University of Dubai holds 5th Annual Alumni Homecoming

Under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Maktoum Juma Al Maktoum, President of the Board of Directors of the University of Dubai’s Alumni Association (UDAA), the University of Dubai (UD) recently celebrated its 5th Annual Alumni Homecoming at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City.

The event’s primary sponsor was National Trading & Developing Establishment, one of the Gulf’s leading distribution and logistics providers for international consumer brands in the region and its secondary sponsors were the Information and Communication Technology Fund (ICT Fund), Al Tadawi Medical Center and Thai Airways International.

H.E. Dr. Abdulkhader Al Khayat, Chairman of ICT Fund, said, “The ICT Fund would like to thank the University of Dubai for their on-going support and cooperation. As a federal government entity, we urge all educational institutions from across the UAE to continue their hard work in preparing the nation’s youth to become our future leaders of industry.”

UD alumni got the chance to reconnect with UD faculty, staff and fellow classmates as well as treat their family members to a night of dinner and entertainment, thanks to the event’s gracious sponsors. The night was filled with entertainment such as traditional dance, live music performed by UD students and an award ceremony recognizing students’ contributions to the Alumni Association.

In his speech, Sheikh Mohammed Maktoum Juma Al Maktoum urged Alumni to continue to be engaged with the university as a way to give to the institution that helped them get to where they are now. It is important, he said, to help the university become known around the region, so students graduating from high school know that they have a local option for higher education that meets high international standards.