that meet students' competitive aspirations on the one hand and the renewed needs of the labour market on the other.
2- Linking the achievement of learning objectives and outcomes to students' practical and skills performance, alongside the theoretical knowledge acquired.
3- Involving students in the educational process and in ensuring its effectiveness, alongside faculty members and the academic councils and committees operating in the College.
4- Linking the learning outcomes of the academic programmes offered to contemporary life and to the requirements of the local and regional labour market.
5- Providing students with internal and external practical skills training to help them integrate into the realities of the labour market after graduation.
6- Giving attention to general education and offering a range of courses that help students integrate culturally with the diverse cultures of the age of globalisation and open the way for them to creative thinking and innovation.
7- Enhancing the practical academic activities that accompany the courses and linking them to the measurement of learning outcomes, especially moot court sessions.
8- Activating collaborative research work among students and generalising student teams to carry out practical projects.
9- Directing student research and theses towards emerging issues in Sharia and law that are most current and responsive to community needs, and strengthening field research.
10- Providing printed library collections and digital knowledge databases that meet the research needs of faculty members and students, and developing them on a sustainable basis.
11- Equipping the College with electronic infrastructure and securing an advanced electronic communication environment in line with the best practices applied in higher education institutions.
12- Adopting rigorous standard procedures for performance evaluation, in which employees, students at all levels, and employers of graduates participate.
13- Organising the various activities that serve the university community and integrate students into it, and activating the role of student councils in this.
14- Establishing academic and scientific partnerships with internal and external universities to strengthen communication with external academic environments and exchange experience and visits.
15- Developing advanced programmes within the implementation of the approved plans to serve the community and organising volunteer work at the College.