Highlights

August 2012

Volume 6, Issue 1, No 9

What’s On? 2/3

Academic Success Unit 4

Accreditation 5

Research at BUiD 5

News and Events 6-8

Community Engagement 7

Inside this issue:

Calendar of Events 9

UK Partner’s Page 9

Newsletter-Ramadan Edition

Publication Committee

Martin Prince, Editor

martin.prince@buid.ac.ae

Nishath Syed, Sub-Editor nishath.rizwan@buid.ac.ae

Contributors

Radhika O‟Sullivan

radhika.osullivan@buid.ac.ae

Hibathul Careem

hibathul.careem@buid.ac.ae

Sangeeta Tewar

sangeeta.tewar@buid.ac.ae

Marisol Leonen

marisol.leonen@buid.ac.ae

Samar AlKhatib Samar.alkhatib@buid.ac.ae

Joma Cabales

joma.cabales@buid.ac.ae

BUiD celebrated its Seventh Gradua-

tion Ceremony with a record number

of 117 Graduates

BUiD’s BIZQUIZ Event Conference - pg 8

BUiD‟s accredited PhD in Project Management

was officially launched on the morning of the

first day at GETEX 2012 at BUiD‟s exhibition

stand by Dr. Saeed Al Hassani, Undersecretary

of the Ministry of Higher Education and

Scientific Research deputizing for His Highness

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan,

MOHESR.

The program is accredited by the Ministry of

Higher Education and Scientific Research

(MoHESR) and has been developed by BUiD

with academic support from the high-ranking

University of Manchester ,one of several valued

associations with British universities which

facilitate equivalency recognition of BUiD

awards by the key UK agency NARIC. Dr.

Hassaini was welcomed at the impressive BUiD

display by Prof. Abdullah Al Shamsi, BUiD‟s

Vice Chancellor.

Launch of BUiD’s accredited PhD in Project Management at GETEX

2012.

Sustainability Summer School Generates

a Climate of Change at The British

University in Dubai (BUiD) -Pg 5

“ To compete effectively in

the future, organizations

will depend on their ability

to recruit top talent with the

skills to lead, manage, or-

ganise and deliver change

consistently and cost-

effectively in an unpredict-

able economic environ-

ment.” Dr Paul Gardiner

“Ramadan for me is a time for worship , spiritual upliftment and caring for the needy. It is an oppor-tunity to thank Allah for being able to observe fasting and blessed with being a Muslim .I reflect upon my childhood days of celebrating Ramadan back home in Sudan, with my late father , who used to hold a big Iftar party, we used to break our fast in square just off our home where all relatives and pas-serby could eat of the iftar with us in a rural setting , at times it rained while having or preparing for

iftar” Osman Aburuf, BUiD student

“Ramadan is the month of fasting for all Muslims around the world, it’s a blessed month during which Allah (SWT) has promised to shower his blessings in abundance. For me its’ a month of taking as

much as possible from Allah's unending bounties by ensuring I observe the guidelines of Islam. “

Nishath Syed, BUiD Staff

Prof Abdullah Alshamsi presented a memento

to HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum

for his immense support to BUiD.

A group of 117 successful postgraduate students

were conferred with their Master- level awards

from BUiD's Chancellor HH Sheikh Ahmed bin

Saeed Al Maktoum on 6th June 2012 at Dubai

Police Officers Club. Of the 117 Graduates, 35 %

are Emiratis and nearly 15% of this cohort

achieved distinction, which is the highest award

for a Masters Degree at BUiD. The first graduates

from MSc Construction Law and Dispute

Resolution and MSc Systems Engineering also

graduated at this year‟s ceremony. Cont Pg 7

What’s On?

