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During Czech National Day at EXPO2020 exhibition in Dubai MoU between Charles University in Prague and UAE University in Al Ain was signed

A short video from the National Day of the Czech Republic at EXPO2020 in Dubai can be watched at:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbXoNVLO8ty/?utm_medium=share_sheet
21.3.2022 - National Day of the Czech Republic at EXPO2020 - article from the local daily Gulf News:
https://gulfnews.com/uae/english-republic-celebrates-national-day-at-expo-2020-dubai-with-spring-theme-boosts-ties-with-uae-1.86619004
During the Czech National Day at the EXPO2020 World Exhibition on March 21, 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague and the College of Medicine of the UAE University in Al Ain in the Czech Pavilion in the presence of a delegation led by the Speaker of the Parliament of the  Czech Republic HE Markéta Pekarová Adamová. The memorandum also includes the cooperation of the Emirate University with BIOCEV - the biotechnology and biomedical center of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and the Academy of Sciences (CAS) of the Czech Republic. President of the CAS Prof. RNDr. Eva Zazimalova, CSc. and Prof. MUDr. Pavel Martásek, DrSc. Director of BIOCEV and a member of the Neuron Scientific Council, were present at the signing ceremony
 

The memorandum was signed by the Dean of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prof. MUDr. Martin Vokurka and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences Prof. Juma Al Kaabi, BSC, MBCHB, DTM & H, FRCP, FACP, FACE, in the presence of the Vice-Dean of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prof. MUDr. Eitan Brizman, Vice-Dean for Grant Policy, Charles University in Prague MUDr. Petra Lišková and, from the Emirati side, assistants to the Dean of the UAEU, Dr. Alia Al Bawardi (UAEU contact person in the signed Memorandum responsible for Student & Alumni Affairs) and Dr. Saeeda Al Mazrooqi (Assistant Dean for Medical Education).

The Memorandum of Understanding specified cooperation in the following areas:

- Clinical education (rotation) for medical students

- Exchange within faculties and staff

- Joint research and publications

- Participation in seminars and academic meetings

- Special short-term academic programs with the prior consent of both parties

- Exchange of graduates and students under the heading of the Student Exchange Agreement.

- Exchange of academic and scientific materials and other information, under the heading of the relevant Agreement, such as the Material Transfer Agreement, in accordance with the rules of the relevant institutions

- Inclusion of the BIOCEV research center in research cooperation - as a part of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague.

The cooperation between the universities started almost immediately when the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague received a request from the UAE University in Al Ain for a short-term clinical internship of 4 emirate students in the Czech Republic during the summer of 2022.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic, which greatly helped the signing of the Memorandum between Charles University in Prague and UAEU Al Ain in a record short time, will continue to focus on the development of cooperation between the Czech Republic and the UAE in education, science, research and innovation.

The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is also very interested in establishing and deepening cooperation with emirate institutions in the field of science and research, which was personally confirmed by the President of the ASCR, Prof. Eva Zažímalová. The interest in recent years has been confirmed by several other Czech universities (VÚT Brno, Masaryk University Brno, Mendel University Brno, ČVÚT Prague, CULS Prague and others)