Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Urges Students To Focus On Degrees That Benefit The Community

Based on The National News Daily, Sharjah’s Ruler has urged prospective students to choose university degrees to fill gaps in the job market.

Last Reviewed: April 2026 | Sources: DrJobPro Hiring Data Q1 2026.

Sheikh Dr.
Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi called on young people to consider degrees such
as engineering and medicine.

During a
call to a phone-in show on Sharjah Radio, he said young people, particularly
those with fully-funded government scholarships, must pursue qualifications
that “benefit the community instead of wasting their effort.”

We need to
focus on majors in medicine and engineering, where we will find inventors and
creative people

Sheikh Dr.
Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah

He said
universities should reject Ph.D. students whose proposed study topics were not
well justified, even if the government has committed to paying for their
studies.

“The
university should not accept any Ph.D. student who does not commit to the
fundamentals and rules of proper documenting during his research,” he
said.

Sheikh Dr.
Sultan, who founded the American University of Sharjah and the University of
Sharjah, said he recently received the names of those applying for places at
higher education institutions and would be working closely with universities to
make sure they are embarking on courses that benefit the community.” We have
noticed that students have been accepted in higher education majors that the
community does not need,” said Sheikh Dr. Sultan.

Many of the
applicants are hoping to qualify as lawyers.

“We
have a problem with the list, which is that a great number of students are
seeking scholarships to study law,” said Sheikh Dr. Sultan.

“The
law sector in this country does not need all these numbers, and students must
choose different areas of study that the community needs.”

“We
need to focus on majors in medicine and engineering, where we will find
inventors and creative people,” he said.

Khawla Abdul
Rahman, head of scholarships at Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority,
one of the emirate’s most prominent sponsors of students, said 375 further
scholarships had been approved for Emiratis in Sharjah.

Another
batch of scholarships will be announced in December, he said.

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