Pillar 5
The Student Experience – Fit for the future
Our award-winning campus is further proof. Having reimagined how different a campus can be – in terms of hybrid learning, extensive facilities, and an engaging student experience – we are now delivering that: taking an existing strength and making it even stronger. By 2030 we will have attained a complete digital transformation and embracing advanced technology in a 100% paperless environment.
The Student Experience – Fit for the future to enable sustainable excellence in teaching together and research that matters. Happiness, quality of life and healthy life experiences is an important strategic pillar for the University of Sharjah. We will work towards developing an innovative world-class physical and virtual campus experience through ongoing improvements to our dormitories, faculty housing, sports centers, classrooms, and libraries.
Ensuring our students and faculty have the best possible experience on campus and digitally. Dormitories development will continue to ensure high quality facilities for our students, supported by equipment and services which will ensure that our students will want to always remain on campus. Student counselling, academic advising, student support and career services will continue to be developed to ensure that no graduate is left behind.
Pillar 5 Objectives
Pillar 5 Initiatives
The Student Experience – Fit for the future Strategy
Our focus on creating a world-class physical and virtual campus experience prioritizes happiness, quality of life, people with disabilities experiance and healthy living, with continuous improvements to dormitories, faculty housing, sports centres, and academic facilities, ensuring an exceptional experience for students and faculty both on campus and online.
Enhance Quality of Life and Wellbeing for Students and Others.
Creating an Attractive, Engaging, and Inclusive Campus. Improve University Medical Clinics and Health Services through a comprehensive health insurance, improve the medical clinics infrastructure (laboratories, Imaging, Pharmacy) establishing new 24/7 access to the medical care.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Comprehensive Health Service Enhancement Level (CHSEL)
- Psychological Services Advancement and Compliance Rate (PSACR)
Empowering Employability By Enhancing Life Skills.
To trains the students on certain skills Practical Employability Skills (theatre, calligraphy, photography, reading, poetry …) The proportion of key campus areas — dorms, colleges, sports facilities, student centres — that have been evaluated and upgraded to meet universal design standards. Improve the dorms life through implementing the housekeeping project.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Percentage of Employability
- Number of Student Trained
- Percentage of Satisfaction
Develop the catering and food service in campus
To enhance the catering and food services on campus, our strategic approach focuses on diversifying and improving the quality of food options to cater to the diverse tastes and dietary needs of our university community. We plan to introduce a range of healthy, international, and culturally diverse food choices, ensuring accessibility and affordability for all students and staff. This initiative includes partnerships with local and international vendors to bring a variety of culinary experiences to campus, while also emphasizing sustainability and environmentally friendly practices in food sourcing and waste management. Additionally, we aim to integrate technology in food service operations to streamline ordering and delivery processes, ensuring convenience and efficiency. This comprehensive strategy is designed not only to elevate the campus dining experience but also to foster a more inclusive and engaging community atmosphere.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Number of Revenue Generation
- Percentage of Student/Faculty Satisfaction with Catering Facilities.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Number of student trained
- Percentage of Employability
Transformational Campus Experience (Restructuring Student Affairs)
The strategic initiative focuses on reimagining the Student Affairs Deanship to optimize student support, streamline processes, and amplify communication, ultimately enriching the university journey. The goal is to establish a world-class campus environment that fosters happiness, quality of life, and well-being. This endeavour involves continuous enhancements to dormitories, sports centers, counselling, student facilities, clubs and activities creating an ecosystem where students are flourish both within the campus’s vibrant atmosphere and across digital platforms.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Satisfaction Percentage
- Improved Safety
- Utilization Increase
The Student Experience – Fit for the future Strategy
Our focus on creating a world-class physical and virtual campus experience prioritizes happiness, quality of life, and healthy living, with continuous improvements to dormitories, faculty housing, sports centres, and academic facilities, ensuring an exceptional experience for students and faculty both on campus and online.
Strategic Student Services Optimization for Active Participation Initiative
The strategic initiative aims to optimize and streamline student services activities to drive measurable participation and attendance, ensuring comprehensive engagement of all students throughout the academic year. By developing a holistic program of activities, this initiative focuses on creating a dynamic and engaging calendar of events, workshops, seminars, and extracurricular activities that cater to diverse student interests and needs. Leveraging data analytics and student feedback, the initiative seeks to tailor activities and communication strategies, effectively reaching and involving all students.