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SDG 17
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals 2025
DMU contributes to SDG 17 through partnerships with universities, hospitals, government, industry and charities. Agreements are made and reviewed under the MoU and Agreements policy (B.9). QA Hub's partnerships register lists 71 agreements in force in 2025.
Agreements signed in 2025
Partner | Country | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi | India | Student and faculty exchange, joint research (signed during H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed's visit, April 2025) |
UCD School of Medicine | Ireland | Joint education, exchange, PhD/CPD and research |
Virginia Commonwealth University | USA | Research collaboration in the health professions |
American Pharmacists Association | USA | Pharmacy-based immunisation certificate |
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) | UK | International institutional accreditation |
Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (Nafis) | UAE | Emirati participation in the health sector |
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi | UAE | Clinical rotations |
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) | UAE | Industrial training |
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital; Canadian Specialist Hospital; International Modern Hospital; Prime Medical Centre | UAE | Clinical training, research and professional development |
IVPN Network | UAE | Student and faculty engagement, mentorship and research |
DecidEd Education | UAE | Healthcare pathway workshops for 14–18-year-olds |
DMU–AIIMS agreement (April 2025) (Link)
Signed in Mumbai among eight UAE–India agreements witnessed by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed; five DMU medical students completed a clinical and research tour at AIIMS Delhi the same month.
Partnerships for health and the community
Saeed Ahmad Lootah Charity Foundation and the Dubai Food Bank — food relief for labour camps and Gaza.
Emirates Health Services, Rashid Hospital and DMU Hospital — public screening and awareness.
Dubai Club for People of Determination — health camp and inclusive volunteering.
Ministry of Sports, Dubai Police and SANID — wellbeing, safety and emergency training.
Higher Colleges of Technology — student health screening.
Academic and professional networks
DMU co-hosted the 8th Regional Pharmacy Faculty Development Workshop with ACPE and AACP (24 colleges, eight countries), hosted delegations from Monash University and Peking University People's Hospital, was an educational partner of the first Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference, and joined the MOHESR/ATRC UAE Research Map Platform. 21 of the 82 research projects registered in 2025 involve international collaborators.
Sources
QA Hub registers (events, partnerships, research, scholarships, enrolment), read 19 October 2026
WAM, 9 April 2025; BioSpectrum India
DMU news, dmu.ae