On Monday, June 23, 2025, the American Academic Board for Training and Education, affiliated with US Meta Arees International University, represented by Dr. Monkez Al-Akkad — President of the University and Chairman of the American Board for Training and Education — and Future Shaping Training Center, represented by Dr. Abdul Karim Ahmed Al-Imad, General Director of the center, signed a strategic cooperation memorandum in the fields of training, education, advanced professional studies, and academic programs.
Dr. Monkez Al-Akkad expressed his pleasure in this partnership, highlighting the importance of the American Academic Board and its accredited American professional certifications, starting from diplomas to master’s and professional doctorate degrees. He also emphasized the additional advantages the board offers, such as memberships and accreditations for trainers, as well as exclusive professional certifications in Metaverse Driving License and its applications, artificial intelligence, strategic foresight, and other new training and professional disciplines.
He noted that US Meta Arees International University, under which the board operates, is ready to provide Future Shaping Training Center with accredited academic programs in artificial intelligence, metaverse, public health, medical services, management, education, media, and sciences.
From the University and the American Board’s office in Washington, D.C., Dr. Osama Al-Mustafa, CEO of US Meta Arees International University and Dean of the American Academic Board, also welcomed this collaboration. He expressed his hope that it would further advance Future Shaping Training Center by offering its students and trainees the opportunity to acquire diverse and new specializations in the world of training, professional, and academic education, thus enhancing their career status, strengthening their competitive professional advantages, and equipping them with outstanding knowledge and skills. He reaffirmed the university and the American Board’s commitment to supporting students from the Middle East and North Africa as part of the university’s policy to promote academic and professional excellence in this vital and historic region of the world.
For his part, Dr. Abdul Karim Ahmed Al-Imad, General Director of Future Shaping Training Center, expressed his satisfaction with this agreement, stating:
“With God’s help and guidance, and as part of our firm belief at Future Shaping Training Center in the importance of strategic and sustainable partnerships — in addition to the successful partnerships our center enjoys in the Arab region and globally — we have signed this cooperation memorandum with the American Board for Professional Training and Education, affiliated with US Meta Arees International University. This partnership focuses on collaboration in training, university services, and the granting of professional diplomas, master’s, and doctorate degrees, as well as providing admission opportunities for bachelor’s degrees in various distinguished specializations offered by US Meta Arees International University. This partnership opens many avenues for fruitful cooperation, particularly given the board’s popularity and appeal, especially in new and pioneering professional programs such as metaverse and artificial intelligence programs.”
He concluded by thanking the management of US Meta Arees International University and the American Board for this opportunity, affirming that Future Shaping Training Center will make tangible efforts to ensure the success of this important strategic partnership.
