Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has announced a new partnership with the University of Arizona (UA), a public land-grant university in Arizona, USA, committed to education, research and community service, to expand its professional course offerings.

Professor Waqar Ahmad, Chancellor of ADU, and Professor Iman Hakim, Dean of the Me l& Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at UA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Professor Nisreen Alwan, Acting Dean of College of Health Sciences at ADU along with the Public Health programme team at ADU.

Hassan Hijazi, Assistant Vice president of Middle East & North Africa affairs at UA, was also present.

Under the agreement ADU and UA will initiate cooperation between faculty, undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers through facilitating joint seminars and conferences as well as publishing leading research. Both will develop condensed undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and joint professional education programmes to provide students with the opportunity to capitalize on their educational journey and best prepare them for the career market.

Professor Ahmad said, “We are proud to collaborate with the prestigious University of Arizona as we continue to expand and diversify our educational offerings to allow our students and faculty to maximize their journey at ADU. Abu Dhabi University stands committed to delivering outstanding academic programs and encouraging students to take on new challenges that will cultivate their academic experience. We are always keen to partner with leading academic institutions like the University of Arizona in an effort to exchange experiences and implement innovative teaching and training methods that will best support our students and faculty.”

The University of Arizona was established in 1885 as a public university and has a total of 49,000 undergraduate enrolled students.

Source: Emirates News Agency