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The Middle East Education Leadership Awards
Hearty Congratulations to Dr.Jolly Jacob, Dr. Osama Mohammed and Mr. Charles A. Diab for
receiving the Middle East Education Leadership Awards 2016.
Abu Dhabi University got the recognition of receiving three awards as follows:
Dr. Jolly Jacob, Associate Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science for the Best Professor in Chemistry Dr. Osama Mohammed,
Associate Dean and Professor, College of Engineering for the Best Professor in Civil Engineering
Mr. Charles A. Diab,
Director, Director University Advancement for the Contributions in Education
The Middle East Education Leadership Awards are presented by Asian Confederation of
Businesses with CMO Asia as its Strategic Partner and Stars of the Industry Group as a research
partner. The Awards of the highest stature are presented to Individuals and Institutions who have
surpassed several levels of its excellence and set an example of being a role model and
Exemplary Leadership. Individuals behind the Institution who are building their Institutions
through Leadership, Innovation, Academic and Industry Interface and a supreme objective of
Building future leaders. The award is presented to an individual who has crafted leadership with
his/her work and thinking. Those who can make a difference to the lives of others are chosen for
the quality of their work, global reach and outlook and ability to contribute value of social change.
Awards were presented at the World Sustainability Congress in Dubai.
Well done!!
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ADU and ADSIC Signed a Master License Agreement to Use
Spatial Data for Three Years
Abu Dhabi University has signed a Master License Agreement (MLA) with Abu Dhabi Systems &
Information Centre (ADSIC) with the coordination of Dr. Rim Meziani, Associate Professor of
Architecture from the ADU side and Eng. Ahmed Al Messabi from the ADSIC side. The purpose
of this license is to use the spatial data being published in Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure
(AD-SDI) for a period of three years.
This license agreement will give access to spatial data, high-resolution aerial photos and Shape
files (GIS data), socio-economic and attributes data, etc., which are not publicly accessed through
the ADSIC portal. Some of these data are sensitive and/or confidential, which makes them
difficult to collect or purchase. Hence, this license agreement will facilitate the data collection and
the research tasks for our faculty and researchers. In addition, ADSIC encourages the beneficent
of this agreement to share their research outcomes and the edited data.
It is important to note that Abu Dhabi University being a Member Entity of the AD-SDI community
for many years has facilitated this license agreement. The other stakeholders of the AD-SDI
community are reputed universities such as, UAE University, Zayed University, Petroleum
Institute, MASDAR institute Sorbonne University, etc., governmental entities, companies, etc.,
such Abu Dhabi Municipality, Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Distribution
Company, Etisalat, etc. Furthermore, few years ago Abu Dhabi University had signed an MLA
with ADSIC in order to provide our faculty and students free licenses to use the Geographical
Information System software (GIS) and attend international and national GIS related
conferences, technical workshops and training sessions with no charge.
We congratulate ADU and ADSIC for this new agreement and hope for more collaboration in the
future.
Public Health Forum- An ADU/HAAD Initiative
Dr. Deena Elsori, Coordinator of the Public health program, and Dr. Aysha Al Dhaheri, Health Promotion Section Head at HAAD met recently to discuss the Public Health Forum initiative. Abu Dhabi University will host the Public Health forum that will be organized by the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The forum aims to reinforce collaboration on all public health programs, initiatives and strategies for a healthier Abu Dhabi, and the target audience will be university students across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In the forum, HAAD will discuss a number of its objectives, key priorities, and current initiatives related to public health. HAAD will also highlight pressing public health issues and strategies currently in place to address them. Cardiovascular risk factors will be featured heavily in the forum agenda as well as accidents and injuries as they are the second leading cause of death, Tobacco use and its harmful effect on health, the importance of detecting cancer early on, in addition to routine screening and vaccination programs available to people across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The event will take place in November and we are very much looking forward to this unique collaboration with the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. The invitation will be open and free of charge to all of ADU students, Faculty and Staff.
Public Health Think Tank
The New York University Abu Dhabi Public Health Think Tank is a collaborative, interdisciplinary and locally engaged initiative, designed to catalyze public health innovation in and beyond the United Arab Emirates. At PHTT 2016, delegates will work in teams to devise interventions that aim to reduce the number of road traffic incidents in the UAE. Teams will be tasked with creating a public health intervention that they believe will contribute effectively towards reducing traffic incidents, ideally taking a holistic, feasible, economical, evidence-based, and locally oriented approach. Each team will be supported by a facilitator, and participants will partake in workshop and talks by leading public health experts prior to developing their interventions. The proposed intervention may take almost any form – perhaps a public health policy draft, a health education program, a computer program, or a public space. By the end of the two-day conference, each team must have devised an action plan for implementing their obesity intervention, and must be prepared to present their proposal to the delegation and panel of judges. The winning team will receive an award and may additionally have their proposal submitted to local public health authorities for official review. Tackling this massive public health issue will be an inter-university endeavor. The conference targets students from all higher education institutions in the UAE and seeks to improve the local awareness of ways of reducing traffic incidents and the participants’ ability to generate ideas and critically reflect on public health issues. Each team will be comprised of 4-6 students from different universities with complementary academic backgrounds and skillsets. The conference relies on active brainstorming and proposal-driven preparation sessions, along with public health seminars, skill-building workshops, and presentations of each team’s proposal.
