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Orientation Event Welcomes New Students for 2018/19

August 28th, 2018: The University opened its doors to its latest batch of Freshers. An exciting event and fun packed week involving faculty and staff was launched to welcome hundreds of new undergraduate and postgraduate students for their first semester of studies at the University.

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CUD signs agreement with Brock University

August 27th, 2018: CUD has formalized an agreement with Ontario’s Brock University allowing students studying business communications and media disciplines to transfer to Brock for the final two years of their program.

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CUD partners with 10ten to launch coding bootcamp

23rd August, 2018: Canadian University Dubai and the Dubai-based tech company, 10ten, are set to launch a new Coding Bootcamp that can advance participants’ skills from enthusiastic amateur to junior developer in just 15 working days.

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CUD supporting skills development in growing UAE healthcare sector

August 15th, 2018: As the UAE healthcare sector is set to grow to a value of Dh103 billion by 2021, CUD is working to support the industry in boosting its management talent pool.

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CUD professor bags Outstanding International Educator Award

July 31st, 2018: CUD professor, Dr. Rommel Sergio, has been awarded the title of Outstanding International Educator at the First International Summit of the United Federation of Filipino-American Educators (UNIFFIED), hosted this Summer in Washington DC, USA.

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CUD launches Intensive English Program

July 26th, 2018: A new initiative launched by Canadian University Dubai is aiming to help improve the communication skills of UAE nationals, residents, and visitors, through an integrated and intensive English language program.

New CUD psychology degree to boost licenced practice in UAE

July 17th, 2018: The introduction of a new CUD degree program is set to deliver a boost to the UAE’s licenced psychology sector as it experiences a growing demand from clients across the Emirates.

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How music education shapes our lives

July 9th, 2018: International Society for Music Education (ISME) seminar highlights findings on how music education and music training affects a person’s journey into life.

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CUD to Host UAE Leg of International Innovation Challenge

June 28th, 2018: CUD has been selected among 50 international locations to play host to the 2018 edition of the Falling Walls Lab, a global innovation challenge that aims to identify ground-breaking ideas and nurture high potential talent.

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New degree in Sport Management opens doors to booming global industry

June 19th, 2018: A new comprehensive bachelor program (BBA) in Sport Management launched by CUD will give students a great opportunity to master the intricacies of the booming global sports industry.

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Undergraduate
Students from Hong Kong Baptist University attend CUD’s summer school

June 10th, 2018: Professor David Santandreu Calonge, Dean, Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences greeted a group of 35 students from the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) School of Communication.

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CUD Hands Out Annual Sports Awards

May 17th, 2018: The sporting achievements of CUD students were recognized by Mr. John Sherratt, CUD Sports Manager at an Awards ceremony in the Red Theatre.

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Students from the Department of Architecture Present Graduation Projects

May 17th, 2018: Graduating students from the Department of Architecture supervised by Dr. Hamoud, Dr. Hazim, Dr.Eyyad and Dr. Constantin presented their final projects to a jury of external examiners.

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IB Students from Repton School Visit CUD for Tour and Presentations

May 17th, 2018: Students from the IB Programme at Repton School in Dubai attended a business activities day organized by the University.

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CUD Students Attend Workshop at Saruq Al Hadid Museum

May 17th, 2018: CUD alumna, Muna Al Ali, Assistant Head of Saruq Al Hadid Museum, invited two CUD students to attend a workshop titled “Museum 101”, organized by the Dubai Municipality.

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CUD Acknowledges Dedication of Security and Cleaning Staff

May 16th, 2018: CUD took the opportunity to thank its security and cleaning staff for all its hard work and dedication.

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CUD Strengthens Relationship with Alumni

May 14th, 2018: As part of an ongoing program to strengthen our ties with past students, CUD organized a basketball game between teams of current students and alumni.

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Interior Design Students Display Impressive Graduation Presentations

May 14th, 2018: Jorge Rangle from Rangle Interiors and Nazali Muzyka from Scale Interiors were part of a jury that judged projects created by fourth-year students from the Department of Interior Design.

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CUD Students Learn about Green Energy Solutions

May 14th, 2018: Students from the Marine and Air Pollution Class (ENV 409) visited the Green Energy Solutions & Sustainability (GESS) facility in Dubai, accompanied by Engr. Rashed Karkain.

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“Culture is Everything and Everything is Culture”

May 10th, 2018: Nasif Kayed, founder and CEO of “The Arab Culturalist,” gave an amusing and inspiring talk on Arab Culture to an audience at CUD.

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HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan confers degrees on 360 graduates

May 9th, 2018: 360 Students Receive Their Degrees in Front of Prominent UAE Leaders and International Guests.

Academic Affairs
CUD Hosts Panel Discussion Focused on New DRG Health Care Model

May 1st, 2018: The Department of Environmental Health Sciences hosted a panel discussion focusing on the refined Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) insurance payment model.

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Digital Solutions Expert Visits CUD

April 30th, 2018: Abdelrahim Lakehal, System Analyst – Digital Solutions, introduced students from MCM 320 A-1 Computerized Media Archiving to the concept of digital archiving and enterprise content management.

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Global Climate Change Conference Hosted by CUD Comes to an End

April 29th, 2018: At the closing ceremony of a very successful conference on Global Climate Change, President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Karim Chelli issued a challenge to the CUD community: to take an active role in fighting climate change.

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Conference on Global Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability

April 26th, 2018: CUD hosts conference under the patronage of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, presided by His Excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment.

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