October 2016
 

In this issue...




Campus News

  • CUD pays its respects to Raheel Murad Ali
  • University honored at Middle East Education Awards
  • e-Business professor contributes to ICT Innovation debate
  • CUD and Dubai Municipality collaborate on executive education
  • Queens University Canada beckons CUD transfer students
  • New research reveals innovative approach to tackle exam stress
  • Brock University showcases opportunities for CUD students
  • CUD students embark upon UAE innovation challenge
  • McGill-UAE fellowship opened to outstanding graduate students
  • Canadian immigration lawyer discusses transfer to Canada

Student Achievements

  • Student named among leading UAE young entrepreneurs
  • Architecture graduate wins sustainable city design contest
  • CUD graduate honored at international business awards
  • Students discover justice services at Dubai courts

Upcoming events

  • 41st IEEE LCN Conference

CUD pays its respects to Raheel Murad Ali

CUD has remembered its family member, Raheel Murad Ali, with a memorial service hosted in his honor. On behalf of the entire CUD community, we extend our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to his family and wish them strength to cope with their loss.

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CUD honored at Middle East Education Awards

CUD has been recognized as a leading academic institution in the region, collecting two accolades at the 2016 Middle East Education Leadership Awards, held recently in Dubai.

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e-Business professor contributes to ICT Innovation debate

Dr. Anas Najdawi, Chair of e-Business, has joined a panel of industry leaders to discuss the impact of ICT innovation at a recent Middle East Innovation Day organized by leading global ICT solutions provider, Huawei.

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CUD and Dubai Municipality collaborate on executive education

Government and private executives from the UAE/GCC have heard from Dr. Karlson ‘Charlie’ Hargroves, world-renowned sustainability expert, at a recent corporate training course organized by CUD in collaboration with Dubai Municipality’s Environmental Centre for Arab Towns.

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Queens University Canada beckons CUD transfer students

Queens’s University, one of the leading Canadian universities, is offering UAE students an opportunity to pursue higher studies in Canada, through an emerging collaboration with CUD.

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New research reveals innovative approach to tackle exam stress

Research conducted by Dr. Franziska Apprich has revealed how an extraordinary psychological phenomenon known as autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) can help students to alleviate the immense pressure and anxiety surrounding exams.

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Brock University showcases transfer opportunities for CUD students

Mr. David Zutautas, international relationship manager at Brock University in Canada has met with students at CUD to showcase the unique opportunities available to transfer to the institution’s campus in Ontario.

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CUD students embark upon UAE innovation challenge

Students from CUD are set to compete with young innovators from across the UAE’s leading universities in an education challenge that aims to harness information and communication technologies to achieve positive social impact.

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McGill-UAE fellowship opened to outstanding graduate students

McGill University, ranked No 1 in Canada and 30th globally, has announced the launch of the McGill-UAE Fellowships, to be awarded to exceptional Masters and PhD students from the UAE.

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Canadian immigration lawyer discusses transfer to Canada processes

Ms. Julie Beeton, a noted Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration and education consultancy Beeton & Co has provided valuable tips on studying and migrating to Canada at an interactive ‘Transfer to Canada’ Information Session held at CUD.

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Student Activities & Achievements

Communications student named among leading UAE young entrepreneurs

Student entrepreneur, Abzal Assembekov, has been adding to his already impressive portfolio of achievements with two recent accolades from the UAE business community.

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Architecture graduate wins sustainable city design contest

CUD graduate, Mohamed Fayed, is among a team of graduates that has taken first place in a challenging design competition to conceptualize a sustainable community development in the UAE.

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CUD graduate honored at international business awards

CUD graduate, Ahmed Al-Hakim, has been honored with the 2016 Young Leader accolade at the Burj CEO Awards held this Summer in Washington DC, USA.

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Communications students discover justice services at Dubai courts

Students from the School of Media & Communication Studies (SCMS) at CUD have been learning more about the city’s judicial processes and services during a recent site visit to the Dubai Courts.

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Upcoming Events:

41st IEEE LCN Conference
7th - 10th November

CUD, in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Computer Society, is bringing the IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) to the Middle East for the first time. Contact adel@cud.ac.ae for further information.

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