Zayed University Council held a meeting under the chairmanship of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of UAE Culture, Youth and Community Development, President of Zayed University, and in the presence of the council members,  H.E Ahmad Humaid Al Tayer, Head of the Supervising Committee over the endowment fund at Zayed University, H.E Khaldoon  Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chief  Executive Officer and Managing Director of Mubadala, Dr. Maryam Al Rumaithi, the Family Development Foundation's Director General, H.E Ali Al Ketbi, Deputy General Secretary of the Public Administration Directorate, General Secretariat of the Executive Council, Dr. Sulaiman Al Jassim, Vice President of Zayed University, and Dr. Larry Wilson, Provost of Zayed University,

The meeting which was held on Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus approved the Academic Excellence and Honors Policy, and the Endowed Chairs and Professorships Policy.