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Monday, 30th January 2012
Professor Ghassan Aouad joins UOWD as the President
Professor Ghassan Aouad, previously Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation and Dean of the College of Science and Technology at the University of Salford in the UK, joins the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) as the President.
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Thursday, 19th January 2012
Awards for inspirational leadership at UOWD-Zayed collaborated AIB-MENA Conference
The 2nd Academy of International Business (AIB) MENA Conference, which attracted more than 100 delegates from 24 countries and 89 universities, concluded on January 15 with the presentation of community development and inspirational leadership awards at Z
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Sunday, 15th January 2012
UOWD academic featured in Gulf News for research on teleworking
Research seeks to identify how Emirati women can be absorbed into the job market through remote employment
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Wednesday, 11th January 2012
UOWD hosts 7th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference
The 7th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference (AIRS 2011), hosted by the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) at Dubai Knowledge Village in December, brought to the fore the need to end the monopoly of the English language in the acquisition
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Wednesday, 21st December 2011
UOWD ‘Special’ Christmas event for special children
Students from Dubai Centre for Special Needs were treated to a morning of fun, music and games at a Christmas party hosted by the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities recently.
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Wednesday, 14th December 2011
The Business of Film-making - Veteran Bollywood film-maker Subhash Ghai speaks at the University of Wollongong in Dubai
Subhash Ghai, renowned Bollywood film-maker and chairman of Whistling Woods International Institute for Film Television Animation and Media Arts, Mumbai, believes that script is still king in the world of cinema.
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Thursday, 15th December 2011
UOWD academic acts as panel moderator at the CMO Congress
Dr. K. Prakash Vel, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Management, was invited to serve as a panel moderator at the CMO Congress in Dubai. The theme of the congress was ‘Using a brand to differentiate and break through the clutter to gain maxi
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Wednesday, 7th December 2011
UOWD awards AED 9.3 million in academic and sports excellence scholarships
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) recently awarded scholarships for academic and sports excellence, amounting to over AED 9.3 million for the duration of programs commencing in the September 2011 semester, the highest ever in the university’s
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Wednesday, 30th November 2011
Tamakkan Entrepreneurship seminar: ‘How to start a business and find investors’
International and regional entrepreneurs shared their experiences and their “passion” at the second Tamakkan Entrepreneurship Seminar organized by the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) on the topic “How to start a Business and How to Find Inv
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Monday, 28th November 2011
15 UAE schools take part in UOWD annual Public Speaking Competition
Public speaking skills crucial for personal & professional success,’ motivational speaker Kevin Abdulrahman tells ‘Wollongong Cup’ participants