United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates University
Type Public
Established 1976
Chancellor Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
Provost Mohamed Albaili
Vice-Chancellor Ali Rashid Abdullah Al Noaimi
Undergraduates 12,884
Postgraduates 676
Location Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Campus Urban
Website www.uaeu.ac.ae

United Arab Emirates University (in Arabic:جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is the oldest university in the United Arab Emirates. It was established after independence from Britain by then the president and the founding father of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, by virtue of Federal Law 4 of the year 1976. It is the first and oldest of the three government-sponsored institutions of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (the other two are the Higher Colleges of Technology and Zayed University). The university is located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The UAEU is an accredited comprehensive research-based institution. Its alumni have provided the United Arab Emirates with scores of powerful leaders serving as ministers, diplomats, senior government officials, business leaders, and powerful women.

Location

The university is located in the city of Al Ain, an oasis city in the Abu Dhabi emirate 140 km east of the capital city of Abu Dhabi and a similar distance from the city of Dubai. The university features six separate smaller campuses.[1]

Students

Students from all seven Emirates plus more than 59[2] countries enrich and enliven the campus and the classrooms. The 6,696 students who live on campus enjoy a full range of organized campus activities and events that add a unique educational value and vibrant dimension to each student’s academic program. Classrooms and labs feature state-of-the-art equipment and instructional technology to enhance student learning and contribute to academic success. In 2014, enrolled international students constituted 25% of the total enrolled students[3]

Rankings

The United Arab Emirates University is continuously ranked as the top university in the United Arab Emirates, and the 4th in the GCC.[4] The university is ranked as the 6th in the Arab region,[5] the 338th and 370th in the world in the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 QS World University Rankings.[6] The 2011/12 QS World University Rankings placed UAEU among the Top 50 Under 50,[7] i.e., among the top 50 world universities that were founded within the past 50 years, being ranked number 48. Within the Top 50 Under 50 rankings, only eight universities in the world that are younger than UAEU are ranked above UAEU, reflecting the institution's very dynamic growth and ambition to strive for excellence.

In its capacity as a business school, UAEU was placed as the third best business school in Africa and the Middle East in the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report.[8] As a Research University the UAEU is ranked as number one in the GCC countries, number two in the Arab World, and ninth in the entire Muslim world. Also it was ranked the best 86th university in Asia by Times higher education:Asia university ranking [9]

Management and Structure

The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for the management of the university as well as the overall direction of policy and strategic planning, budget and financial activities, external relations, alumni, and services that support the academic mission of UAEU. The Provost is the Chief Academic Officer responsible for the Colleges, undergraduate studies, research and graduate studies, and information technology. He is assisted in these responsibilities by the Deputy Provost. The Secretary General is responsible for services that support the academic mission of the University including finance, budget, facilities management, human resources, auxiliary services, and safety. The Deans are the heads of the academic colleges, which are groupings of academic disciplines, through which the academic staff teach at undergraduate and post graduate levels, and conduct research and scholarship.

The UAEU is a comprehensive university with diverse undergraduate and post graduate programs in nine Colleges that offer a full range of degree programs in the following colleges:

The University Foundations Program prepares students for academic degree programs with pre-university courses in English, Arabic and Mathematics and other support in making the transition from school to university.

In addition to undergraduate and graduate programs, the UAEU conducts significant continuous education courses and vocational certificates for the community across all disciplines and hosts the Emirates Health Services, which provides medical skills training.

Research

To keep pace with the country’s extensive development in diversifying its economy and the need to focus on scientific research in preparing the nation’s people, the University launched the first PhD program at a national University in the UAE. As a research active institution it attracts substantial national, international, and industrial grants. PhD programs and professional doctorate degrees cover a diverse range including Pharmacy, Public Health, and a Doctorate of Business Administration.

The University also hosts research centers of global and national interest including the Zayed Center for Health Sciences and the National Water Center.

Notable Alumni

References

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  2. ↑ "UAEU Fact Sheet" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "UAEU Fact sheet" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "UAEU" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Universities in the Arab Region 2015". Top Universities. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. ↑ http://topuniversities.com/university/unitedarabemiratesuniversity/
  7. ↑ "The QS top 50 universities under 50 2012". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Top Business Schools in Africa & the Middle East". TopMBA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Asia University Rankings 2013 top 100". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "The World's Most Powerful People - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  11. 1 2 3 "The most influential Arab women in government". Yahoo Maktoob News. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  12. ↑ "100 most powerful Arab women 2012". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  13. ↑ "Forbes Welcome". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  14. ↑ "First woman appointed to Abu Dhabi Executive Council | The National". www.thenational.ae. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  15. ↑ "Dr. Habib Al Mulla | Our People | Baker & McKenzie". www.bakermckenzie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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  17. ↑ "100 most powerful Arab women 2013". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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