Not an ivory tower but a revolving door, Ahlia strives to foster contacts between the university on the one side and government and industry on the other. The visit of the Minister of Industry to Ahlia underscores the resolve of Ahlia to strengthen links with key actors on the stage of the real world in place of purely academic dialogues . The Minister of Industry, Dr. Hassan Ben Abdulla Fakhro, visited Ahlia University on March11, 2003. The Minister met with the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Farouk Al Moayyed and Board Members. President Dr. Abdulla A. Al-Hawaj subsequently provided Dr. Fakhro a tour of Ahlia’s campus, in the course of which his visiting several classrooms. afforded the Minister the opportunity to interact with Ahlia students. One such classroom is depicted below:

Attending a university cultivating contacts of this order, Ahlia students should, at any time, expect eminent personages from the private or public sector to drop by their classrooms for an informal discussion.