The 2016 Public Health Think Tank conference aims to increase public health awareness in the UAE and to unite local university students in solving a problem of great societal importance.
ADU Continues its support for Undergraduate Research:
2016/2017 Scholarship Program Announced
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is enthused to announce the call for
submission of proposals for the Undergraduate Student Research Scholarship Program for the
2016/2017 academic year. A pioneer in supporting undergraduate student research at the
national level, ADU has officially kicked off the 7th cycle of the program.
The aim of the scholarship is to encourage undergraduate research and facilitate our
undergraduate students engaging in research at early stages. This scholarship is granted to
students who submit high-potential research proposals to ORSP and demonstrate an excellent
academic record. Awarded students are asked to present their work in the Undergraduate
Student Research Competition that is held yearly.
The ORSP invited the faculty to participate in this research program by recruiting and supervising
their brightest students to engage in research. Faculty members can supervise up to two teams
with a maximum fund of AED 3500 per project.
ADU Faculty Invited to Submit Research Proposals for Both
Research Incentive Grants and Center of Excellence
In line with Abu Dhabi’s Vision 2030, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is pleased
to have invited faculty to compete for the Faculty Research Grant 2016/2017.
The purpose of the grants is to strengthen the research capabilities at Abu Dhabi University. The
grants provide funding for efforts that will ultimately enable Abu Dhabi University to become one
of the select few private universities in the UAE with a research emphasis. Proposals for the
“Research Incentive Grant” can request funds up to AED 20,000 whereas proposals for the
Center of Excellence can request funds up to AED 50,000. The deadline to submit the proposal
is the 1st November by 5 pm.
ADU Overpass Pedestrian Bridge
As part of Abu Dhabi University strategic plan to its commitment for student and employee
satisfaction and providing safe passageways for pedestrians, ADU management is happy to
announce that the overpass pedestrians in front of the university has officially opened and is
operational. The project is part of ADU’s efforts to provide the students and employees with
pedestrian passages that ensure public safety and encourage an environment free of pedestrian
related accidents.
The overpass pedestrian is equipped with electric elevators and efficient lights. The bridge is
tested to ensure the users easy and safe access to the bridges and to encourage travel on foot.
In this regard, Dr. Terry Motiuk ADU Vice Chancellor stressed that ADU has been always keen
on upgrading infrastructure services in the campus’ vicinity not only to fulfill satisfaction of
students and employees but to guarantee maximum safety within a superior convenience and
comfort.
Through the initiatives of Vice Chancellor Office with the assistance of Mr. Bilal Obeid from the
Chairman’s Office, the project was accomplished.
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Male Desi Club Event (Tarang Fest)
The male Desi Club held the ‘Tarang Fest’ event at ADU auditorium. The event started with a
short speech by Dr. Jacob Chacko dean of COBA. This was followed by a short play and a
musical performance by a few students. The event ended with a dance performance which was
well appreciated by the audience. The female side had a stall displaying various desi cultural
items. There was also a photo booth where students could take pictures with traditional props.
The students got to learn a lot more about the desi culture through this event and it was a grand
success.
Inauguration of New EHS Student Clubs
New Female EHS Club & Male EHS Club were created in order to participate in extra curriculum
activites aiming to explain topics related to Environment, Health & Safety program by simplifying
them into models designed by the students themselves. Special personal protective equipment’s
from the industry were also presented during Discover ADU Information Fair. The students are
highly motivated to participated in new forthcoming events
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My name is Bakr Talaat. I was a student in the Civil Engineering College-Abu Dhabi University
& an employee in ADU library as Reference & Research Assistant. I graduated from Abu
Dhabi University - Civil Engineering College in 2012. After that, I was the first ADU student to
join AECOM company which is one of the leading engineering consultants worldwide (No# 1
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I loved my time at Abu Dhabi University. I had wonderful teachers and I enjoyed my courses.
I’ve been invited back several times to attend Alumni events and it’s always great to see old
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as I successfully delivered many infrastructure projects in GCC region such as Saadiyat Island
Infrastructure Development-Abu Dhabi, Al-Raha Beach Development-Abu Dhabi, Bawabat Al-
Sharq Development-Abu Dhabi, King Khaled Medical City-KSA, Lusial Expressway-Qatar, Al-
Madina Al-Shimalya-Bahrain, Al-Rumaila City-Iraq, Jabal Ali Wastewater treatment plant-
Dubai, Al-Ansab Treatment Plant-Oman……etc.
In 2015, my innovation design idea for Al-Raha Beach Development water quality was
selected as one of the extraordinary projects in the world for 2015 during Be Inspired Award
Ceremony in London, UK.
In 2016, AECOM awarded me “Impactus Award” 2016 (Technical Excellence Category) for
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After four years of success with AECOM Middle East, I have been transferred to AECOM UK
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Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT). This project is a 25 km tunnel running mostly under the tidal
section of the River Thames through central London which will provide capture, storage and
conveyance of almost all the combined raw sewage and rainwater discharges that currently
overflow into the river.
“Lifelong Learning is a key success factor for any person looking for excellence”.
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