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Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced it has successfully won the bid to host the 53rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE53) inÌęAbu Dhabi, UAE, fromÌę20–23 October 2026.   Supported by the Abu Dhabi Conventions & Exhibition Bureau, Khalifa University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering has completed the process for …

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Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced it has successfully won the bid to host the 53rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering () inÌęAbu Dhabi, UAE, fromÌę20–23 October 2026.

 

Supported by the Abu Dhabi Conventions & Exhibition Bureau, Khalifa University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering has completed the process for hosting the event that will include four days of discussions on knowledge exchange, collaboration and networking.

 

His Excellency Professor Ebrahim Al Hajri, President, Khalifa University, said: “Khalifa University is proud to have won the bid to host the 53rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering () for the first time in the GCC region. We are also delighted to organize such an international event that will once again showcase the UAE’s industrial, research and academic capabilities engineering and management science. We believe the knowledge exchange and presence of global leaders will result in collaborations that will benefit not only the local but the regional economies as well.”

 

Participants will explore cutting-edge research and breakthroughs in industrial engineering, gain valuable insights from emerging start-ups, leading AI and engineering enterprises, and world-class scholars. expand professional networks with experts and peers from across the globe, as well as get inspired by the brightest minds shaping the future of this multi-faceted field.

 

Dr. Mecit Can Emre Simsekler, Chair of CIE53, Acting Chair, and Associate Professor, Department of Management Science said: “Khalifa University is honored to bring this world-renowned conference to Abu Dhabi and the UAE. Hosting CIE53 reflects our commitment to advancing research and innovation in industrial engineering, management science and related fields, and we look forward to welcoming global experts and scholars to Abu Dhabi.”

 

CIE53 continues the prestigious tradition of a conference series sponsored byÌęComputers & Industrial Engineering: An International Journal, published by Elsevier. The journal ranks in the top 4% among general engineering journals in this field.Ìę

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Khalifa University has been ranked 21st in Petroleum Engineering internationally in the QS World University Rankings by Subject /khalifa-university-ranks-214th-internationally-in-engineering-and-technology-in-2021-qs-world-university-rankings-by-subject-leaping-67-notches /khalifa-university-ranks-214th-internationally-in-engineering-and-technology-in-2021-qs-world-university-rankings-by-subject-leaping-67-notches#respond Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:35:17 +0000 /?p=50702

Khalifa University Ranks 214th Internationally in ‘Engineering and Technology’ in 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject Leaping 67 Notches Ìę   Khalifa University has leapt 67 notches to be ranked 214th globally in the ‘Engineering and Technology’ category, top in the UAE and in six subjects in the most recent 2021 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) …

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Khalifa University Ranks 214th Internationally in ‘Engineering and Technology’ in 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject Leaping 67 Notches Ìę

 

Khalifa University has leapt 67 notches to be ranked 214th globally in the ‘Engineering and Technology’ category, top in the UAE and in six subjects in the most recent 2021 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject.

 

The milestone achievement comes as Khalifa University has been ranked 21st in Petroleum Engineering internationally, a jump of seven notches, in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

 

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University, said: “The international acknowledgement of Khalifa University’s academic status through the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject further consolidates our status as a top-ranked institution renowned for world-class quality education. In a year beset with a global pandemic that brought major challenges to academic institutions, Khalifa University has again vindicated its primary status globally, regionally and in the UAE, because of our expert and dedicated faculty members and the level of research produced at the University. We believe this milestone recognition will motivate us even further to reach bigger heights in the coming years.”Ìę

 

Khalifa University has also performed better in other subjects with Civil and Structural Engineering ranked within the top-200 band globally, while Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering coming among the ‘top-250 band’ in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

 

The QS World University Rankings by Subject is an extensive independent comparative analysis on the performance of 13,883 individual university programs, taken by students at 1,440 universities in 85 locations across the world, across 51 academic disciplines.Ìę

 

Four components – academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, and the H-index – are used to rank universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. Apart from academic and employer reputation, the QS World University Rankings by Subject measures ‘citations per paper’ rather than ‘citations per faculty member’ for more reliability in statistics. The H-index is a way of measuring both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar. It is based on the set of the academic’s most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications.Ìę

 

Khalifa University already ranks at #211 in the QS World University Rankings 2021, which features 1,029 of the most prestigious universities in the world.

