The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shanghai International Cooperation Center of Traditional Medicine (SICCTM) to establish strong research study and discovering foundations for Chinese medicine at the local and local levels.

The MOU was tattooed at HBMSU's premises in the presence of a delegation from the Consulate of individuals's Republic of China in Dubai headed by Ms. Li Lingbing Consul-General, and Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of HBMSU and Chairman of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) Governing Board. The signatories were Prof. Mustafa Hassan, HBMSU's Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Li Shang, Director, SICCTM.

Under the terms of the MOU, HBMSU and SICCTM will team up on strengthening international academic and expert communication, clinical research and development, and education and training on Chinese medication. Their joint efforts will at first concentrate on Dubai and ultimately broaden to the whole UAE and broader Middle East area.

Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, said: "As a leader in various types, areas and manner of learning, HBMSU has created a collaboration with Shanghai International Cooperation Center of Traditional Medicine to gear up learners and practitioners with understanding and skills culled from appreciated Chinese and Arabian experts in Chinese medication.".

He explained that the bilateral cooperation with a leading Chinese university in Chinese medicine advances HBMSU's new direction to spreading knowledge about approaches and practices that provide wider choices for taking pleasure in a healthy and sound life, in line with the aspirations of the wise leadership to bring happiness to individuals and guarantee the well-being of the community.

"The partnership falls within the framework of HBMSU's determined undertakings to promote channels of knowledge transfer and export. We are confident that the move will be a radical change for us to develop the university as a pioneering Knowledge Center of Chinese Medicine, which is an old science that has proven remarkably effective in healing the sick by addressing their physical, spiritual, psychological and social elements," added Al Awar.

Prof. Dr. Li Shang, Director of the Shanghai International Cooperation Center of Traditional Medicine, said: "In current years traditional Chinese medication has actually gained more and more understanding worldwide, consisting of in the Middle East, with its market share progressively broadening. The United Arab Emirates is the most significant and most open market among the Gulf nations. The MoU with HBMSU comes as a qualitative step in meeting the growing need for providing the local market with competent personnel in accordance with the highest worldwide requirements to provide treatments based on reputable and integrated methodologies. Bilateral cooperation is important as it leads the way for us to spread out the culture of Chinese medicine in the Arab world, along with develop a strong foundation for incorporating scholastic and research study resources and expert and social aspects en route to an innovative design that integrates the very best practices of Chinese medication.".

We are honored to cooperate with Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University which has a strong existence and modern instructional resources and advanced technological innovations. We have strong faith and self-confidence that together with HBMSU the new innovated standard Chinese medicine will benefit more individuals in UAE and across the Arab World," Prof. Dr. Li Shang concluded.

Chinese medicine is an ancient science dating back to thousands of years. It is characterized by diversity and includes herbal medication and acupuncture, massage therapy, nutrition and others. Traditional Arabic medicine, an essential part of the cultural heritage of Arab and Islamic countries, combines natural medication and food practices and physical, mental and spiritual treatments and applied therapy, all of which have actually had a favorable influence on the lives of people throughout the ages.