Abu Dhabi College companions with College School Dublin

• The School of Enterprise (CoB) at ADU launched a joint program permitting college students to go to Eire within the final two years of their schooling journey and earn a level from UCD
• College students are in a position to enroll and full an internship program anyplace in Europe
• The partnership was mirrored by way of the signing of an MoA in presence of His Excellency Aidan Cronin, Ambassador of Eire to the UAE

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi College (ADU) provides college students the chance to pursue their educational diploma in one in every of Eire’s most prestigious academic institutes, College School Dublin (UCD). In its steady bid to raise the coed expertise, ADU introduced a brand new partnership with UCD, one in every of Europe’s main research-intensive universities and ranked inside the high 1% of upper schooling establishments worldwide. The joint program will enable college students to review at ADU for the primary two years and relocate to Eire for the final two years of their academic journey to earn a level from UCD. ADU continues to construct on its profitable observe file of worldwide collaborations with main schooling establishments, which displays its excellence in offering a world-class educational journey to college students and college.

The partnership was introduced by way of a Memorandum of Settlement (MoA) which signed by Professor Thomas J. Hochstettler, Provost of Abu Dhabi College and Professor Don Bredin, Affiliate Dean of the School of Enterprise at UCD. Moreover, the signing witnessed the attendance of His Excellency Aidan Cronin, Ambassador of Eire to the UAE. Submit-signing, ADU and UCD facilitated an academic truthful for ADU college students and potential college students from a bunch of colleges within the Emirate the place they introduced their partnership and answered questions associated to learning in Dublin.

The joint program will present college students with a customized examine plan along with the chance of enrolling in an internship program anyplace in Europe. Dublin is house to 9 out of the ten tech giants together with Google, Fb and Apple, which is an incentive for college students who want to practice and acquire a larger understanding of their subject post-graduation. Moreover, Eire provides post-study work visas to worldwide graduates permitting them to realize beneficial worldwide work expertise that may broaden their skillset.

Professor Barry O’Mahony, Dean of School of Enterprise at Abu Dhabi College, stated: “At Abu Dhabi College, we’re proud to construct on our ongoing partnerships with educational establishments in Eire, and particularly with College School Dublin. We’re delighted to supply our college students this distinctive educational expertise which can enable them to start their academic journey at ADU for 2 years and transfer on to earn a level from UCD, a prestigious college that’s amongst the highest 200 universities worldwide. This partnership is a testomony to ADU’s School of Enterprise high quality and place that’s acknowledged globally by our companions. We’re each EQUIS and AACSB accredited – only one% of enterprise colleges worldwide have this double accreditation.”

Professor Barry added, “We repeatedly search to collaborate with establishments that share our imaginative and prescient in offering college students with world-class schooling. This partnership, along with others, will encourage college students to deal with new experiences, acquire beneficial information and acquire a larger understanding of their subject.”

Professor Don Bredin, Affiliate Dean of School of Enterprise at UCD, stated: “The brand new partnership displays ADU and UCD appreciable emphasis on international engagement, as a part of their progressive enterprise packages. The brand new collaborative program emphasizes UCD’s repute as Eire’s World College and I very a lot stay up for welcoming college students from Abu Dhabi College Enterprise College to the UCD Quinn College in September.”

As well as, Professor Bredin added: “Each Faculties of Enterprise at ADU and UCD are amongst a small group of worldwide enterprise colleges holding accreditations from each AACSB and EQUIS. This new partnership, with a number one college within the MENA area, is a welcome addition to our rising portfolio of worldwide collaborations significantly specializing in our undergraduate enterprise packages.”

The School of Enterprise (COB) at ADU is an internationally acknowledged enterprise faculty accredited by the Affiliation to Advance Collegiate Colleges of Enterprise (AACSB) and the European Basis for Administration Growth (EQUIS). The School provides a variety of internationally accredited undergraduate and postgraduate packages geared in the direction of constructing and enhancing its college students’ enterprise, administration, and management careers.

The School additionally supplies college students with trade program alternatives with the Queensland College of Know-how and Monash College in Australia. Moreover, the School provides short-term examine overseas packages in France, the UK, South Korea, Brazil and Eire. The School of Enterprise at ADU not too long ago acquired a worldwide rating of 501-550 in Enterprise and Administration research and a UAE rating of 4 from the distinguished Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World College Rankings by Topic.

UCD is globally acknowledged for its excellence in twelve topics and is ranked 177 globally by QS World College Rankings by Topic 2021. UCD’s Quinn College of Enterprise is a triple-accredited educational establishment and is nicely linked with worldwide corporations in Eire. UCD has been ranked first in Eire for graduate employability, yearly since 2018.

For extra details about ADU’s packages, go to: https://www.adu.ac.ae/study/programs/program-finder.

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About Abu Dhabi College:

Established in 2003, Abu Dhabi College (ADU) is the biggest non-public college within the United Arab Emirates. With campuses throughout Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, and Al Dhafra, the College has a complete enrolment of seven,800 college students from over 80 nationalities. Structured into Faculties of Arts and Sciences, Enterprise, Engineering, Regulation and Well being Sciences, ADU provides undergraduate and graduate packages throughout a variety of disciplines.

Abu Dhabi College is acknowledged as a world-class establishment dedicated to excellence in instructing, analysis and pupil expertise, as evidenced by its prestigious regional and worldwide accreditations. The College was the primary non-public increased schooling establishment within the GCC to earn worldwide accreditation from the Californian Western Affiliation of Colleges and Faculties (WASC). ADU’s School of Enterprise is accredited by the Affiliation to Advance Collegiate Colleges of Enterprise (AACSB) and the distinguished EFMD High quality Enchancment System (EQUIS). At a program stage, the School of Engineering has acquired worldwide accreditation from the world-renowned Accreditation Board for Engineering and Know-how (ABET), and the Bachelor of Structure has acquired Half 1 validation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The School of Well being Sciences has earned accreditation from the Company for Public Well being Schooling Accreditation (APHEA).

In accordance with the 2021 QS World College rankings, Abu Dhabi College ranked among the many high 750 universities on this planet and positioned among the many world’s high 150 universities underneath 50 years of age. ADU additionally earned a high 3 spot globally for worldwide school and maintained its long-held place as a part of the highest 11 universities worldwide acknowledged for pupil physique range.

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