 

Clarence Michael
English Editor Specialist
7 March 2021

 

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Khalifa University Tops in UAE in Two International Rankings /khalifa-university-tops-in-uae-in-two-international-rankings /khalifa-university-tops-in-uae-in-two-international-rankings#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:38:38 +0000 /?p=45543

University Remains Among Top 200 in 2021 THE World University Rankings by Subject and US News & World Report’s 2021 Edition of Best Global Universities Rankings by Subject   Khalifa University has announced it is ranked first in the UAE by two international university rankings – the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings …

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University Remains Among Top 200 in 2021 THE World University Rankings by Subject and US News & World Report’s 2021 Edition of Best Global Universities Rankings by Subject

 

Khalifa University has announced it is ranked first in the UAE by two international university rankings – the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject: Engineering and Technology, and the US News & World Report’s 2021 edition of the Best Global Universities ranking.

 

Khalifa University was also placed among the Top 200 in Engineering (within the 176–200 band) out of nearly 1,000 universities assessed in the THE World University Rankings by Subject: Engineering and Technology, while the US News & World Report’s 2021 edition of the Best Global Universities ranking placed the university among the Top 200 (144th) in Asia, out of nearly 1,500 universities spread across 86 countries globally. This also puts Khalifa University ahead of any other university in the UAE in this ranking by about 200 places.

 

The US News & World Report’s ranking is based on ‘Web of Science’ data and InCites metrics provided by Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation. The Best Global Universities methodology also weighs factors that measure a university’s global and regional research reputation and academic research performance.

 

In addition to the criteria of the minimum threshold of at least 1,250 papers published from 2014 to 2018, the US News & World Report’s ranking also used 13 indicators and weights to measure global research performance.Ìę

 

The ‘THE World University Rankings 2021 by Subject: Engineering and Technology’ includes a range of subject areas covering Chemical Engineering, General Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Civil Engineering.

 

The subject tables employ the same range of 13 performance indicators used in the overall World University Rankings 2020, brought together with scores provided under five categories. However, the overall methodology is recalibrated for each subject, with the weightings changed to suit the individual fields.

 

Clarence Michael
English Editor Specialist
3 November 2020

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KU Associate Professor and Two Students Receive Founder Leader’s Awards /ku-associate-professor-and-two-students-receive-founder-leaders-awards /ku-associate-professor-and-two-students-receive-founder-leaders-awards#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:09:35 +0000 /?p=30942

Khalifa University Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Dr. Arafat Al-Dweik, and two KU students Jawaher Alameri and Ahmed Alzaabi, were among the recipients of the 2019 Founder Leaders Awards. They were honored at a ceremony on 28 November where they were presented with medals by HE Minister of Education Hussain bin Ibrahim …

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Khalifa University Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Dr. Arafat Al-Dweik, and two KU students Jawaher Alameri and Ahmed Alzaabi, were among the recipients of the 2019 Founder Leaders Awards. They were honored at a ceremony on 28 November where they were presented with medals by HE Minister of Education Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi.

Dr. Arafat won in the ‘Distinguished Research’ category for his research contributions and community service. Ahmed won in the ‘Innovative Academic Student’ category, and Jawaher won in the ‘Innovative University Student’ category, as both students represent the attitudes and traits of the goal-oriented and accomplished youth envisioned by the Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The Founder Leader’s Award is presented by the Ministry of Education to celebrate excellence and education pioneers, and to fulfill the Founding Father’s vision of developing a strong educational system that will be the foundation of the country’s continued progress.

Student Snapshots

Ahmed Khalid AlzaabiÌęrecently graduated with honors from KU. He has written three research papers that focus on the nationalism of the Emirati youth and was able to present one these papers at the 3rd Australian Association For Research In Education (AARE) Conference 2019 in Brisbane. He was also an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter during his undergrad days and worked on different on-campus events such as the Khalifa University Program Choice Day (Fall 2018) and Khalifa University Majors Day (Spring 2019).

Ahmed is currently enrolled in the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) program, an initiative led by Masdar Institute, that mentors future leaders in the fields of alternative energy, offering opportunities to be more engaged in finding solutions to the challenges of energy efficiency and climate change.

