AEIC's purpose is to activate the mandate of Article 6 of the 50-year Charter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai.

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As per this Charter, National and Private Universities are to function as free zones where students should be able to carry out economic/business activity as a part of their education system. The end goal of education must be to graduate businesses and not just students.