Sultan bin Ahmed inaugurates Library of FADC at UoS

H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah, inaugurated on Wednesday, the library of Fine Arts and Design College (FADC) at the University of Sharjah.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed toured the library to learn more about its departments, services and its contents, which were developed to keep pace with the increase in the number of students enrolled in the college and the increasing need for specialised sources and references in all its forms, and to support the college’s academic programmes, scientific research and continuing education.

The library accommodates more than 100 students, and has a wireless and advanced technological environment. It also contains computers, a multimedia hall, classrooms for groups, and spaces for working on projects.

The Internet services in the library are linked to the University of Sharjah’s multiple libraries network, which enables faculty and students of the college to access all electronic information sources in the library, exchange information, and attend courses offered remotely.

The library of Fine Arts and Design College at the University of Sharjah includes print and electronic resources, where the number of printed books exceeds 12,000 distributed over various academic programs, and the number of e-books is 8,000.

On the sidelines of the inauguration, Sheikh Sultan toured the corridors of the Fine Arts and Design College, where he visited a number of its laboratories and classrooms to review the latest educational methods and various facilities that support the theoretical and practical education process.

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