You’re Not Alone

#TogetherWeCan

During this difficult time, we, at Canadian University Dubai, are thinking heavily about our responsibility as an educator. We are thinking about the impact on our students and members near and far and on our role to help navigate and rise above this impact. We echo His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai’s sentiments when he says, “Education Never Stops”, and we are compelled to look for ways to be flexible and accessible in our part to encourage the pursuit of higher education. Together, we can continue to inspire minds and transform lives.

We are offering a FREE course during the Summer 2019/20 Semester to all our students and any qualified local or international students.*

Students from across all disciplines can choose one of the below courses based on their language of preference.

1. Disease Outbreak and Human Health – English language
2. Nous offrons le cours de Comportement Humain et Pandémies: Interactions complexes - En Francais
3. تطرح الجامعة الكندية دبي مساق علم الاجتماع في الأزمات الصحية باللغة العربية

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Actions we have taken:

Below are some of the things we are doing to uphold our values to serve our community during this unprecedented time.

Shifting to online Academics and Services

Our IT department has worked tirelessly to prepare for seamless delivery of 80+ hours of coursework to be shifted to a virtual environment. This included over 60 hours of training for faculty. The IT team is also working hard to respond quickly to technical issues that arise from both students, faculty, and staff. Since beginning of online classes on March 22nd, the IT team has overseen and supported over 310 online meetings, over 40,000 online meeting minutes with over 6,500 attendees.

Student Counselling

We are offering counselling services online or over the telephone for students who are experiencing anxiety, fear, or depression during this time. We have connected with travelling students to provide reassurance and guidance where we can. For students with disabilities, we have provided accessible accommodations as they adapt to online learning, and we have delivered self-care packages, containing food items and sanitation products, to all students in dorms.

Health Centre

The Health Centre provided the first COVID-19 circulation from the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on February 9th, 2020. Since then, we continue to be the University’s liaison with the DHA to make sure we are following safety protocols to handle COVID-19 specifically. The DHA provides us with current and relevant information, updates for the University leadership team, and products - such as hand sanitizer. In addition, we continue to place nurses at the dorms on weekdays and weekends to address student health concerns.

Library Online support

Students can access the library resources online and get eBooks, articles, company reports, country reports, online journals, and cases electronically and for free anytime.

Student Career Services

We are assisting students with weekly informational videos to enhance their employability through social platforms. Students can use these videos and this time to improve their interview skills.

Student Life & Engagement, Athletics and Sport

We have initiated online engagement activities such as informational videos, CUD’s got talent (dance & music competition) and e-games to boost morale during this time. Kahoot trivia games, online gaming tournaments, weekly exercise & fitness videos, social media platforms, and online music & dance competitions have been a hit during this time of social distancing.

Admissions & Recruitment services

We are ready to assist prospective students and their parents with our program offerings through online platforms. Perspective students & their parents can book online one-to-one consultation with our team.

Around the clock online assistance for students, faculty, staff and prospective students:

• Registration Services
• Health Centre
• Student Counselling
• Career Services
• Scholarships
• Student Life
• Library Online Support
• ICT Department
• Finance Services
• New Students admissions
• Any other inquiries

For more information on these services, please visit: COVID-19 | Updates and Information

PLEASE, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

We value diversity of thought and circumstance, and although the above are some of the things we are doing now to uphold our values to serve our community during this unprecedented time, we would like to hear from you. At this time, we encourage our University members to let us know what more we can do to help.

Please share your questions, feedback, and suggestions on info@cud.ac.ae (We will read every single one of your emails).

*Terms & conditions apply
**Must hold a grade 12 diploma to enrol. Listed courses are open to all current and prospective domestic and international students.