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April 26th, 2016: Students from across Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been showcasing their creative and enterprising talents during the University’s inaugural Innovation Expo, held recently on campus.

April 24th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai has brought together speakers from over 30 countries to debate the emerging challenges and long-term solutions to some of the key business challenges arising in the globalized economy, at a two-day international conference hosted at Atlantis – The Palm, Dubai.

April 20th, 2016: Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, has been sharing his insights on leadership as a key driver of the global economy, citing Dubai as the “perfect example of what leadership means and what leadership can do.”

April 17th, 2016: Students from the School of Architecture and Interior Design at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been experiencing the spectacular architectural sights of Seoul, during a recent field trip to the South Korean capital.

April 17th, 2016: President and Vice Chancellor of Canadian University Dubai, Pr. Karim Chelli, has received the Asian Confederation of Business Golden Globe Tiger Award for Education Leadership, at a ceremony held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

April 14th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) student, Bishr Bin Rashid Bin Bishr, has triumphed in the Al Maidan Al-Youla dance contest, taking away the first prize of AED 1 million in the 2016 edition of the annual competition.

April 13th, 2016: Rahaf Al Saif, a graduate of Environmental Health Management at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), has been selected to represent the Middle East region at The Youth Forum for People and Wildlife, organized by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), in collaboration with the Disney Conservation Fund.

April 5th, 2016: A number of designs from the professional portfolio of Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Assistant Professor, Mr. Luca Donner, have been featured in two recent publications for the architectural design industry.

April 3rd, 2016: Dr. Aziz Douai, Associate Professor of Communication & Digital Media at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), has delivered a guest lecture on the challenges, pitfalls and rewards that audience researchers face when carrying out fieldwork studies in the Arab world.

March 30th, 2016: Professors from the School of Architecture and Interior Design at Canadian University Dubai have been sharing the findings of their latest academic studies during the first in a series of events to showcase research conducted within the School.

March 30th, 2016: A new mobile edutainment application that aims to help children understand and engage with environmental sustainability has recently been launched by a pair of engineering students from Canadian University Dubai, in collaboration with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

March 29th, 2016: Students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have received an inspirational talk from paralyzed athlete, Mr. Chris Khoury, about the importance of positivity and inner strength in day-to-day life.

March 29th, 2016: Students from the School of Business Administration at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have witnessed the real-life business operations of a desert farm during a site visit to Al Rawabi Food Corporation, the UAE’s leading integrated dairy and poultry products company.

March 28th, 2016: President and Vice Chancellor of Canadian University Dubai, Pr. Karim Chelli, has been named among the nominees for the prestigious Asian Confederation of Business Golden Globe Tiger Awards, to be presented in Kuala Lumpur on April 11th.

March 28th, 2016: Students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been expressing their emotions through the application of colours, shapes and design features, as part of an innovative, interactive class to explore the music-design-emotion paradigm.

March 28th, 2016: The School of Architecture and Interior Design (SAID) at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has hosted its first event dedicated to bringing university alumni and other industry practitioners together with current students and CUD faculty to share their experience of professional practice in the field.

March 28th, 2016: President and Vice Chancellor of Canadian University Dubai, Pr. Karim Chelli, has been sharing his expert insights into the Canadian system of higher education at the sixth annual World Education Summit, held recently in Dubai.

March 28th, 2016: Students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been connecting with some of the region’s top employers at the annual Career Fair hosted recently on campus.

March 24th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has convened the first meeting of the Green Universities Council, an associated initiated by CUD in collaboration with the Environmental Center for Arab Towns, to promote sustainability across higher education institutions and other related sectors in the UAE.

March 24th, 2016 : Students and faculty from the School of Communication and Media Studies (SCMS) at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have heard from international experts in the field of global media about the power of communication, at the International Government Communications Forum (ICGF) held recently in Sharjah.

March 21st, 2015: Faculty and students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have heard from His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, about the importance of nurturing human capital in the pursuit of a competitive, knowledge-based economy.

March 20th, 2016: Students, faculty and staff at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have come together to observe Earth Hour 2016, supporting the tenth edition of the annual environmental campaign.

March 17th, 2016: A song written by Canadian University Dubai (CUD) professor, Dr. Franziska Apprich, has reached the semifinals of the International Songwriting Competition, an annual song contest judged by some of the world’s most eminent professional musicians.

March 17th, 2016: Students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been hearing from representatives of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) about the opportunities to transfer or take on further study at the Oshawa-based institution.

March 15th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) was among a number of institutions that recently came together to discuss the creation of a new UAE Think Tank on clinical and educational interventions through music.