Jawaher AlameriÌęis a BSc Mechanical Engineering graduate who participated in different engineering competitions, such as the VEX Robotics Competition and Global Hybrid Electric Vehicle Challenge, when she was an undergraduate. She also assisted several KU professors in a variety of research projects.

She interned with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) and spent time at Korea Electrical Power Corp. (KEPCO), ENEC’s joint venture partner, to know more about the nuclear energy industry and was named as one of the Best Interns at the time. In 2016, Jawaher was one of the two representatives of the UAE to the Total Energy Summer School in France.

Outside the campus, Jawaher is a member of the Sea of Culture Toastmasters for Arabic Public Speaking, a certified trainer of the Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority, and was a part-time cultural tours specialist at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

Ara Cruz
News Writer
8 December 2019

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KU Makes THE World University Engineering and Technology 2019 Top 200 /ku-named-in-2019-the-world-university-engineering-and-technology-top-200-ranking /ku-named-in-2019-the-world-university-engineering-and-technology-top-200-ranking#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:22:13 +0000 /?p=13280

Khalifa University Tops in ‘Industry Income’ and Ranked Higher in 176-200 Band for ‘Engineering & Technology’ The 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings for Engineering and Technology has placed Khalifa University in the 176-200 band out of over 900 institutions assessed across more than 70 countries. The rankings were announced on 29 …

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Khalifa University Tops in ‘Industry Income’ and Ranked Higher in 176-200 Band for ‘Engineering & Technology’

The 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings for Engineering and Technology has placed Khalifa University in the 176-200 band out of over 900 institutions assessed across more than 70 countries. The rankings were announced on 29 November.

This is a significant improvement upon the previous status from the 2018 THE subject rankings for ‘Engineering and Technology’, when Khalifa University placed in the 201-250 band out of 500 international engineering and technology education institutions. This ranking ČĘĘźÊÓÆ” the
universities that are leading across electric al, mechanical, civil, chemical and general engineering subjects.

Khalifa University already shares the top spot with 11 other select international institutions in the ‘industry income’ pillar, which signifies knowledge transfer, according to the 2019 THE World University Rankings that was released in September 2018.

The ‘industry income’ pillar is one of the five criteria under which performance indicators are grouped. The ‘industry income’ or ‘knowledge transfer’ pillar measures institutions’ amount of research income from industry per academic staff – a proxy for their knowledge transfer.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, said: “Our much improved status among the top 200 academic institutions in the 2019 THE World University Subject Rankings for Engineering and Technology strongly suggests our consistently impactful research outcome in this area. Steered by our faculty experts, we remain at the forefront in creating not only human capital but also in intellectual output, thereby contributing to the UAE’s ongoing knowledge economy transformation. We believe our latest rankings will further encourage us to expand our research scope and explore new areas for technology innovation, while raising our profile as an academic institution that plays a vital economical role.”

The performance indicators for assessing the universities are grouped into five areas – teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.

Clarence Michael
News Writer
4 December 2018

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KU Closes Out 2018 with Diverse Achievements /khalifa-university-closes-out-2018with-diverse-achievements Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:18:19 +0000 /?p=18251

Milestones Include New Technology Initiatives, Collaborations, Scientific Advancements, Creation of Intellectual and Human Capital For Khalifa University, 2018 proved to be another outstanding year, with global rankings, research milestones, academic achievements, special honors and external collaborations. The university closed the year a win in the Pride of Zayed Award 2018, where it was recognized with …

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Milestones Include New Technology Initiatives, Collaborations, Scientific Advancements, Creation of Intellectual and Human Capital

For Khalifa University, 2018 proved to be another outstanding year, with global rankings, research milestones, academic achievements, special honors and external collaborations.

The university closed the year a win in the Pride of Zayed Award 2018, where it was recognized with the UAE Pioneers Award for being the national hub for scientific research and introducing meticulously planned programs that meet the employment market requirements in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.

