Zayed University Academic City

Friday 03 September 2010 (UAE)

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College of Arts and Sciences
- Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Art and Design
- English Language and Literature
- Natural and Quantitative Sciences
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Certificate in Heritage Management
College of Business Sciences
College of Communication and Media Sciences
- Master of Arts in Communications with Specialization in Tourism and Communication - started 2009 (Abu Dhabi or Dubai or both?)
College of Education
College of Information Technology
Graduate Programs
- Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA)
- Executive Masters in Public Administration (EMPA)
- Executive Management Certificate Program (EMCP)
- Executive Masters in Health Care Administration (EMHCA)
- Master of Education
Zayed Diplomatic College (Abu Dhabi) - Graduate Certificate and Masters in Diplomacy and International Affairs

Zayed University has introduced a new program, The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (ZUURSP), to help undergrads develop their research skills and improve their ability to choose a research topic.
18 ZU students from Abu Dhabi and Dubai were chosen for the first running of the program (from WAM news 25 August 2010).

ZU has plans to establish a Chinese language college in Dubai, and Chinese language college in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the Confucius Institute of China.
There was a 24 April 2010 report in The National in Abu Dhabi that ZU was also in planning to establish a Sejong Institute in Dubai, but no further information found.

University of North Carolina and Zayed University signed a Memorandum of Understanding to "engage both universities in collaborative and cooperative efforts to participate in mutually beneficial activities and to offer programs of study and training programs."

Zayed University is for female Emirati students. See also Zayed University Abu Dhabi Campus.
ZU has five academic colleges - Arts and Sciences, Business Sciences, Communication and Media Sciences, Education and Information Technology.
ZU originally opened in 1998 in Garhoud. The Dubai Academic City campus opened in 2006.
ZU demonstrated in February 2006 that there are limits to academic freedom on university campuses in the UAE when a lecturer, Claudia Kiburz, was fired by H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Education, after attempting to discuss with students, and distribute, some cartoons that were offensive to Islam (famously, or infamously, known as the Danish Cartoons). The Head of the English Language Center, Andrew Hirst, was apparently also fired, but then reinstated.

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

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