April 2017
 

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Campus News

  • 430 Students Receive Their Degrees
  • Dean Helps Kiribati Plan Its Future
  • New Book Reveals the Formula for a Happy Life
  • New Play Takes a Light-Hearted Look at Clashing Cultures
  • Kuwait University Heads Attend Exec. Management Workshop
  • Debate on Childhood Development
  • Debate on Medical Tourism
  • I Insights on the Future Desert Landscape
  • Dr. Ghada Abaido to Join Futures of Media 2017 Committee
  • Gender Divides and E-Empowerment



Career Focus by Bayt.com

  • How to Make Career Fair’s work for you

Student Activities & Achievements

  • Students Visit Al Quoz Labour Camp
  • Students Attend Program on Responsible Online Trading
  • Student Accepted to Ivy League Master’s Program
  • Student Interviewed on Sama Dubai Tv
  • Student Designers Win $10,000 at Interior Design Day
  • Art-X-Press Celebrates Talented Students and Local Artists
  • CIMA Exemptions Give Students a Competitive Edge
  • Six Students Selected For Coveted Women@Dior Program
  • Health Students Mark Mena Heart Saver Month With CPR Training

May Events

  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture Exhibition, May 17-19
  • Chinese International Children’s Day, May 20
  • Climate Action: Role of the Stakeholder, May 22
  • Filipino Human Resources Practitioners’ Association, May 26

430 Students Receive Their Degrees

Canadian University Dubai graduation ceremony attended by H. H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry

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New Book Reveals the Formula for a Happy Life

A new book from Dubai-based professor, Dr. Louise Lambert, has revealed a simple set of strategies for daily life that can help to achieve the ultimate state of happiness.

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New Play Penned by Professor Takes a Light-Hearted Look at Clashing Cultures

A new play penned by Dr. Franziska Apprich is set to provide a light-hearted look at what happens when cultures clash, when it hits the stage at the Madinat Theatre.

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Kuwait University Unit Heads Attend Executive Management Workshop in Dubai

Twenty heads of units/departments from Kuwait University attended a five-day Executive Management Workshop conducted by Canadian University Dubai recently. The course consisted of 3 modules: Time & Quality Management, Administrative Quality Management and Leadership and Management: Bridging the Gap.

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Professor Contributes to Debate on Childhood Development

Dr. Rawa Nahhas, Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Canadian University Dubai, has been contributing to the regional dialogue on child development through her recent conference participation and publication on the subject of positive children’s media.

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Canadian University Dubai Convenes Debate on Medical Tourism

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences at Canadian University Dubai has brought together leading experts from Dubai’s healthcare sector to provide their professional insights into the development of the City’s medical tourism industry.

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Industry Professionals Provide Insights on the Future Desert Landscape

A panel of leading professionals from the world of architecture and design have offered their insights on the future of the Gulf Region’s landscape in a thought-provoking debate convened by Canadian University Dubai.

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Dr. Ghada Abaido Asked to Join Futures of Media 2017 Scientific Committee

Canadian University Dubai Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts and Science Dr. Ghada Abadio has been asked to join the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on the Futures of Media 2017 in Colombo, Sri Lanka from October 10-11.

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Dr. Mohamed Ben Moussa Talked Gender Divides and E-Empowerment at Journalism Conference

Canadian University Dubai Assistant Professor in Communications and Media Studies, Dr. Mohamed Ben Moussa, recently participated in a Journalism and Media Conference at Middlesex University Dubai, where he presented his research titled “Gender Divides and e-Empowerment in the Arab World: the case of the UAE.”

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Career Focus by Bayt.com

Making Career Fairs Work for you

Advice from CUD’s strategic career partner on how to make the most out of a career fair.

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Student Activities & Achievements

Students Visit Al Quoz Labour Camp as Part Of "Good Deed Project"

Thirty-four Canadian University Dubai students recently made multiple visits to a labour camp in Al Quoz as part of their “Good Deed Project” for their ‘Ethical Reasoning for Today’s World’ course.

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Students Attend Program on Responsible Online Trading

Canadian University Dubai students attend an interactive workshop hosted by XTrade, a world renowned online Contract for Difference (CFD) trading broker in April 2017.

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Canadian University Dubai Student Accepted to Ivy League Master's Program

Student Jessica D’Silva has been accepted into the Masters in Public Health program at Brown University in the United States of America, making her one of the first students to be accepted into an Ivy League program after completing her Bachelor’s Degree at the Canadian University Dubai.

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Student Interviewed on Sama Dubai TV

First year Architecture student, Alyazya Abdullah, was recently interviewed on Sama Dubai TV’s popular “The World of Family” program about her achievements and what motivates her to be a good student.

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Student Designers Win $10,000 at Interior Design Day

The Canadian University Dubai’s 5th Annual Interior Design Days ended with the presentation of $10,000 USD in award money to the winners of University Design Challenge issued by KOA.

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Art-X-Press Celebrates Talented Students and Local Artists

Canadian University Dubai’s Art-X-Press Exhibition ended with an awards ceremony that discussed student’s artwork, as well as performances by two local artists and the presentation of student’s short films.

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CIMA Exemptions Give Students a Competitive Edge

Students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) can now gain a competitive edge in the job market thanks to a new collaboration between the School of Business Administration and the world’s largest management accounting body, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

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Six Students Selected For Coveted Women@Dior Program

Six students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have been selected to take part in the Women@Dior Mentorship Program, an exclusive career development opportunity provided by the world-leading luxury brand, Christian Dior Couture.

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Health Students Mark Mena Heart Saver Month With CPR Training

A group of students from the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at Canadian University Dubai has taken part in a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training session to mark 2017 MENA Heart Saver Month.

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May Events:

Aga Khan Award for Architecture Exhibition
May 17-19, 2017
Where: Hall C

Canadian University Dubai, in collaboration with the Environmental Center for Arab Towns (ECAT), is proud to host the exhibition that will display the short listed and the award winning international projects. For more information contact: Dr. Hoshiar Nooraddin at Hoshiar@cud.ac.ae

Chinese International Children's Day
May 20, 2017 from 3pm to 5pm
Where: Red Theatre

This event is sponsored by Canadian University Dubai and will feature a welcome speech by Dr. Fran Apprich.

Climate Action: Role of the Stakeholder
May 22, 2017 from 9:30am to 12:30pm
Where: Red Theatre

This event is organized by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) in collaboration with Canadian University Dubai’s School of Public Health and Health Sciences. For more information contact: Dr. Yassen Alfoteih at Yassen@cud.ac.ae.

Filipino Human Resources Practitioners' Association
May 26, 2017 from 9am to 6pm
Where: Red Theatre

FHRA has invited practitioners in the field of human resources to come and participate in several workshops. For more information contact: Dr. Rommel Sergio at Rommel@cud.ac.ae.

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