UAEU Host Student Awareness Exhibition
The University General Requirements Unit (UGRU) Deanship and Students Deanship in United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) organized a Student Awareness Exhibition, with an attendance of more than 4,000 students, for the new foundation students in UAEU, in order to introduce students to their advisors and peers and to enrich their knowledge about the colleges, different majors, opportunities and criteria of transferring among them as well as answering any student concerns or queries.
The exhibition also provided them with an opportunity to learn about the range of student support services available to them which include counselling, healthcare, IT support, disability support, career services, financial aid, international student services, alumni services, a student success center and a student council.
Dr. Khalil Khalil, Director of UAEU Student Academic Success Center at University College declared "Each semester, UAEU organizes this exhibition to allow the first-year students to be introduced to colleges and majors that suit their academic abilities, expectations and talents".
"Usually, first-year students may became confused and need the right guidance to ensure their decisions taken at the beginning of the new year are the right decisions, therefore, organizing such exhibition and in such a distinctive way, offers the appropriate atmosphere for students to be introduced to the University and its majors closely. We also provided the opportunity this year for some employment and training companies to participate, to show the students the types of jobs available in their chosen careers,” Dr. Khalil added.
All nine colleges participated in this annual exhibition, in addition to some other companies who have long experience in the field of Emiratization.
The first-year students expressed their admiration of this exhibition. Ms. Hamda Hussain Al Hababi, Student at UGRU, said "The exhibition helped us a lot today in the process of defining our major and it also gave us an idea of the options and support available to us."
Ms. Maitha Al Shamsi, Academic Advisor at College of Food and Agriculture, said "This exhibition was beneficial for both first-year students and me, a student close to graduating. For me, the exhibition gave me the chance to improve my skills and to become familiar with the requirements of job market by meeting some of the companies available here."
