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CUD Student Wins Litfest Poetry Competition

March 22nd, 2017: Canadian University Dubai Architecture student, Kazem Aboudan, has taken first place in the 2017 Taaleem Poetry Competition, held alongside the annual Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

Department of Architecture
CUD Professor Develops Space Gum for Emirates Mars Project

March 27th, 2017: As the UAE announces its plans to build the first city on Mars by 2117, a Dubai-based professor is aiming to play her own part in supporting the nation’s ambitions for travel to the Red Planet.

School of Communication and Creative Industries
Department of Communication and Media
Classroom Lesson Inspires Students’ Good Deed

March 22nd, 2017: Students from Canadian University Dubai have been inspired by a classroom lesson in ethical reasoning to use their learning in support of the local community.

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IEEE Student Branch Tours Leading Tech Labs

March 22nd, 2017: Members of the IEEE Student Branch at Canadian University Dubai have been given an exclusive insight into some of the innovations emerging from leading international technology labs, as part of two recent site visits by the newly-established group.

Department of Electrical Engineering
Communication Students Engage with Industry

March 22nd, 2017: Students from the School of Communication & Media Studies at Canadian University Dubai have taken part in two recent visits to experience different aspects of communications and to interact with professionals in the industry.

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Department of Communication and Media
CUD and Ddfc to Engage Youth in Developing Dubai’s Design Community

March 12th, 2017: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) and Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC) have come together to promote the engagement of young, emerging talent in the development of Dubai’s growing, world-class design community.

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Big Businesses Seek Top Talent at CUD Career Fair

March 15th, 2017: More than 20 international corporations and UAE-based companies have been seeking out the next generation of young professionals ready to make their mark in the regional workforce at the Canadian University Dubai annual career fair hosted recently on campus.

Student Affairs
CUD Team Wins UAE Robotics Challenge for Second Year in a Row

March 15th, 2017: A team of students from Canadian University Dubai has triumphed in the UAE national finals of the GCC Robotics Challenge for the second year in a row.

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CUD Students Invited to Take on $10,000 Prize Design Challenge

March 13th, 2017: Students from the School of Architecture and Design at Canadian University Dubai have been exclusively invited to compete for a $10,000 prize fund in the recently launched KOA Canvas project design competition.

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Lifestyle Transformation Leads CUD Graduate to Triathlon Success

March 13th, 2017: Canadian University Dubai graduate, Mohammed Kasim, has once again proved the power of determination, completing the ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi following his incredible journey to lose 100kg in weight.

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Success for CUD Sports Teams at Gmu Festival

March 13th, 2017: Teams from Canadian University Dubai have scored more successes in the latest inter-university sports festival, hosted recently by Gulf Medical University.

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CUD Hosts Inaugural High School Robotics Competition

March 9th, 2017: A team from Pristine Private School has triumphed in the inaugural edition of the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) High School Robo Challenge, hosted recently on campus by the School of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology.

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Agriculture Innovation Wins Ryerson-CUD Social Impact Competition

March 5th, 2017: An affordable hydroponic system to produce fresh, home-grown crops has emerged as the winner of the 2017 Ryerson Global Innovation Challenge (RGIC), conducted by Ryerson University in collaboration with Canadian University Dubai.

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CUD Team Wins Inter-university Football Tournament

March 5th, 2017: The Canadian University Dubai (CUD) men’s football team has triumphed in a nail-biting penalty shootout to take the title at the 4th Skyline Inter-University Sports Festival.

Student Affairs
CUD and Ryerson Students Collaborate to Develop Social Innovations for the Arab World

February 27th, 2017: Students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) are working alongside counterparts from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, in a bid to develop social impact innovations applicable to the Arab World.

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China Beckons Student Innovation Competition Winners

February 21st, 2017: Three students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have won the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Huawei Headquarters in China, following their recent triumph in the Seeds for the Future student innovation competition.

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Honouring Terry Fox

February 21st, 2017: Judith Fox, younger sister of Terry Fox and International Director of the Terry Fox Foundation spoke about her brother’s hope for a cancer-free world, during a recent visit to Canadian University Dubai.

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CUD Joins Cancer Awareness Campaign

February 15th, 2017: Canadian university Dubai (CUD) has joined the campaign to increase public knowledge and understanding of cancer and related illnesses with a week-long program of events to mark Cancer Awareness Week 2017.

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Department of Public Health
CUD Graduate Students Publish Mba Research in International Journals

February 15th, 2017: Students of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have recently seen their graduate studies research feature in two international, peer-reviewed publications in the field of business and management.

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CUD Launches IEEE Student Branch

February 13th, 2017: The School of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology has celebrated the launch of the new Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student branch, to connect aspiring technologists with professionals and organizations in the field.

Department of Electrical Engineering
CUD Students Develop Technology Innovations for Social Impact

February 13th, 2017: Six teams of students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) are developing a unique range of technological innovations in response to the Seeds for the Future Education Challenge, an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Education and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, supported by leading global ICT solutions provider, Huawei.

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UPEI Invites CUD Students to Explore Canadian Education Opportunities

February 13th, 2017: A representative from the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada, has visited Canadian University Dubai (CUD) to showcase the range of opportunities available for study at the Maritime Province’s premier higher education institution.

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Environmental Health Students Get Firsthand Experience of Food Safety Systems

February 13th, 2017: Senior students from the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been given a revealing insight into the practices employed to reduce the risk of food-borne illnesses during a recent field visit to Dubai World Trade Centre.

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Department of Public Health
CUD Faculty Prepare for Global Technology Conference with Call for Papers on Energy-efficient Networks

February 7th, 2017: Faculty members from the School of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) are taking leading roles in the 13th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing (IWCMC) Conference, to be held in Valencia, Spain from June 26th to 30th this year.

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CUD Professor Aims to Inspire a Generation of ‘cutting Edge Kids’

February 7th, 2017: Assistant professor, Dr. Vanessa Lobo, is on a mission to help develop a new generation of young achievers through her unique parenting and wellness blog, Cutting Edge Kid.