In terms of global rankings, Khalifa University ranked among the top 200 academic institutions worldwide according to the Times Higher Education (THE) 2019 World University Subject Rankings placed it in the 176-200 band for ‘Engineering & Technology’. The university already tops the categories of ‘Research’ (score at 29.1) and ‘Industry Income’ (perfect score of 100). At the same time, the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ‘Top 50 Under 50’ rankings placed Khalifa University top not only in the UAE but also in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition, it is ranked 33rd in the listing of the world’s top young universities.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, said: “Over the year, our faculty and students have contributed significantly through publishing technical research papers at various conferences, paving the way for the university’s rising status in global academic rankings. By continuously driving research and innovation in all economic fields, especially in the UAE’s strategic sectors, Khalifa University remains a key contributor to not only scientific development but also in the creation of intellectual and human capital for the country and the region. In the coming years, we aim to further intensify our efforts and achieve milestones that will contribute to the UAE’s drive towards transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy.”

Khalifa University also launched its first CubeSat designed, developed,and built by its students, the MYSAT-1,to the International Space Station (ISS), from where it will be released into its orbit soon.

The university also announced the launch of the second edition of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC), which contributes towards KU’s commitment to promoting and rewarding new concepts, particularly in robotics and artificial intelligence as smart city solutions.

The KU College of Medicine and Health Sciences was also announced in 2018, which will begin functioning from Fall 2019,marking the next stage for Khalifa University’s expanded academic offerings. A Pre-Medical Bridge program has already started preparing students for the medical degree as of Fall 2018, which is also when KU launched its new BSc in Chemistry.

The 2018 year also saw the roll-out of the new branding for Khalifa University of Science and Technology to represent its new augmented mission and vision, incorporating the UAE’s three major science and technology universities, which were merged in February 2017.

The university’s major output for 2018 was more than 1,000 graduates, who received their degrees in a two-phased graduation that covered students all three campuses.

KU also debuted first sports bicycle manufactured in the UAE with 3D printing and composite materials, through a joint funding from Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Mubadala’s Strata Manufacturing, and developed at the Aerospace Innovation Research Center (ARIC) was another key highlight of the year.

The 3D manufactured bicycle was just one of many novel IP achievements from KU in 2018. At present, the university has more than 70 patents and 219 invention disclosures and was the single biggest contributor to the UAE’s total number of patents in 2017, having registered approximately 30.3% of the total registered for the UAE that year.

Besides the academic and research endeavors, Khalifa University also puts emphasis on nurturing talented youth and supporting them in their higher studies through various scholarship programs. One such program is the Buhooth Scholarship Program that offers Master’s and Doctorate scholarships to UAE Nationals with the aim of promoting graduate studies and research, as well as developing specialized human capital. Vindicating the beneficial nature of the Buhooth scholarship program, students have proved their determination in bringing more laurels to the university.

During the year, students have brought honor to Khalifa University through their outstanding performance in various areas. Two Computer Engineering undergraduate students successfully developed prototype apps for patient care as part of their internship program at Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC. Khalifa University also works collaboratively with a number of organizations in different countries including Germany, the United States, Italy, France, Japan, Ireland and Korea, to secure internship placements, sending around 30 students overseas every year.

Within the UAE, more than 400 students interned with various government and private sector organizations for a minimum of eight weeks during the summer in 2018.

KU also led many international exhibitions and conferences like the 37th IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), which was held in the Middle East and North Africa region for the first time and saw renowned global ICT sector leaders present novel innovations in the ICT sector.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed with the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Program to host the 15th International Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-15) in Abu Dhabi in 2020.

Key external collaborations achieved by KU in 2018 included the Joint Innovation Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence for Clean Energy (“The Lab”) with Alibaba Cloud, the inauguration of the Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratory (SSDL) of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) at the Main Campus premises, an MoU with National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST) of Korea to further expand a Korea-UAE science and technology collaboration, and another MoU with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to establish a research collaboration program and help build skilled human capacity.

Clarence Michaels

News Writer

2 January 2019

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KU Ranks 13th out of 442 in THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 /ku-ranks-13th-out-of-442-in-the-emerging-economies-university-rankings-2019 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:52:34 +0000 /?p=19307

Only University from Middle East and North Africa Region to be Among Top 15 Khalifa University has become the only university in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be ranked in the top 15 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019, which placed the university 13th out of …

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Only University from Middle East and North Africa Region to be Among Top 15

Khalifa University has become the only university in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be ranked in the top 15 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019, which placed the university 13th out of 442 universities from 43 countries. The university has edged up slightly from 15th position in the same listing last year.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, said: “The latest THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 once again reiterate our status as the premier institution for not only higher learning, but for cutting-edge research and innovation. Our university has been consistently rising in global rakings, exceeding other local, regional and international institutions, on the basis of research excellence and faculty expertise. We believe this new ranking will motivate us to further move up the notches and reinforce our role as a leading research-oriented academic institution with diverse specializations.”

