e-consultation
Previous Consultations
Opening Date :2020-02-26 - Closing Date :2020-09-13
Subject of consultation
The
HCT 2017-2021 Strategic Plan aims to place the Higher Colleges of Technology
among the top higher education institutions, empowering generations of
graduates to shape the future of the UAE. The five-year strategy focuses on
three main themes, represented by Graduating Companies; equipping future
leaders with the necessary competencies to confront the challenges of the 4th
Industrial Revolution; and providing educational opportunities for all, by
preparing and offering applied and professional tracks that meet the needs of
the different learning abilities of students
Aim of Consultation
To measure the extent of HCT employees’ awareness of the HCT 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, as a result of HCT management’s acknowledgement of the importance in all employees’ awareness of HCTR’s goals, initiatives, and key performance indicators; so as to achieve the desired results
E-decisions
The HCT will monitor the results of the survey and the extent of awareness and knowledge of the target categories. Subsequently, it will analyze the results and prepare developmental plans for raising awareness and involvement of the target audiences
Download Outcome DocumentOpening Date :2020-09-29 - Closing Date :2020-10-17
Subject of Consultation
The HCT will
implement its first interactive lab under the supervision of the HCT
Communications Department and with the participation of various student
categories. Through this interactive lab, challenges facing the Higher Colleges
of Technology will be presented and participants will be encouraged to present
their ideas and proposals that could contribute to addressing this challenge.
The process will be concluded by selecting the winning feasible idea
The main interactive lab question will be “What is the best way to communicate to students the news, latest updates and any important information
The process
will begin with the presentation of HCT’s efforts in utilizing multiple
channels to communicate information to students, e.g. social media, email,
student portal, website, and electronic app, in order to ensure that
information will reach the largest category of students. In view of the
keenness of the HCT Communications Department to keep abreast of all the
developments in both the internal and external media, the Department will
implement the interactive lab to listen to students’ innovative ideas and adopt
the proposals that can be directly implemented
The next stage
will focus on generating ideas, where the participants will enter all their ideas
in their phones and smart devices that are automatically connected to the
interactive lab, and all the ideas will instantly appear on the screen without
any reference to the idea owners
Subsequently,
voting begins to select the best ideas in two phases. The first phase includes
the selection of the top five ideas, and the second phase includes the
selection of the winning idea out of the shortlisted five ideas
Aim of Consultation
The aim of the
HCT Communications Department is to listen to students’ ideas about the best
ways to communicate to them the news and updates they are interested in, and to
adopt any new and innovative ways to achieve this goal, in addition to
stimulating idea generation to propose radical solutions in a new, innovative
and immediate manner
E-Decision
The HCT Communications Department will represent the Higher Colleges of Technology in studying all the presented ideas with a focus on the development of the winning idea so as to ensure optimal and prompt implementation
Expected results of the consultation
More than 20 students participated in the interactive lab, where they proposed a range of innovative ideas to be implemented by HCT. The winning idea involved adapting HCTs e-application by adding interactive features, which provide students with the latest developments in HCT, as well as providing alerts on academic issues, and ensuring the interactive application is synched with HCT corporate website in order to improve the user experience
The winning idea was presented to the relevant HCT department for consideration and implementation prior to the end of the 2020-2021 academic year
Download Outcome DocumentOpening Date :2020-05-03 - Closing Date :2020-06-01
Subject of consultation
The
HCT provides many diverse services for its students, including academic
services, employability, IT, student services, or even library services. The
HCT is working on service automation to provide easy access to these services
in the fastest and easiest possible manner. To achieve this, the HCT launched
this e-questionnaire to measure the extent of awareness and satisfaction of the
target category with these services
Aim of Consultation
To get feedback on the extent of
awareness and satisfaction of students in all HCT’s 16 campuses with the
available automated and un-automated services in order to ensure services
development and achieve 100% student awareness and satisfaction.
E-decisions
The HCT will monitor the results of the consultation and
the extent of students’ awareness of the available services. Furthermore, the
HCT will examine the results and proposals in order to ensure services
development and automation to increase students’ awareness and increase the
percentage of use of services, in addition to services improvement, in order to
achieve clients’ satisfaction and happiness
Expected Consultation Results
Based on the results of the consultation, the HCT proceeded to
use all the internal and external communication channels to introduce all the
services and focus on increasing awareness of the methods of use of automated
services. The approved innovative mechanisms
include the “Help Videos” whose content will be based on the students’
frequently asked questions about a specific service, where their peers will
record videos to give a detailed explanation on the methods of services use.
These videos will be shared on the HCT official Youtube channel
In addition, the results of the consultation were shared with all the relevant departments with the aim of improving users’ experience and ensuring easy and quick access to the required services
Download Outcome DocumentOpening Date :2020-08-27 - Closing Date :2020-09-03
Subject of consultation
The HCT website is considered
to be one of the key channels for effective communication with our partners,
providing the latest and relevant data for current students and individuals
interested in joining any of the HCT campuses. The website also contains
detailed information on the HCT’s academic programs and professional
certifications; e-services; the latest HCT news and details of its
achievements
Aim of Consultation
HCT has developed this
e-questionnaire to measure visitors’ and users’ satisfaction with the website,
as well as to develop and enhance the content and enrich visitors’ experiences.
