UAE University Al Ain

Friday 19 March 2010 (UAE)

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UAE University plans to start a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from late 2010 according to a report in The National 10 March 2010 - "It was developed after requests by Emiratis in senior positions at public and private companies, said Prof David Graf, the dean of the College of Business and Economics."
First UAE University DBA class expected to have 15 students, and to be run by 6-8 teaching staff.
Course program will be 2 years of coursework, then up to 2 years for dissertation/thesis (possibly extended to 4 years). DBA degree can be studied part-time.

UAE University announced plans to open a public health research institute within a year during a global health conference held at the university, according to a report in The National, with 15-30 scientists staffing the research center: "The university, which this week played host to the Global Health and the UAE conference, aims to recruit up to 30 extra researchers to help staff the institute for global health."

UAE University is listed by the Times Higher Education newspaper as the 374th best university in the world, in the same place as Heriot Watt University in Scotland (which has a Heriot Watt Dubai branch in the UAE). UAEU is the only UAE based university in the worldwide list of top 400 universities.

Annual convocation ceremony held on Tuesday 06 October 2009.
UAE University plans to evolve into a more research oriented university with improved facilities under development.
Chancellor is Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Vice-Chancellor is Dr Abdullah Khanbashi.

UAE University will start offering PhD programs from September 2009, according to a report in The National 08 May 2009. Apparently it will be the first government university in the UAE to offer PhDs, except for the UAE government universities and colleges that already offer PhDs (Khalifa University of Science, Emirates Education College).
PhD courses will take the format of course work for the first year, then 2 to 3 years of research and writing a dissertation.
UAEU PhDs will be available in undergraduate subject areas.
UAEU is in the process of transforming itself, by 2012, into a research university. Research centers will include:
- economy - regional and global
- energy - - regional and global
- environment
- health - national, regional and global
- information technology (IT)
- water
Most students at UAEU are Emirati.
UAEU new facilities are under construction.

New Provost will be Dr Wyatt Rory Hume from 01 September 2008. Previously, Dr Hume was provost and executive vice president for academic and health affairs at University of California (from June 2006 to August 2008), and president of the University of New South Wales in Australia from 2002 to 2004.

UAE University, or "United Arab Emirates University" also has an office of UAE University in Dubai (in Knowledge Village).
UAEU is a university initially established as a tertiary institute for Emirati students to obtain degrees from. It also allows international students to attend.
Language of instruction is English (except for Arabic and Islamic Studies).
Vice-Chancellor is Dr Abdullah Al Khanbashi.

UAEU under-graduate departments and courses

UAEU post-graduate departments and courses

Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering MSc
Engineering Management Master's Program (MEM)
Environmental Science Master's Program
Materials Science and Engineering (MTSE) Master's Program
MBA - Master of Business Administration
Mechanical Engineering MSc
Petroleum Science and Engineering
- Chemical Engineering MSc
- Petroleum Geosciences MSc
- Petroleum Engineering MSc
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Water Resources Master Program (WRMP)

Fees, facilities, education quality varies widely. Allow extra fees for visa, transport, accommodation.
Salaries, accommodation, other benefits for lecturers vary substantially. Check contracts carefully for medical, housing, flight allowances, etc.

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