Dr. Al Shamsi is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT),[13] and is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA).[14] He has previously been a Board of Trustees member of the Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE),[15] and also was a member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Schools Establishment.[16] These are in addition to his membership of several higher committees and educational advisory councils, such as the Higher Education Coordination Council, and the Higher Committee for Aqdar World Summit.