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Honorary Doctoral Degree in Education Granted to Former First Lady of President Sheikh Zaid of UAE (video)
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First Lady H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak contributed to gender equality and the improvement OF women’s rights.
DKU President Chang Ho-sung pledged to exert efforts to expand exchange and cooperation in the Middle East area.

Dankook University (President Chang Ho-sung) awarded an honorary doctoral degree in education to First Lady H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, wife of former President Zaid of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after evaluation of her outstanding contributions in gender equality and women’s rights.

An honorary doctoral degree presentation ceremony took place at Nanpa Music Concert Hall on October 27th (Thur) at 10:30 am, and UAE Secretary of State H.E. Dr. Maitha Salem Al Shamsi attended on behalf of the former first lady. Secretary Maitha Salem Al Shamsi visited Dankook University Hospital and the Subsidiary Hospital of the College of Dentistry at Cheonan Campus on Oct. 26th and expressed his interest in medical exchange cooperation.

“Our university has established and operated the Department of Middle East Studies since 2010,” said President Chang during a dinner reception, “And through this honorary doctoral degree presentation, we will put more efforts toward cooperating and building friendly relations with the Middle East region including UAE.”

In 1973, First Lady Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak facilitated the Women’s Development Conference to further the self-regulating development of Arab women corresponding with the traditional values and moral standards of Islam. In 1975, she formed a women’s council and started a movement to eradicate the illiteracy of women. Especially, she declared 1988 as the “Year for Women’s Studies” and set a goal to eliminate illiteracy among UAE women by the year 2000, bringing huge changes in education for women. Currently, she is expanding Arab women’s local and international involvement in fields as a director of the Women’s Cooperation Committee in the Gulf Zone headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Dankook University made the decision to present the honorary doctoral degree in education to First Lady Bint Mubarak considering that she had significant influence on improving Arab women’s education and their position while improving national welfare and social welfare policies for women.


▶ Visiting Dankook University Hospital


▶ Visiting construction site for new hospital of the College of Dentistry


▶ Presentation of honorary doctoral degree


▶ Presentation of honorary doctoral degree


▶ Overall view of the event


▶ Ambassadors based in Korea and related personnel of Middle East countries participating in the event


▶ Traditional dance performance by Dept. of Dance students


▶ Traditional dance performance by Dept. of Dance students


▶ Traditional dance performance by Dept. of Dance students