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CUD has hosted its fourth annual Interior Design Day to showcase the works of students from the University’s School of Architecture and Interior Design.

Dubai, March 8, 2016 : Dr. Louise Lambert, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Ethics at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) advised people facing sexual harassment in the workplace to ‘speak up’ and report the matter to concerned authorities when they feel the ‘line has been crossed’.

March 3rd, 2016: Students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been hearing about the importance of non-verbal communication in a recent workshop led by international communications expert, Kim A Page.

March 3rd, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) professor, Dr. Franziska Apprich, is aiming to bring space food into the diet of UAE residents as a way to encourage healthy and nutritionally balanced eating habits.

March 3rd, 2016: The students behind the new Emirati sign-language app, Efhamni, have received a major boost in their plan to support the UAE deaf community, with a $7,000 award to scale their social enterprise from the Coca-Cola Foundation and INJAZ Al-Arab. The award follows the recent announcement of winners in the Ripples of Happiness university competition, a community initiative under which the innovation was developed.

February 28th, 2016: A team of four students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have demonstrated their design flair at the Maison D'art ‘Get the Look’ competition, held recently at the renowned fabric company’s flagship showroom in Dubai.

February 23rd, 2016: Students and faculty from across the Bachelor of Business Administration e-Business stream have come together for a special event to promote learning and collaboration among participants of the program.

February 21st, 2016: Faculty and students from the School of Architecture and Interior Design at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been showcasing their latest research and design work at the 4th International Architectural Conservation Conference and Exhibition, held recently in Dubai.

February 21st, 2016: Students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have joined the international movement for a sustainable, unpolluted society, taking part in a clean-up of Dubai’s Sunset Beach as part of the recent Waste Free Environment Week.

February 18th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has joined forces with Seed Training Center to extend its corporate training and consultancy services into the Kingdom of Bahrain. The new collaboration was sealed with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between Pr. Karim Chelli, President of CUD, and Mr....

February 17th, 2016: Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer, Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), is among a team of international scientists that has developed a pioneering technology to enable high-efficiency air quality monitoring, to help promote a cleaner environment and reduce health risks associated with poor atmospheric quality.

February 17th, 2016: Mr. Rami Hajjar, serial entrepreneur and CEO of technology start-up, Hadzup, has been encouraging students to explore their entrepreneurial side during a recent seminar at Canadian University Dubai (CUD).

Representatives from CUD have joined dignitaries from across the UAE at the closing ceremony of the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Heritage Festival 2016, organized by the Emirates Heritage Club.

February 4th, 2016: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has been honored at the recent Annual Conference for Suppliers, Contractors and Service Providers, organized by Dubai Police.

February 3rd, 2016: Faculty members from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) were in attendance at the recent unveiling of Solar Decathlon Middle East, an international university competition that aims to promote sustainable, energy-efficient living.

February 1st, 2016: Lawyers from the region’s leading diversified real estate and property services company, Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC, have been benefitting from the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Corporate Training and Consultancy Services through a dedicated skills development program in legal English.

January 24th, 2016: Professor Debashis Saha of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, has revealed some of the key challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as mobile technology prepares to make the transition from the 4th to the 5th generation.

January 21st, 2016: Faculty, staff and students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have come together to celebrate the success of engineering students Ahmed Farrag, Amro Mosaad, Ahmad Nofal, Khawla Bouhemady and Nikita Mankovskii, following their triumph in the UAE finals of the Robotics Challenge.

Canadian University Dubai (CUD) and Bank of China (Dubai) Branch (BOC) have joined forces to support a series of education, research and professional development initiatives for students and employees in Dubai’s banking sector.

Professors of Human Resource Management, Dr. Rommel Sergio and Dr. Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia, have both been named among the nominees for the 2016 Global Top 50 Educators Award, due to be presented in the UK later this year.

January 17th, 2016: Given the importance of ethics in the corporate world, Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has recently conducted a poll, in partnership with Bayt.com, to ascertain the role that business leaders play in encouraging ethical conduct in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

January 14th, 2016 Dr. Franziska Apprich, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication and Media Studies at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), has been awarded the title of Outstanding Scientist at the Venus International Foundation Research Awards (VIFRA). She received the accolade for her pioneering study into autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a psychological phenomenon that can provide an outlet from the pressures of modern-day media overload.

January 6th, 2016: Mr. Luca Donner, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), has been named among the 100 Architects of the Year 2015 by the Korean Institute of Architects (KIA), coinciding with an exhibition at Culture Station Seoul 284, which featured some of his unique design work.

January 4th, 2016: The latest data collected for the UAE Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics (CHEDS) reveals that Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has recorded a year-on-year increase in satisfaction levels with key performance indicators since the assessment process began in 2012.

January 3rd, 2016: Research conducted by a team of academics led by Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Assistant Professor, Ms. Jeanette Teh, has revealed that universities could help stimulate entrepreneurship in the Middle East by providing students with training and support in the field.