Abu Dhabi, 27 January 2013 - Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi has announced its series of conferences - open to the public- for the January and February 2013. Held at its state-of-art campus in Al Reem Island, the conferences are given by professors and experts in different fields to promote knowledge in the community.
Conferences held in January cover fields of diplomacy and relations, as well as courtesy and different social elements. Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi events cover spectrum of sciences and fields to expand the outreach of knowledge in the community.
January 28th, 2013 | 6pm
THE DIPLOMATIC CAREER, FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Dr. Isabelle Dasque & Prof. Alain Tallon, Université Paris-Sorbonne; Mr. François Gautier, French Embassy, Abu Dhabi
A round table discussion featuring the diplomacy professions such as the diplomatic agents, their development throughout the years, their journeys and the day to day of an embassy.
January 30th, 2013 | 6pm
THE LAST DAYS OF COURTESY
Prof. Frédéric Rouvillois, Université Paris-Descartes
A lecture on the different aspects of courtesy, civility and politeness, social phenomenon which seems in real danger. Prof. Rouvillois will ask whether we are witnessing the last days of politeness and courtesy.
Also, the month of February will witness informative conferences ranging from archaeology, to astronomy, literature, history and others. An important opportunity for the public to learn about the university comes on the Open Day where the admissions and academic members will be available to guide and answer all questions. Furthermore, as part of the university's strategy to create links to flourish as a center for research, a conference on Ankabut, the UAE leading research network is scheduled in the same month.
February 4th, 2013 | 6pm
Archaeology of Umm an-Nar Island, Hili and Bida Bint Saud with special reference to the rock art
Dr. Walid Yasin Al Tikriti, TCA, Abu Dhabi
A lecture introducing the main archaeological features of Umm an-Nar Island. The rock art adorning the Umm an-Nar Period tombs is highly developed. The Bronze and Iron Age communities left cemeteries on and around the natural outcrop at Bid Bint Saud. The evidence shows an extensive occupation from the Iron Age represented in aflaj, a large mud brick building and surface finds.
February 6th, 2013 | 6pm
Sciences at the service of the city: The example of Arab Astronomy (FROM THE EIGHTH TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY)
Prof. Ahmed Djebbar, Université des Sciences et des Technologies, Lille (France)
A lecture by Ahmed Djebbar, former Minister of Education and Research of Algeria (1992-1994), featuring the various orientations of astronomy and its different aspects among Arab scientists. He will highlight the relation between cultural and secular activities including some technical progress.
February 11th, 2013 | 6pm
1913, hundred years after : EUROPE's intellectual twilight or renaissance ?
Dr. Vital Rambaud and Dr. Jacob Schmutz, Prof. Christian Chêne, Université Paris-Descartes
Departments of Literature and Philosophy, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
1913 was an extraordinarily rich year on the literary, artistic, philosophical and political level, and a multitude of centenaries will be commemorated during 2013: besides giving birth to Albert Camus, it saw the publication of the first volume of Marcel Proust's Search of Lost Time and of Apollinaire's major collection of poems, Alcools. But with World War One looming, voices from other continents spoke up and promised the inexorable decline of materialist and colonialist Europe, such as Rabindranath Tagore, first non-Western author to be consecrated in 1913 with the Nobel Prize in Literature. It was in Paris, finally, that the first Pan-Arab Congress was held in 1913, and that the Syrian Rashid Rida paved the way to contemporary Salafism. In a joint lecture hosted by the Departments of Literature and Philosophy, Vital Rambaud and Jacob Schmutz will show how the debates of 1913 are still those of 2013: is Europe still capable of intellectual Renaissance, or is it experiencing its "splendid twilight"?
February 13th, 2013 | 9am - 7pm
OPEN DAY
A unique opportunity to experience the excellent education programs at Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. We invite you to participate in this one of a kind Sorbonne Abu Dhabi Open Day and meet our dynamic faculty, speak with enrolled students, tour the state-of-the art campus, participate in bachelor and master degree workshops.
February 13th, 2013 | 6pm
VISIT OF THE FRENCH CONSULATE IN BASRA during the second half of the EIGHTEENTH Century
The creation of a first French Consulate in the Arabian Gulf in 1735 shows the importance of Basra as an economic market place. Wars and rivalries would progressively ruin this prosperity, but the French Secretary of State of the Navy nevertheless decided to maintain the consulate, in order to remain informed about the political situation in the Arabian Gulf. The correspondence of the French agents allows us to visit this establishment and to sketch the organization and action of an eighteenth-century consulate.
February 18th, 2013 | 6pm
Film projection by Thierry Laugée "le radeau de la méduse : le mythe Géricault et la beauté du morbide"
February 20-21, 2013 | 9am - 5:30pm
Ankabut Conference
Paris-Sorbonne University will host a conference on the National Research and Education Network in the UAE, Ankabut. The Ankabut Users' Meeting Conference is a uniquely comprehensive event that is the result of the coordinated efforts of Ankabut and its member and friend institutions throughout the UAE. It has established itself as the leading forum for the government, higher education, health, and industry community bringing faculty, researchers and academic leaders to meet in person.
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About Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi www.sorbonne.ae
Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is an Emirati university, that benefits from the 760 years of experience of the prestigious Sorbonne, with a state-of-the-art campus located on Al Reem island that combines comfort with the efficiency of new technologies. The method, the education, the degrees however are French, issued by the University of Paris-Sorbonne in the field of Humanities and by the University of Paris-Decartes for Law, Management and Economic.
Established in May 2006, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi offers a world-class degrees, both in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, following the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and also accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is devoted to Abu Dhabi's vision of creating a cultural and scientific hub, and is an agent to realise this 2030 vision by delivering the future Emirati and international workforce and contribute to support the UAE's economic diversification.
Highlighting the importance of dialogue between cultures, and the exchange of knowledge, Sorbonne Abu Dhabi organises all year round lectures, round table discussions and colloquia in a wide range of fields, as well as art exhibitions and cultural events.
At present, 700 students from more than 60 nationalities are enrolled at Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi.
For further Information, please contact:
Maysoon Baber, Public Relations
Tel: (+971) 2 656 9555/ Dir 9562
Maysoon.Barber@PSUAD.AC.AE
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