University of Dubai successfully holds its first Career Fair

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2- Day event was well attended by leading representatives from city's reputed companies

Dubai, UAE - University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai (UDUD), a prestigious academic institution established by Dubai Chamber, held its first Career Fair at the UDUD campus in Al Masaood Building recently. The university puts great emphasis on practicability, intercultural thinking and attitude of the students.

Dr Omar Hefni, President of the University, welcomed companies representing various business sectors. The 2-day event, organized by the Internship and Career Development Center at UDUD was well attended by representatives of some of the city's leading and well-known companies such as Emirates Airlines, Barclays Bank, Citibank, Emirates NBD Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai Bank, DEWA, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Customs, Unilever, Shangri-la Hotel, Oman Insurance Company, Ershaad.ae, and Pathways Resourcing.

Dr Omar Hefni said: "We, at the University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai are very proud to hold our first career fair at our campus. This event provides an invaluable opportunity for both students and prospective employers to directly interact and gain a first hand account of what each side expects. In a rapidly changing world, where technological progress bridges time and distance, awareness remains the key to growth. And as one of the top educational institute in the UAE, our vision is to turn out well facetted individuals with the drive and ambition to make a true difference to society."

Talking about the event, Sheikh Mohammed bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of the UDAA, said "We hope this 2-day career fair opportunity held University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai, my alma mater, will lead young graduates to follow-up their personal interviews by continuing to demonstrate to the employers, their skills and suitability for the position on offer. Looking at the success rate in today's UDUD career fair we intend to make it an annual feature and involve more companies and even the community that we operate in. This is a part of our corporate responsibility to the UAE community through offering the services of our qualified UDUD graduates."

The students greatly benefited from the Career Fair as they were able to meet company representatives, gain valuable business contacts and also network with professionals. Participating companies also benefited from the event as they had the unique opportunity to interact with both current and newly-graduated students from the Business Administration and Information Technology fields, who might be suitable to fill their current and future vacancies.

Fresh graduates demonstrated the skills they had acquired during their respective courses which are current and based on academic excellence. Thus, some were considered a good fit for the organizational structures of the participating companies and were even invited for follow-up interviews for showing commitment and problem solving ability. The companies admired the university's world class system of education following an AACSB accreditation - a seal of approval awarded by the globally recognized accreditation agencies to only 5% of the institutions of higher education following independent examination of program quality according to strict criteria thus guaranteeing top international education.

Subsequent to the success of its first Career Fair, the University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai will make the event an annual activity so that students will have the opportunity to explore and select for themselves the most befitting career options.

For more details, please visit the website: www.ud.ac.ae/mba

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About University of Dubai
The University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai was established in 1997 by the Dubai Chamber to address skills and qualifications gaps in the workforce and to support the government's human resources development programs in the private and public sectors. In June 2006, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, UAE and Ruler of Dubai, kindly granted the university a three million square feet piece of land at Academic City and also selected a design for a new campus.

Degree programs offered by the University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai are recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research in the UAE. The degree programs in the College of Business Administration are: Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Finance and Banking, Management, Marketing, Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship Management, Supply Chain & Logistics Management and Business Economics. In the College of Information Technology the degree program is: Bachelor of Science in Computing & Information Systems.

The College of Business Administration is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and only 5% of business schools worldwide hold this prestigious international accreditation, including Harvard Business School. In addition, the Computing and Information Systems (CIS) program offered by the College of Information Technology is accredited internationally by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET^*) in the USA. These two international accreditations position the University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai as the number one university recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to earn such accreditations. In 2010, University of DubaiUniversity of Dubai launched its MBA program which is designed to prepare business leaders and professionals for successful careers with enhanced critical thinking, oral and written communication, and decision making skills. The program will offer four double majors, which are: Leadership & Human Resource Management, Logistics & Operations Management, Accounting & Finance, and International Business & Marketing. For more information, visit our website: www.ud.ac.ae

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