January 2017
 

Welcome back to a New Year
at Canadian University Dubai!

In this issue...

Campus News

  • Business School professor honoured with presidential award
  • University of Oxford conference to hear from CUD researcher
  • Dubai Education builds children’s unique talents
  • Faculty honoured at international business conference
  • CUD professor guides future e-Business professionals
  • UNB reveals overseas study opportunities
  • CUD professor reveals impact of urbanization
  • Communications professor features on Dubai TV
  • CUD raises awareness of violence against women
  • CUD professor spotlights design for effective learning
  • Pioneering study explores music and the brain
  • CUD contributes to educational technology debate
  • RTA employees complete training at CUD
  • Career service prepares students for professional success
  • Conference proceedings published in CUD journal



Career Focus by Bayt.com

  • How to choose the right career path

Student Achievements

  • CUD graduate leads global conservation campaign
  • Design students depict journey of life
  • Students demonstrate challenges of electronic waste
  • Architecture students lead design debate
 

Business School professor honoured with presidential award

Dr. Rommel Sergio has been selected as one of 23 outstanding international Filipinos to receive the prestigious Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO) for 2016.

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University of Oxford conference to hear from CUD researcher

A pioneering research paper produced by Dr. Franziska Apprich has been selected for presentation and publication as part of the International Scientific Forum (ISF), to be hosted by the University of Oxford, UK, early in 2017.

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Dubai Education builds unique talents with special needs education

Dubai Education’s newly launch Potential Adaptive Child Education (PACE) Centre has quickly established itself as an alternative to traditional special education needs provision as it sets out to celebrate and nurture the unique talents of every student in its care.

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Faculty honoured at international business conference

Faculty members from the School of Business Administration at CUD have been honoured with four separate awards at the International Conference on Business, Education, Engineering and Science, hosted recently in Dubai.

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CUD professor guides future e-Business professionals

Dr. Anas Najdawi has been motivating the next generation of e-commerce professionals during a recent presentation as part of students’ SAP ERP training program at GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai.

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UNB reveals overseas study opportunities

Dr. Shelley Rinehart, MBA Director at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada, has hosted a presentation for CUD students looking to take advantage of the institutions’ transfer partnership arrangements.

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CUD professor reveals impact of urbanization

Dr. Yassen Alfoteih has revealed the impact of urbanization on human health and the ecosystem, in a recent televised interview on United States-based, Arabic language current affairs channel, Alhurra.

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Communications professor discusses media education on Dubai TV

Dr. Wided Dafri has featured on local television channel, Sama Dubai, to discuss different aspects of media education at the University.

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CUD raises awareness of violence against women

CUD has marked the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with an event to raise awareness of the important global issue.

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CUD professor spotlights design for
effective learning

Mr. Massimo Imparato, has chaired a multi-disciplinary debate surrounding the opportunities that exist within the design industry to create a more effective educational environment for young people.

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Pioneering study explores music and the brain

CUD is collaborating with faculty from the University of Cape Town in a pioneering research initiative that aims to determine the impact of music on the functioning of the brain.

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CUD contributes to educational technology debate

A delegation from CUD has joined discussions around the theme Read, Research, Innovate at the 13th users meeting, of the Emirates Advanced National Research and Education Network (Ankabut), hosted recently in Abu Dhabi.

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RTA employees complete training at CUD

A group of 17 employees from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have completed a two-day course in SPSS Statistical Analysis for Surveys, conducted by CUD.

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Career service prepares students for professional success

Students at CUD have been taking advantage of a comprehensive package of guidance and support services from leading names in the career development arena, as they prepare to pursue their professional development goals for 2017.

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Conference proceedings published
in CUD journal

The Gulf Journal of Mathematics, established at CUD in 2013, has been chosen to publish the proceedings of an international science conference convened in Morocco last year.

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Career Focus by Bayt.com

How to choose the right career path

Advice from CUD’s strategic career partner on finding your professional calling.

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Student Activities & Achievements

CUD graduate leads global conservation campaign

Graduate Rahaf Al Saifis among a team of young people driving forward the international campaign for wildlife conservation as part of a newly formed global youth organization.

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Design students depict journey of life

Students from the School of Architecture and Design at CUD have exhibited their unique interpretation of the journey of life at the Light Middle East Conference 2016.

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Students demonstrate challenges of electronic waste

Students from the School of Public Health & Health Sciences have been discussing the challenges presented by the growing volume of electronic waste produced, at the annual Inter-College Public Speaking Competition organized by Emirates Environmental Group.

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Architecture students lead design debate

Seniors from the School of Architecture and Design at CUD have brought together faculty and students in a lively interactive symposium to debate the use of style in architectural design.

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