The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) will offer all-new educational programmes for undergraduate and graduate students that keep pace with digital transformation.
The college is among the largest of at the level of the flagship university and at the level of other universities in the country, with nearly 3,500 enrolled students.
The college included eight academic departments: Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Department of Languages and Literature, Department of Tourism and Heritage, Department of Geography and Urban Sustainability, Department of Cognitive Sciences, Department of Media and Creative Industries, Department of Government and Society, and Department of Social Wellbeing. The college effectively promotes and develops academic partnerships and local and international exchanges.
The Dean of the College, Prof. Hassan Alnaboodah said, “We have several academic programmes and services for students, faculty members and administrative staff, and because we work at the UAEU, the “University of the Future”, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is fully prepared to offer all new educational programmes for undergraduate and graduate students. We also encourage distinguished student projects and provide all state-of-the-art facilities to raise the level of research productivity, especially as we are about to offer programmes that keep pace with digital transformation and achieve wellbeing appropriate for the college academic, professional environment.”
The college also conducts activities and events of high impact serving all segments of society. The college is unique in presenting societal and political issues, including, Building Political Awareness Forum for undergraduate students, which is an annual event held in cooperation between the College and the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs, UAE-French Relations Forum, Chinese Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Tolerance Forum, which presents the UAE’s achievements with other countries and cultures shedding light on coexistence, equality and interdependence in the UAE, in addition to the Reading month and other activities.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has accomplished student exchanges, training, research and patents with local and external institutions, including signing agreements with Louvre Museum, and Emarat Al Youm newspaper.
Also, the college has created academic and societal cooperation and exchange with many institutions, including the Juvenile Care Centre, Community Development, and penal and correctional facilities at the Ministry of Interior.
With regard to the digital world, the college was able to achieve third place in the Leiden ranking 2021 at the Arab world level for research in humanities and social sciences.
Source: Emirates News Agency