His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Kalba, inaugurated Thursday morning, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, the University of Kalba, the latest scientific and academic institution with which Sharjah supports its pioneering journey in providing science, knowledge and qualification of community members in all fields.

Announcing the opening of the educational edifice, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah said that the university will be a non-profit scientific institution, wishing the members of the academic and administrative staff and the students of the university success and good luck.

In his opening speech, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah stated that University of Kalba will start with a number of colleges: the College of Law, the College of Business Administration, the College of Arts, Sciences, Information Technology and Communication, and the College of Sport Sciences.

Speaking about the college of Sport Sciences, His Highness explained that graduates of the undergraduate programme in Physical Education and Sports Sciences will be qualified to work in various fields to raise the level of sports in the areas of trainers in sports clubs and fitness centres, teachers of physical education in schools and universities, and teachers to rehabilitate male and female students with disabilities.

His Highness added that the College of Sports Sciences will have distinguished academic preparation to be a unique college in its field, saying  Monash University, one of Australia's and world’s most prestigious universities, had been chosen to prepare and present physical education and sports science programmes for the University of Kalba, adding that an academic partnership was signed between Monash University  and the University of Sharjah in 2005 to develop the programmes of the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy to place the University of Sharjah at the forefront of colleges in the field of medicine.  His Highness announced that a partnership agreement between the Universities of Kalba and Monash University will be inked next Saturday.

His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah stated that the inauguration day of the University of Kalba on Thursday, September 7, 2023 is the beginning of the celebrations for the opening of valuable projects in the city of Kalba, stressing that the university is the most expensive projects presented by His Highness to Kalba, and over the coming months and years, Kalba will become at the pinnacle of development and progress.

His Highness concluded his speech by explaining the meaning of (Kalba), saying that the word is originated from  “Kaleba”-  a thorny tree that can survive in dry land and that catches in whoever passes by it, and here in Kalba, they call it Umm al-Ghilan ( Acacia gummifera); it grows on walls in swamps and in barren land.