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Beirut law school to offer bachelor's degree in Dubai
The Beirut-based University of St Joseph is set to open its law school's branch in September.
- By Maysam Ali, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:41 July 25, 2008
- USJ is the first Arab university that opens a campus in the UAE... It will [teach] courses in Arabic, which is essential in the law and media professions in the UAE and the region, says Abdullah Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of KHDA.
- Image Credit: Megan Hirons/Gulf News
Dubai: The Beirut-based University of St Joseph is set to open its law school's branch in September.
The new school will offer students a four-year bachelor's degree and will be based at Dubai International Academic City.
Prospective law students on Friday met with representatives from the University of St Joseph (USJ), the Executive Council, and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in the Dubai Courts to inquire about the new school and career prospects.
Opportunities
Graduates of USJ-Dubai will have the opportunity to work in the UAE courts, in the Public Prosecution office and in other government agencies such as Immigration and Customs, the panelists said.
Courses in constitutional law, international relations, property law, civil law, labour law, human rights, intellectual property rights and tax laws are included in the curriculum.
The main courses will be taught in Arabic, however, students will also be given the opportunity to take elective courses in English and French, Rizk Rizk, Director of USJ International Centre for University Studies of Dubai, told Gulf News.
"USJ is the first Arab university that opens a campus in the UAE .... It will be teaching courses in Arabic, which is essential in the law and media professions in the UAE and the region," Abdullah Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of KHDA, told Gulf News.
"We want to ensure that we have the appropriate human resources for the issues of security, justice and safety, as stipulated by the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015," Al Karam said.
Judge Mohammad Yousuf, Chief Justice, Aisha Al Tonaiji, and Haleema Al Marzouqi, UAE legal advisors, stressed the importance of including women in the profession and urged female students to apply to the school.
EDAAD, a scholarship programme initiated in 2001 by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is giving 40 scholarships to UAE national students to start their law studies at USJ-Dubai in September.
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