Khalifa University currently is top-ranked in ‘Industry Income’ in the Arab world, while remaining among the top 200 for Engineering & Technology subjects. It also placed in the 301-350 berth overall by the THE rankings.

With a total of 16 specialized research centers focused on advanced technology solutions across various industry sectors, Khalifa University remains in the lead in volume and quality of cutting-edge innovation. Its two research institutes – Masdar Institute and Petroleum Institute – oversee research in two main areas – sustainable technologies, and hydrocarbons. Such range and diversity in research provides Khalifa University a special status to generate valuable human and intellectual capital.

A growing number of industry leaders in the corporate and government sectors find Khalifa University a more suitable institution to partner with and produce opportunities for innovation. This has helped the university to obtain research contracts worth over US$50 million with more than 50 organizations in the UAE, regionally and globally.

The current THE rankings further strengthen the already robust profile of Khalifa University. The recent 2019 THE World University Subject Rankings for Engineering & Technology placed Khalifa University in the 176-200 band, placing the university among the top 200 out of over 900 institutions assessed across more than 70 countries. This follows Khalifa University’s 12th placement in the THE Young University Rankings 2018: Millennial Universities Millennial Ranking and 49th in the Young University Ranking.

Clarence Michael

News Writer

27 January 2019

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Partnerships, Recognitions and New Launches Inspire New Successes in Year to Come Launching of new initiatives, collaborations, regional and global recognitions, as well as participating in and hosting major international conferences have transformed 2018-19 into an academic year of milestones for Khalifa University. The launch of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) began …

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Partnerships, Recognitions and New Launches Inspire New Successes in Year to Come

Launching of new initiatives, collaborations, regional and global recognitions, as well as participating in and hosting major international conferences have transformed 2018-19 into an academic year of milestones for Khalifa University.

The launch of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) began KU’s foray into the healthcare sector, designed to contribute to the UAE’s ecosystem with qualified, trained and skilled care providers and medical professionals.

The year also witnessed the official launch of the next edition of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC), scheduled to take place in February 2020 to focus on the role of robotics and artificial intelligence as smart city solutions. The global competition aims to provide an environment to foster innovation and technical excellence in robotics, while encouraging spectacular performance with robotics technology.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President, said: “Each year reflects our qualitative and quantitative success that consolidates our status as a globally recognized research-oriented academic institution. We believe our achievements will continue across all segments even as we seek to expand our research areas and diversify our academic offerings.”

The university marked the successful completion of the critical design review (CDR) for MYSAT-2, the university’s second CubeSat. Earlier, MYSAT-1,Ìę the first CubeSat developed by Khalifa University students, successfully captured an image of earth in March 2019, following its launch in November 2018.

Reiterating its involvement in the rapidly growing space and aerospace sector, two Khalifa University start-ups – Ayn Astra and Utopia – won UAE Space Agency-Krypto Labs’ Joint GeoTech Innovation Program for Incubation. Ayn Astra focuses on providing land monitoring services using satellite data, while Utopia aims to develop optimal urban and rural land management strategies.

Tie-Ups and Collaborations

In partnerships, Khalifa University is collaborating with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport, supporting the UAE’s progress towards adoption of this new mode of transport.

KU is also collaborating with the L’OrĂ©al-UNESCO For Women In Science Middle East Fellowship Program, offering three post-doctoral and three PhD fellowships including one exclusively for a UAE national student. A partnership with the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the region’s first, enables up to 30 Chinese students each year to pursue their PhD studies at Khalifa University. The launch of a Joint Innovation Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence for Clean Energy with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, was another key collaboration. The university also signed an MoU with Japan’s Institute of Energy Economics to further strengthen industry-academia collaborations.

Khalifa University hosted major events including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s first-ever IEEE Global Communications Conference, Globecom 2018; the Khalifa University-Mubadala-SRC Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI); and the Times Higher Education Asia Universities Summit 2019.

