conference

1. Speaking on
His Highness Vision
for Higher Education
At The 4th Annual Ellucian Live 2016
DENVER, COLORADO, USA

2. The Conference
● Invited as a guest speaker at Ellucian Live 2016, DENVER, COLORADO, USA
● A worldwide leading educational technology conference
● Brings together 8,400 attendees
● Attendees hail from all over the world: Latin America, Europe, North
America, Middle East, etc...
● Top executives of 1,300 higher education institutions

3. Q1
Jeff Ray: The term SMART University is not
commonplace here. Please describe this and
explain the vision that His Highness,
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
had in establishing the institution?

4. With Jeff Ray, President and CEO of Ellucian at the
Q&A Session

5. A1
● His Highness has a vision to revolutionize Higher Education in the Arab
World.
● He wants us to lead the Arab world in development.
● His Highness is a great believer that our minds are parachutes and they
need to be open.
● There is a 40% of individuals in the Arab world are illiterate.
● Through the use of ICT we will be able to revolutionize Higher Education.
● That is why we are here tackling this on behalf of His Highness.

6. Engaged twitterati

7. Q2
Jeff Ray: What role does
higher education play in the
Arab world? What can the
world learn from your
example?

8. A2
● So far Higher education does not play a role in the Arab world.
● Our 4C’s model plays a role in revolutionizing education by putting
learners in the driving seat.
● We can’t continue to follow the traditional route of higher education,
the 4C’s model caters to larger segment of the population.

9. Engaged twitterati

10. Q3
Jeff Ray: What barriers
are you working to
overcome?

11. A3
● If we don’t innovate we evaporate.
● Innovation is the name of the game.
● There are 3 pillars that all SMART universities must follow: accessibility,
affordability and flexibility.
● These 3 pillars must come together in order to be successful.
● Smart has entered all aspects of life, education, shopping, services and
even love.

12. Engaged twitterati

13. Q4
Jeff Ray: Looking to
the future, what is
next for you and
HBMSU?

14. A4
● Our vision for 2021 is to provide free education to the Arab world.
● An avalanche is coming to higher education.
● When we talk about enterprise we need to be able to reach a larger segment
of learners.
● Smart schools will help all students especially those displaced individuals,
as we see with the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis.

15. Engaged twitterati