Sultan Bin Ahmed attends UoS graduation ceremony

Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), attended the graduation ceremony for the Spring 2025 cohort of postgraduate students on Thursday at University City Hall. A total of 437 graduates were honoured.

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In his speech, Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed reflected on the university's ongoing success, noting that despite past achievements, the UoS continues to deepen its impact.

He highlighted that the university recorded 23 major accomplishments this year, including receiving a Platinum Rating with a perfect score in the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education-making UoS the first university in the Middle East to receive this distinction.

He also noted that UoS ranked highest among UAE universities in social sciences, humanities and the arts in the 2025 Times Higher Education rankings.

The university also won the Best Entity in Governance Implementation award at the Tamayuz Award.

On the sports front, the football and volleyball teams secured first place in the team championship, while the basketball team came second and the squash team took gold. UoS has also been selected to host the World University Powerlifting Championship in 2026.