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May 28th, 2015: Dr. Haniyeh Yousefpour has addressed a group of senior government officials from across the GCC about the importance of process-driven improvement in establishing and maintaining smart government and smart services across the region.

May 26th, 2015: Leading international corporate social responsibility (CSR) expert Daan Elffers has been speaking to students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) about improving business performance through the Circular Economy.

Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer, Associate Professor of Engineering at CUD, is among a team of academic experts that has secured a $900,000 grant from the Qatar Foundation to explore the application of sensor technology in protecting physical assets, such as historical buildings and offshore facilities.

May 20th, 2015: Fun, entertaining and yet imbibing deep moral lessons, ‘Batbut’ celebrates the beautiful city of Dubai and its adventures through the experiences of a duckling as it learns the nuances of life and achieves its dreams.

May 20th, 2015: Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer, Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), has taken part in an expert judging panel to help search for the future stars of science in this year’s edition of the Emirates Foundation Think Science competition.

May 19th, 2015: Mr. Luca Donner, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), has revealed some of the solutions to sustainable construction in the desert, in a recent research paper that explores the challenges of creating a building or settlement in an arid climate.

Canadian University Dubai continues to uphold its reputation for quality and innovation with the recent award of new and repeat accreditations from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA).

May 14th, 2015: Senior members of faculty and staff at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have heard from leading international quality expert Dr. Terry Miosi about benchmarking and assessment in the higher education sector.

May 11th, 2015: Students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been honing their enterprise skills at a recent innovation boot camp organized by INJAZ UAE, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, in partnership with Tejar Dubai, an initiative of Dubai Chamber.

May 11th, 2015: Dr. Chan Goog Jeon, Learning and Development Manager of multinational technology firm LG Electronics, has shared his vast experience of leadership and corporate culture, at a workshop for faculty and students held recently at Canadian University Dubai (CUD).

Members of faculty from CUD have been recognized for their outstanding contribution to teaching and research with awards at the University’s recent graduation ceremony.

May 10th, 2015: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has hosted an audience of architecture and engineering professionals to witness the Middle East’s first live demonstration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the cloud.

His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chief of the National Service and Reserve Staff, has addressed the 5th convocation of CUD in a grand ceremony that saw 380 graduates awarded their degree certificates in front of a full-house at Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre.

A group of students from CUD has take first prize in the Best IP Website category at the 8th annual Dubai Customs Intellectual Property Awards.

Business students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been learning the value of random acts of kindness as part of a class project to coincide with International Pay it Forward Day on Thursday, 30th April.

More than 200 students have taken part in this year's edition of the CUD creative writing competition, which challenges university and high school students to pen original and imaginative tales in exactly 100 words.

The symbolic connecting of cultures was the inspiration for students Nida Ahmed and Shaikh Uzair in their winning entry at the recent Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Exhibition Stand Design Competition.

April 20th, 2015: The challenges posed by city sprawl were the subject of an intensive week of debate and action planning for a group of students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) who took part in a recent event to introduce young people to the principles and practices of leading change in global society.

Canadian University Dubai joined forces with the Environmental Center for Arab Towns to bring together practitioners, researchers, academics, industry professionals and students in an event to showcase and celebrates sustainable and smart city activities in the UAE.

April 15th, 2015: The recent Spring Break saw students, along with faculty and staff members from across Canadian University Dubai (CUD) head to the heart of Bohemia for a fun-packed getaway to the historic city of Prague.

Students at CUD have for the first time established their own association based on the Model United Nations (MUN) initiative, bringing the debate on key international issues to the heart of the University campus.

April 9th, 2015: Faculty and staff from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have taken part in a daylong event to celebrate and learn more about Canadian culture and society.

April 9th, 2015: The therapeutic qualities of writing, travel, art and religion have been explored at a recent conference dedicated to happiness and wellbeing hosted by Canadian University Dubai (CUD). Speakers from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds took to the stage to share their own insights and experiences on how to identify and achieve individual contentment.

April 7th, 2015: Students, faculty and staff at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have dimmed the lights on campus to make their own contribution to the 2015 Earth Hour campaign.

April 7th, 2015: 'Feel the fear and do it anyway' was the message to dozens of women seeking inspiration to take their first steps on the road to leadership at a recent workshop hosted by Canadian University Dubai in collaboration with coaching and consulting firm, Global Minds.