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AUD promotes Healthier and Safer Lifestyle
In Celebration of World Health Day
Licensed physicians, practitioners and specialists from Dubai Bone and Joint Center and Dr. Nicholas & ASP Clinic were on campus to conduct checkups and evaluations and promote community wellbeing, in addition to representatives from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) were also present to raise awareness on safe driving techniques and pedestrian-related precautionary measures.
On the importance of organizing such awareness activities, Ms. Nelly Halabi, Director of the AUD Health Center, comments:
Moreover, students, faculty and staff members familiarized themselves with the lung function and non-invasive blood oxygen saturation via the event's collaterals underwent Body Mass Index (BMI) checkups, and body fat evaluations, dental checkups, vision testing, cholesterol and blood sugar tests, as well as podiatrist, smoking cessation and nutrition consultations.
About AUD
The
American University in Dubai
(
AUD
) is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1995. It serves UAE nationals and international students who seek world-class career-oriented education.
AUD
, as an international institution of higher education, encourages global understanding by providing an atmosphere of cultural diversity and opportunities for an international education.
AUD is accredited by the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
AUD is officially licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry has accredited the university's programs in Architecture, Business Administration (both undergraduate and graduate), Communication and Information Studies, Engineering, Information Technology, Visual Communication and Interior Design, in addition to a Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies program.
AUD holds an Agent's License issued by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission (Washington, DC, USA), and is approved to operate by the State of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC).
AUD has received specialized accreditation for its Bachelor's of Business Administration (B.B.A.), and Master's of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree programs in business through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The university's undergraduate concentrations in Marketing Communications and Advertising (Creative) have been accredited by the International Advertising Association (IAA) in New York.
All programs (i.e., Civil, Computer, and Electrical Engineering) of AUD 's School of Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The Bachelor of Information Technology (B.I.T.) program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.
For more information, please visit www.aud.edu.
For more information, please contact
Ms. Rim Ibrahim
Marketing Communications Coordinator
American University in Dubai
T. +971 4 3183 139
E. ribrahim@aud.edu
© Press Release 2011
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