Abu Dhabi-UAE: Abu Dhabi University (ADU) allocated AED10 million in scholarships and financial aid for the spring semester 2018. With over AED11 million in scholarships disbursed in the fall semester 2017, the total amount earmarked for scholarships and financial aid throughout the academic year 2017-2018 exceeds AED21 million.

His Excellency Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman of ADU’s Executive Board, said: “ADU is dedicated to empowering outstanding students and inspiring them to pursue their educational objectives. In line with our mission to qualify and upskill the UAE’s young generation in a wide variety of fields, our scholarship and financial aid program represents a key pillar of our strategy for academic excellence.”

He added: “Our sustained efforts to empower our students reflect our commitment to supporting the comprehensive development in the UAE. We consider it an important national duty to provide equal opportunities for students interested in pursuing higher education and enable them to proactively contribute to society.”  

For his part, Sherif Mousa, Interim Vice Chancellor at ADU, said: “A total of 1,530 students have benefitted from the AED 10 million allocated to the ADU scholarship and financial aid program for the spring semester 2018. During the fall semester 2017, the University disbursed AED11,265,453 in financial support to 1,724 students.”

He added: “The scholarships offered by Abu Dhabi University are divided into five categories: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Scholarship, Chairman's Scholarship, University Scholarship, Academic Scholarship and Athletic Scholarship, in addition to the Sanabil-Qutoof financial aid program, postgraduate merit-based scholarships, and ADU’s alumni scholarships.”

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About Abu Dhabi University (ADU)

Abu Dhabi University (ADU), an internationally recognized university for quality education and applied research that fosters academic excellence and continued growth, was established in 2003, three years after a charter for the university as a key driver of socio-economic growth, was launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Al Dhafra Region.

At its campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Dubai, ADU’s mission is to go beyond educating students and to contribute in strengthening the UAE’s global position as a progressive and innovative nation through its internationally competitive programs, world-class faculty, and educational resources. The University aims to hone the creative talent, critical thinking and leadership skills of the nation’s youth and empower them to become global leaders and lifelong learners.

Striving towards educational excellence, ADU is the first university in the country to receive the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in 2010 and the first private higher education institution in the UAE and the GCC region to receive an international academic accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). ADU’s College of Business Administration holds international accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the prestigious EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). In addition, its College of Engineering has earned the accreditation of the world renowned Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET.

Dedicated to achieving excellence on all international academic levels, ADU is ranked in the top 2.8% of universities worldwide in the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Universities Ranking, scoring third on the “International Faculty Index” for its faculty’s diverse cultural backgrounds, and ninth on the “International Student Index” for its international student body. Moreover, ADU also ranked in QS’s top 150 leading institutions under 50 years, and in the top 7 of all private young universities in the world, the top 3 of all private young universities in the Arab World, and the top 16 of all private universities around the world.

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