Bodour Al Qasimi’s staffing strategy delivers 93% rise in Emirati hires at American University of Sharjah in 2023

• Surge in homegrown talent to strengthen UAE’s burgeoning knowledge economy;
• Gender balance is key: 80% of new recruits were Emirati women;
• Most Emirati hires were for leadership roles.

Sharjah, November 22, 2023

The majority of new employees who joined American University of Sharjah in 2023 were UAE citizens, and most of them women, AUS President Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi has announced to the university Board of Trustees.

The 93% surge in local hires in just seven months is a result of Sheikha Bodour’s Emiratisation strategy, instigated in April 2023 in concert with the Sharjah Directorate of Human Resources. In addition, 80% of the new recruits were female, taking the university closer to the gender balance it aims to implement across the workforce.

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