These goals are in addition to providing the highest levels of professionalism
and quality in its range of services, specific data and general information so
as to meet users’ needs and expectations
Expected decisions
The HCT Website Management team will seek and examine all opinions, queries and suggestions for improvement, in order to enhance the existing web pages, or create a new website that provides optimal services and ensures customer satisfaction and happiness
Expected decisions
The HCT undertook the project
of creating a new website using state-of-the-art technologies, with the aims of
improving user experience and ensuring easy access to HCT news, information and
data. This project will include modifications to the website branding, page
design and improvements in search engine results; all based on a recent HCT
survey and also international best practices in website quality assurance
Opening Date :2020-09-06 - Closing Date :2020-09-13
:Subject of Consultation
The HCT management is committed to providing an exceptional,
user-experience for the new website, as it is considered one of the key
channels for effective communication with all HCT stakeholders – current and
potential students, parents and guardians, and the community at large. Based on
the results of the previous questionnaires, the HCT management has
approved the decision to create a new HCT website
:Aim of Consultation
The HCT aims, through this e-questionnaire, to measure the
extent of user satisfaction, across its 16 campuses, with the new HCT website.
In addition, it aims to obtain users’ feedback, and suggestions for improvement
or enhancement, during the design and page development process. This will
ensure the best user-friendly experience for website visitors, and to
effectively address any errors
:E-decisions
The HCT Website Management team will examine all
opinions and suggestions for improvement, in order to enhance the new web
pages, based on user interests and needs
Opening Date :2020-07-08 - Closing Date :2020-07-13
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In light of the
shift to distance learning, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving nature
of education in the post-COVID-19 era, HCT seeks to measure the success of
distance learning in the current Academic year and to assess the community’s
viewpoint on the future of higher education
:Aim of Consultation
HCT has developed this e-questionnaire to measure the community’s
viewpoint on distance learning in higher education institutions, in terms of
satisfaction rate and readiness, as well as measuring its advantages and future
challenges
:Expected decisions
Determining the acceptance of distance learning by the community, particularly the HCT community and higher education institutions, as well as supporting HCT management’s efforts to examine the levels of success of this transformation, and the HCT decision making process in restructuring plans for the post-COVID-19 era
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The HCT announced its plan to implement Hybrid Education for the 2020/2021 academic year, which will enable HCT students to combine on-campus learning with distance, or remote, learning
This educational model is in
alignment with, and complements, the nature and requirements of HCT’s academic
programs, which combine both theoretical and practical knowledge sharing.
Distance learning no longer represents a temporary phase, but rather a new
transformation in the UAE’s learning process
The implementation of the
Hybrid system is as a result of a detailed study of HCT’s transformative
digital learning initiative during the COVID-19 crisis, which enabled students
to successfully complete their academic year
The announcement was also
based on a number of factors, including continuous evaluation of students’ and
faculty performances during the digital learning phase; HCT’s institutional
technological readiness; and community feedback, obtained from a distance
learning e-questionnaire posted on HCT’s social media accounts, Sharik.ae, and HCT website
Approximately 45,000 individuals, from a broad cross-section of society, participated in this e-questionnaire, expressing their strong agreement with the continuity of distance learning
Download Outcome DocumentOpening Date :2020-03-04 - Closing Date :2020-03-05
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Opening Date :2020-03-04 - Closing Date :2020-03-05
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Opening Date :2020-03-21 - Closing Date :2020-03-23
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The ”Direct from Our Students” initiative aims to portray a real-life, daily image of HCT student life, through the perspective or “lens” of students. It highlights students’ skills and engagement inside and outside the HCT community, and also develops students’ skills as media reporters, participating in building a positive image of their lives at HCT and in their local communities. This e-questionnaire was created to ascertain students’ opinions on the initiative after one year of its implementation, and to obtain their views and suggestions for its improvement in order to build a system-wide media ambassador team
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Current Consultations
Opening Date :2020-12-26 - Closing Date :2021-01-23
Subject of consultation
The Procurement and Contracts Department is the relevant entity for
managing all procurement transactions, tendering requirements for HCT and
vendor registration. The HCT’s official vendor registration website, containing
registration e-Forms, was created for this purpose, as well as inviting the
submission of tenders. This survey was shared with the target audience due to
HCT’s keenness to measure its approved vendors’ satisfaction with the
procedures and services provided by the Procurement and Contracts Department
Aim of Consultation
To measure the extent of satisfaction of HCT’s approved vendors with all the procedures of the Procurement and Contracts Department, starting from tendering to vendor registration and ending with providing quotations for all tenders
E-decisions
The HCT will monitor the results of the survey and the extent of the target audience’s satisfaction with the services and procedures of the Procurement and Contracts Department. It will then study the results in order to improve the vendor experience, without impacting the quality and efficiency of current standards
Download Outcome DocumentOpening Date :2020-12-20 - Closing Date :2021-01-31
Subject of consultation
The HCT gives priority to ensuring the safety of all its students in the campuses. The Security and Safety team gave consultation to the target category regarding the security and safety mechanisms and measures implemented in HCT, in line with the best practices and international criteria
Aim of Consultation
To get feedback on the extent of
awareness and commitment of the target category to the HCT security and safety
measures and rules
E-decisions
The HCT will monitor the results of the consultation and the extent of students’ awareness and commitment to the HCT security and safety measures and rules. Furthermore, the HCT will examine the results in order to ensure the commitment of all the target categories to the highest standards of internationally implemented health and safety rules
Download Outcome DocumentOpening Date :2020-12-20 - Closing Date :2021-01-31
Subject of consultation
The
HCT gives priority to ensuring the safety of all its employees in the campuses.
The Security and Safety team gave consultation to the target category regarding
the security and safety mechanisms and measures implemented in HCT, in line
with the best practices and international criteria
Aim of Consultation
To get feedback on the extent of
awareness and commitment of the target category to the HCT security and safety
measures and rules
E-decisions
The HCT will monitor the results of the consultation and the extent of staff awareness and commitment to the HCT security and safety measures and rules. Furthermore, the HCT will examine the results in order to ensure the commitment of all the target categories to the highest standards of internationally implemented health and safety rules
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