Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has today (Tuesday, November 24, 2015) revealed a mobile app that brings the abilities of the university's 'Smart Campus' virtual school to cellular phone users. The app can work on Android- and iOS-supported devices and is developed to be completely compatible with wearable innovations. H.E. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chairman of the Coordination Council of Higher Education, personally launched the app and saw its first notices on a smart watch throughout the Higher Education and Research Policies Forum hosted by HBMSU.

The app launch appropriately coincides with the very first UAE Innovation Week occurring from November 22 to 28, 2015, in line with the directives of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to mark 2015 as the "Year of Innovation." The unique week-long nationwide event was launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and works as a conclusive platform and destination for innovation and pioneers in the area.

The HBMSU Smart Campus app makes use of various essential functions of wise gadgets such as location services, alerts, and electronic camera functions. Taking advantage of the growing popularity of wearable innovations, the app has been established for smooth integration with popular wise watches such as the Apple Watch, the Motorola Smartwatch and Samsung Gear. It is one of a series of efforts under HBMSU's Smart Campus program which was launched in 2014 with the goal of making use of innovative online innovations to make necessary university services accessible over mobile phones and tablets.

Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of HBMSU, said that the brand-new app will strengthen the university's efforts to establish a real virtual school. He releaseded that wearable technology has big capacity in the region which the university is considering the addition of courses on the field.

Dr. Al Awar said: "Wearable technologies are expanding in the West and are quickly relocating to our region. Our tech-savvy leaners welcome such innovations and are extremely excited over the advantages of integrating our Smart Campus capabilities with the performances of wise watches and other wearable devices. We are recognized that H.E. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan himself inaugurated our new app and tested its unique features on a clever watch. This is a vital step in assistance of our ongoing efforts to improve our virtual university and also reflects HBMSU's full assistance for the UAE's Innovation Strategy.".

The HBMSU Smart Campus is a virtual campus that supplies an electronic one-stop-shop for the needs of learners, professors, and administrative workers such as access to scholastic records, learner registration, and submission of propositions and recommendations. The Smart Campus plays a main role in HBMSU's program of promoting 'smart learning' through the usage and combination of modern-day technologies.