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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - STUDENTS
 Abdullah bin Zayed urges Emirati students in the US to seek knowledge with dedication
Posted on 27/11/2011
Washington, D.C. - Minister of Foreign Affairs HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed has called on the Emirati students learning at various universities in the United States to exert more efforts when learning and dedicate themselves to seeking knowledge. In a videotaped message screened at the Students' Meet organised by the UAE Embassy in Washington, Sheikh Abdullah said: "You are the young leaders in making. You present a bright picture of the UAE to the outer world".
Over 950 male and female
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![]() Emirati NASA interns promote science, tech
Posted on 21/11/2011
UAE NASA interns are leading the way again, this time launching the first overseas alumni organisation for NASA research/education associates. The UAE NASA Research Fellows Alumni Organisation (UNRFAO) will add a greater global dimension to a network of over 1,800 US intern alumni.
The mission of the new organisation will be to utilise their practical work experiences at NASA and education gained from UAE university studies to motivate the younger generation of Emiratis toward the
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 UAE teams excel at robotics Olympiad
Posted on 21/11/2011
Eight teams representing the UAE were among the 65 winners at the final round of the 8th International World Robotics Olympiad (WRO), which concluded yesterday at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec).
The closing ceremony was attended by the UAE Minister of Education Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qattami, Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, director general of Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec), which hosted the competition, and Eugene Zhang, chairman of the WRO.
It was the first
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 Emirati students promote Abu Dhabi at leading global event in London
Posted on 13/11/2011
London - The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA)'s stand at World Travel Market (WTM) in London draw many visitors who learned about emirate's culture and hospitality directly from Emirati students volunteered to work at the authority's vibrant pavilion.
The students, all currently studying in the UK, were invited to join this year's Abu Dhabi promotion at WTM - the leading global travel industry event - by Abdulrahman Ghanem Almutaiwee, UAE Ambassador to the Court of St. James in London.
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 Emirati students showcase UAE culture in Australia
Posted on 29/09/2011
Emirati students studying at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria, have helped to showcase the diverse and vibrant culture of the United Arab Emirates. Waleed Ali Salem Al Harbi, a 22-year-old Emirati studying a Bachelor of Forensic Science at Deakin University's Geelong campus, located just outside of Melbourne, prepared the monthly cultural event along with other Emirati students at the university's library. It was part of the university's International Student Support Team's ENGAGE
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![]() UAE students complete NASA internship in US
Posted on 28/09/2011
The Arab Youth Venture Foundation welcomes home the fourth group of UAE nationals sponsored by Mubadala Aerospace who worked alongside NASA scientists on space related mission - most with terrestrial applications - at the US Space Agency this summer. The interns - all engineering undergraduates - are Mejd Abu Muhair, Ahmed Al Menhali, both studying at the University of Sharjah and Abdulrahman Kalbat, studying at UAE University.
The students departed for the United States at the beginning of
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 Emirati students boost their skills in Delma Island tourism
Posted on 04/09/2011
For Mariam Ahmad Mohammad, the chance to return to the island where her father tended to the animals loved by the UAE's late President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan was a dream come true.
"My father was the caretaker of Sir Bani Yas… he would look after the island and the animals… he met with Sheikh Zayed whenever he visited to talk about any changes that took place. Growing up, I visited the island regularly with my father and I loved seeing all the animals, especially the giraffes," she
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 Top Emirati students complete nuclear energy internship in S. Korea
Posted on 08/08/2011
Twenty-five students from the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) have successfully completed a two-week internship in the Republic of Korea as part of the Nuclear Energy Sudo Summer Program, a joint initiative between the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), IAT, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Sudo Electric Technical High School (SDE).
The program, now in its second year, offers high-achieving Grade 11 students from IAT with a unique opportunity to gain
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 Khalifa University students experience innovation firsthand during trip to Taiwan
Posted on 04/08/2011
A student delegation from Khalifa University recently visited Taiwan, after being invited by the Taiwan Institute of physics, Academia Sinicam, one of the most prominent academic institutions in Asia and the world.
The eight day student trip to Taiwan offered students a unique opportunity to learn about the challenges of high volume manufacturing, and witness the most advanced equipment and automated tools deployed for high volume production, automated test and validation. Taiwan is also
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 Ireland's Deputy PM meets Abu Dhabi students in Dublin
Posted on 24/07/2011
Dublin - Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D., met with a group of female Emirati students in Dublin, Ireland this afternoon. The Emirati students are currently studying English in Ireland as part of the annual Summer Abroad Program run by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
In total there are 140 Emirati students studying in Ireland this summer on the Summer Abroad Programme. Half the students are studying in Dublin and
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![]() Emiratis go Down Under to study
Posted on 05/07/2011
The number of Emiratis going to university in Australia has gone up tenfold since 2002.
The reason for this is that institutions there are offering increasingly attractive alternatives to studying in the UAE or in the more traditional choices of the UK and US.
In 2002, just 94 students went to Australia. By the academic year that finished this month, that figure had risen to 922. The numbers going there for vocational education and training also rose, from 25 in 2002 to 391 in 2009, with a
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 Emirati students lend a helping hand in Asia
Posted on 12/06/2011
An Emirati woman speaking Thai or Mandarin is not something usually heard on a Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) campus. But Dana Al Mulla, 21, discovered she had a knack for languages while on a corporate-sponsored trip and took the opportunity to learn both languages.
The Sharjah Women's College (SWC) student was one of 12 business students who recently travelled to China on a humanitarian trip as part of an educational programme sponsored by PepsiCo.
Linda Habibi, a member of SWC
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 Emiratis complete NASA internship on various projects
Posted on 11/05/2011
After undertaking cutting edge research with NASA's brightest minds during an internship, a group of five Emirati graduates have returned to the UAE better equipped to solve similar challenges in the country.
Khalifa Al Marzouqi, Khalifa Al Gafli, Faisal Al Haira, Khalid Al Ali, and Abdullah Al Qubaisi spent three-and-a-half months at the Ames Research Centre in California working alongside scientists on various projects.
Their projects focused on solving real life problems with wind turbine
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 Khalifa University signs MoU with University of Bristol
Posted on 27/04/2011
Khalifa University, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Bristol, to establish and create the Visual Signal Analysis and Processing (VSAP) research centre at Khalifa University's campus in Abu Dhabi.
The new VSAP centre will focus on several key areas of research including; integration of image and video signals, as well as detection, classification and follow-up targets in the images and video signals, and transmission of signals, images and videos over
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 Emirati student briefs NASA on predicting earthquakes
Posted on 22/12/2010
Shamma al Qassim presented her research with NASA to a room of 16,000 space scientists, demonstrating how thermal infrared imagery could be used to predict earthquakes up to a month before they happen.
It was a tall order for a 19-year-old American University of Sharjah student, whose focus is on computer engineering rather than geospatial science.
Still, the UAE national said she was able to draw from her knowledge of basic science principles for the project, part of a 10-week internship
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