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AUD attracted UAE's engineering professionals

  • United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 29 - 2005 at 16:37
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In its continuing contribution to the community, the School of Engineering at the American University in Dubai, recently held an Engineering Seminar, under the auspices of the UAE Society of Engineers and the Centre for Executive Programs and Professional Services (CEPPS) at AUD.

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  • Dr. Khaled Soudki, the Dean of Engineering at AUD, with a group of participants at the seminar.
    Dr. Khaled Soudki, the Dean of Engineering at AUD, with a group of participants at the seminar.
The evening seminar offered a training course to consulting engineers, contractors, material suppliers and project owners on the topic of 'Rehabilitation of Structural Concrete - innovative methods and applications'. The course provided the specialists with an overview on the state-of-the-art deterioration mechanics, inspection and assessment, rehabilitation and strengthening techniques. The training was led by Dr. Khaled Soudki, who joined AUD as the Dean of Engineering in September 2005 and all attendees were given certificates at the end of the seminar.

"The School of Engineering at the AUD, would like to extend their gratitude to the UAE Society of Engineers and the Centre for Executive Programs and Professional Services (CEPPS), under whose patronage, we organized the seminar that provided updated knowledge in the field of 'Concrete Structures'. This seminar is part of our commitment towards the community to share and spread knowledge that assists progression", said Dr. Khaled Soudki, Dean of Engineering, American University in Dubai.

Dr. Soudki, AUD's Dean of Engineering is a renowned academic and a leader in the field of rehabilitation of concrete structures with fiber reinforced polymer composites.
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The American University in Dubai is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1995. Fall 2005, enrolment is 2,356 students representing eighty nationalities.

AUD offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. A four-year Bachelor's degree is offered in Business Administration (BBA), Visual Communication (BFA), Interior Design (BFA) and Information Technology (BIT).

The AUD School of Engineering, established in 2001 through collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, offers the Bachelor's of Science (BS) degree in Civil, Computer and Electrical Engineering.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is offered as a generalist degree, with the option to specialize in either Marketing or Finance.

Through its Center for English Proficiency, the University also conducts Intensive and Academic English programs designed to develop university-level English language skills.

The University's faculty possesses outstanding academic credentials, and the vast majority are or have been practicing professionals of note. AUD's multi-complex facility has been conceived with the objective of supporting the University's programs (both academic and extra-curricular) to an American standard. The campus surroundings include Dubai Internet City and Media City. This reflects HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's vision for Dubai as the technological hub of the Middle East, together with the University's role as a technological reference point.

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