Khalifa University also participated in major events, including the 14th International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2019), the 5th Naval Defense Exhibition (NAVDEX 2019), and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2019. During ADSW 2019, KU celebrated the success of the its Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), which produced the first batch of sustainable halophyte-based biofuel at its Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS) facility that was combined with traditional jet fuel to power the world’s first commercial flight on an Etihad Airways Boeing 787 from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam. The SEAS pilot facility recently completed a major upgrade to improve its performance and the healthy growth of its salt-tolerant plants and fish.

Local and International Recognitions

Student success at international and regional competitions not only marked faculty expertise at Khalifa University but also helped drive innovations. These include the 2019 MENA SPE PetroBowlÂź Regional Championship by Petroleum Engineering students, ninth place out of 104 universities at the Design Build Fly (DBF) 2019 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Competition in the US, and top honors for two projects at the 14th IEEE UAE Student Day 2019 competition.

Several students won honors for their innovations at the Think Science Fair 2019 when a large number of school students from grades 9-12 as well as undergraduate and diploma levels students showcased their prototypes at the 2019 Think Science Competition.

Moreover, a team of six Electrical and Computer Engineering bachelor students became one of five global finalists to present a project at the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Student Design Competition during the International Symposium for Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) 2019 in Japan. Also, the ‘SparKU’ team of nine Mechanical, Electrical, Computer and Chemical Engineering students won eighth place out of 31 international universities at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage 2019 competition in the US.

KU students also claimed five of the 11 Best Paper Awards at the fifth UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC 2019) in which nearly half of the 120 finalist papers came from KU graduate students.

During the year, the Emirates ICT Innovation Center (EBTIC), which leads research into advancing intelligent systems technologies for next generation networks (NGNs) and NGN-enabled ICT applications and services for the UAE’s digital economy objectives, celebrated its 10th anniversary. Founded by Khalifa University, Etisalat and BT, and supported by the ICT Fund, EBTIC has over 40 patents granted, with 60 more currently being filed in ICT, big data, and data storage in its decade-long existence.

Climbing the Rankings

Capping these achievements came the international rankings. In the most recent Times Higher Education (THE) 2019 Young University Rankings, Khalifa University is placed among the top 40 leading institutions with a ranking of 38th out of 351 academic institutions, a jump of 11 slots from the last year. In the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings 2020, the University is ranked 268th overall with a jump of 47 slots, out of the 1,000 universities assessed from 82 different locations across the world, and remains the top-rated institution in the UAE.

Clarence Michael
News Writer
1 August 2019

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Two undergraduate students from Khalifa University made it to the final rounds of the 3rd Huawei Middle East ICT Competition held by Chinese multinational ICT company Huawei and were awarded Outstanding Performance.’ Amir Abdela Mohamedsalih and Solomon Fissehaye Tewelde were the UAE national finalists, selected from 30 students that competed in the first round of …

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Two undergraduate students from Khalifa University made it to the final rounds of the 3rd Huawei Middle East ICT Competition held by Chinese multinational ICT company Huawei and were awarded Outstanding Performance.’

Amir Abdela Mohamedsalih and Solomon Fissehaye Tewelde were the UAE national finalists, selected from 30 students that competed in the first round of the competition from Khalifa University, UAE University and Zayed University. Amir won first place, Solomon took second, and a student from UAEU placed third in the UAE National round. The competition comprised of an exam, where students had to configure practical ICT related simulations and solve challenges. The National exam consisted of solving and configuringÌęÌę a given network topology . In addition the exam also consisted some basics of cloud computing.

The Huawei ICT Competition covers ICT fields such as Routing & Switching, WLAN, Security, AI, 5G and Cloud Computing. The aim of the competition is to provide students with a platform to compete and exchange ideas in order to enhance their ICT knowledge, practical and application skills, and raise their innovation awareness.

The 2019 Huawei Middle East ICT Competition ran in 10 Middle Eastern countries. Over 435 universities and 21,000 students participated fromÌęBahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

Amir, Solomon and the UAEU student joined the top 3 finalists from each country and competed in the final stage of the competition, which took place at Huawei Headquarters in Shenzhen on 28 November.ÌęA total of 13 teams of 39 students from across the Middle East competed in the final rounds.ÌęIn this final, teams competed in day-long competitions, which included technology workshops with global ICT experts. The UAE team were honored with the award for ‘Outstanding Performance.’

Erica Solomon
Senior Editor
4 December 2019

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