Gulf Medical University announces Dh1B expansion project

GMU will also introduce new higher education programmes in nursing

The Gulf Medical University (GMU), one of the top 50 medical educational institutes in the region, has announced the launch of an Academic Thumbay University Hospital, two new colleges and new programmes.
Dr Thumbay Moideen, founder and president of Thumbay Group, has approved a budget of Dh1 billion to expand and transform the Thumbay Medicity into a comprehensive educational and academic hub.
The new programmes and colleges under the GMU were announced during a Press conference hosted by the university chancellor, Prof. Hossam Hamdy, at the GMU's headquarters.
The latest development include the launch of two new colleges at the university, a nursing college and a college of health care management and health economics, which brings the total number of colleges to six.
The GMU will also introduce new higher education programmes in nursing during the academic year 2018-19.
As part of this expansion, two new programmes - Master's degree in Public Health and another in Environmental Health and toxicology - came as a result of recently-forged partnership between the GMU and the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (UA-MEZCOPH), USA.
The university had also signed several other memoranda of cooperation and understanding with a number of leading educational institutes.
Prof. Hamdy also announced the launch of the University Hospital in Ajman in October. With an initial capacity of 350 beds, the new hospital's capacity is expected to reach nearly 500 beds once it is fully operational.
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