Abu Dhabi University Welcomes Around 7,650 Students Across Three Campuses for the 2017 -2018 Academic Year

Abu Dhabi University recently welcomed around 7,650 new and returning students pursuing their bachelors, masters, diplomas as well as DBAs across its three campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai with the start of the 2017 -2018 academic year.
Focused on enriching student learning, the University is also set to announce the launch of several new initiatives that will be implemented throughout the course of the new academic year, including a diverse calendar of academic, cultural, social and extra-curricular activities that are important to students’ intellectual and professional growth.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Waqar Ahmad Interim Chancellor of Abu Dhabi University, said: “We are delighted to welcome an unprecedented number of ambitious and excited new undergraduate and postgraduate students across our three Campuses and proud to have our first intake to our new Campus in Dubai. Students are at the heart of everything we do at the University and we look forward to supporting them in developing into tomorrow’s leaders, able to transform their communities. At ADU, we take pride in our role as a key contributor in supporting the UAE leadership’s vision to shape a diversified knowledge economy through delivering world-class innovative and creative higher education programs. Rated among the top 2.8% universities worldwide, we are in a strong position to make a strong contribution to achieving this vision”.
Freshmen joining Abu Dhabi University for the start of the fall semester are attending the annual “Student Orientation” from 11 to 13 September, to get an in-depth insight into the nature of University life. Alongside outstanding education, Abu Dhabi University places strong emphases on learning from co-curricular and extracurricular engagement and the acquisition of future work skills.
Background Information
Abu Dhabi University
The dream began with the Charter of Abu Dhabi University in the year 2000, After three years of planning, the university opened its doors in September 2003, to an entering class of 1,000 students on its two campuses in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Unlike other colleges and universities in the UAE, ADU undertook the measures necessary to ensure that all of the degree programs it would offer had secured accreditation from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in advance of any students enrolling in them.
ADU offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees based upon the American model of higher education.