July 3rd, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has announced the launch of a new strategic direction to align the University’s continuing growth with the new and emerging needs of the local, regional and global labour market.
As the institution marks its tenth year of operation in Dubai, the University Board and Senate have ratified a comprehensive plan to introduce 47 new majors that will address the demand for skilled professionals in a wide range of growing business sectors, including tourism and hospitality, digital media, public health and sustainable design.
The new programs have been developed following an analysis of emerging business and economic trends and are being designed in collaboration with industry representatives, as well as the University’s partner institutions in Canada.
Each of the new majors will go through the Ministry of Education – Higher Education Affairs accreditation process and their introduction will be phased, with the first new degrees to be launched for the Fall 2016 semester.
The first wave of new undergraduate programs will include majors in the growing healthcare sector, such as Health Informatics and Epidemiology. New engineering majors will include Network Security, Software Engineering & Game Development, Mechatronics and Electronics.
New Bachelor of Arts programs will include Advertising and Design, and Digital Media and Journalism, while in the business school, majors will be available in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Travel, Tourism and Event Management, and Forensic Accounting. An Executive MBA and a Master in International Trade will be introduced at graduate level.
In the second wave of programs that will be offered from 2017, there will be a host of new majors in the arts, including Media Production, Video and Film Production, Sport Media, Media Design and Art, Performing Arts, Arts in Education and Humanitarian Aid & Relief. Other new Bachelor degrees will include a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics, a BS in Smart Cities/Systems and a BBA in Luxury Marketing.
At graduate level, 2017 will see the introduction of programs in Sport Sciences, Sport Administration, Public Health, Construction Management, Design Management, and Architecture, with majors in Sustainable Planning, Sustainable Design, and Sustainable Interior Design. The University’s MBA program will also be extended to include concentrations in Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Health Management, and IT Governance.
Speaking about the plans, University Chancellor, Mr. Buti Saeed Al Ghandi said, “With the introduction of these new programs we aim to extend the University’s undergraduate degree portfolio and also to build upon our existing flagship MBA program with a broader range of graduate study options.
“We have looked closely at the emerging sectors in the national and regional labour markets, as well as considering global economic trends, and we believe that these new programs will be able to meet many of the skills needs we will be faced with in the coming years, as well as contributing to the diversification of the higher education sector across the UAE as a whole.”
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