DRG Councils

COUNCIL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND COUNCIL OF RESEARCH
The Council of Graduate Studies and Council of Research was established under the Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies (DRG) with the mandate of developing policies and procedures for significantly enhancing the quality, relevance, volume, and impact of research carried out at AU and for enhancing the effectiveness of existing graduate programs and providing assistance in the development of new graduate programs. It shall take all necessary steps to promote research and graduate studies at AU.
 
Council of Research 

The purpose of Council of Research is to develop policies and procedures to significantly enhance the quality, relevance, volume, and impact of research carried out at Ajman University. The Council of Research comprises of one faculty member from each academic college in Ajman University. The Council of Research members chair the College Research Committees (CRC’s) in their respective colleges.

Prof. Kamran Arshad (Chair)

Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
Prof. Abdelsalam Salmi College of Law
Dr. Fadi Jaber College of Engineering and IT
Dr. Maha Abdulmageed Attia College of Mass Communication 
Dr. Abd Al Karim Haj Ismail College of Humanities & Basic Sciences
Dr. Sam Thomas College of Dentistry
Dr. ElShaima Arafa College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Dr. Musab Omer College of Medicine
Dr. Gamal El Samanoudy  College of Architecture, Arts and Design 
 AU RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE (AUREC)

Ajman University Research Ethics Committee (AUREC) has been formed under the DRG to ensure that research work involving human or animal objects follows specified University guidelines. The guidelines and procedures developed by AUREC are in accordance with all applicable national and international standards. The Dean of Graduate Studies and Research shall appoint the Head of AUREC with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA).

All research work conducted at AU that requires ethical approval of the research project must obtain a Certificate of Ethical Clearance (CEC) from the AUREC before initiating the project. This requirement is applicable to both funded and non-funded projects.

Dr. Gabriel Andrade  (Head of REC) College of Medicine 
Prof. Chris Enyinda College of Business Administration 
Dr. Amine Bahi  College of Medicine 
Dr. Laroussi Chemlali College of Law
Dr. Nihal Abdallah  College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Dr. Elias Berdouses College of Dentistry
Dr. Dalia Bedawy College Humanties and Basic Science
Dr. Ahmed Awan  College of Engineering and IT
Dr. Raghad Hashim College of Dentistry
Dr. Shaymaa Omar College of Mass Communication 
Dr. Simy Mathew  College of Dentistry 
Dr. Naglaa Sami College of Architecture, Arts and Design 
COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE STUDIES (CGS)

Council of Graduate Studies 

The purpose of the Council of Graduate Studies is to propose and implement the uniform guidelines for all graduate programs offered at AU, make proposals to enhance the effectiveness of existing graduate programs, to assess the suitability of new graduate programs and promote AU graduate programs locally, regionally and internationally. The Council of Graduate Studies comprises of one representative from each college offering at least one graduate program. It may also include one representative graduate student as an observer without active participation

Prof. Kamran Arshad (Head) Dean of Research & Graduate Studies
Prof. Tamer El Shandidy College of Business Administration
Dr. Najlaa Flayyih College of Law
Dr. Mohamed Jaber College of Dentistry
Dr. Mohammad  Arar College of Architecture, Arts and Design
Dr. Sanah Hasan College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Dr. Mohamed Al Betar College of Engineering and IT
Dr. Sang Lee College of Mass Communication