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BUiD signs MoU with UAEDSA

PTL Solar Academy along with Solar Energy International, America's leading RE training insti-tute, and The British University in Dubai con-ducted an inaugural re-newable energy training course from the 5th -

9th February 2012. PTL Solar Academy is a non-profit educational initiative and is Dubai‟s first established renewable energy training institute. The Academy was inspired by the vision of H.H. Sheikh Mo-hammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai in making UAE the „Green Economy for Sustainable Development‟ and the launch of „H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.‟

The British University in Dubai donates computers and peripherals to nonprofit

organizations

BUiD Signs MoU with PTL Solar

The British University in Dubai (BUiD) signed an MoU with UAE Down Syndrome Association

(UAEDSA) to train 21 Emirati women as Teacher Assistants to support Ministry of Education‟s efforts of including children with special needs in mainstream schools across all the Emir-ates. This project is being funded by UAE‟s leading philan-thropic organization, the Emirates Foundation. The signing of an MoU by the two organizations is an agreement to design a course and train three Emirati women from each of seven Emirates as Teachers Assistants. The Ministry of Education plans to create a National employment cadre of Teacher Assis-tants for the first time within its organization to engage these teacher assistants by October of 2013.

BUiD was awarded the 'Best Educational Institute in Banking and Finance’, by the World Education Congress

2012.The aim of the Awards was to recognize the “Best of the Best”,

organized for a professional cause and BUiD was conferred with this

title based on the leadership and contribution to the field of Education

in Finance and Banking. Dr Elango Rengasamy, Head of the Finance

and Banking Programme at BUiD received the trophy and the citation

on the 29th of June at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India. The award

was presented by Hon. Dr David Namwandi, Deputy Minister, Ministry

of Education, Republic of Namibia and Hon. Minister Nurul Islam

Nahid, Minister of Education, Government of Bangladesh.

Award for Best Educational Institute in Finance & Banking

The British University in Dubai has recently donated 14 desktop computers to Dubai church and 25 units of IBM CPUs to Beit al khair ,a local charity soci-ety , the accessories for the unit being donated include keyboards,

mouse, power cables, some other peripheries and cables, the retired, but working, computers will be serving in those organiza-tions teaching centers, the university has also distributed used laptops to BUiD staff at symbolic price.

BUiD signed an agreement with Association of Energy Engi-neers (AEE) on 3rd January 2012. The agreement summarizes the implementation of Certified Energy Manager (CEM) training programme in UAE between BUiD & AEE. AEE is a source for information and networking in the dynamic fields of energy engi-neering and energy management, renewable and alternative en-ergy, power generation, energy services, sustainability, and all related areas. As a growing professional association, AEE‟s over-all strength is augmented by its strong membership base of over 15,000 professionals in 84 countries and its widely recognized energy certification programs.

BUiD Signs agreement with Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

"An investment in knowledge

always pays the best interest"

- Benjamin Franklin.

Prof .Rod Bolitho: BUiD Sponsored Speaker at

TESOL Arabia 2012

BUiD was one of the silver sponsors at the recent TESOL Arabia

Conference held at Dubai Women‟s College from March 8-10,

2012. Silver spon-

sorship includes

sponsorship of a

plenary speaker

and the BUiD

sponsored

speaker was Rod

Bolitho, who

currently leads

the MA Pro-

gramme in Pro-

fessional Devel-

opment for Lan-

guage Education at the Norwich Institute of Language Education.

Rod Bolitho has many publications, his most recent being „Trainer

Development‟. As his former student, Radhika Iyer had the hon-

our of introducing him at both his plenary and workshop which

were delivered on Saturday 9th March. Both his sessions were well

-attended and very well-received by participants.

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Professional Development Session for Academics : e Assessment and Feedback

Dr Eugenie Samier has published five books with Routledge, the second of which, co-edited with Michele Schmidt of Can-ada, has gone into a paperback edition this spring. “Emotional Dimensions of Educational Administration and Leadership,” through the work of international contributors, explores the emotional side of professional practice both in terms of how emotion can affect the individual and workplace, and corre-spondingly how the workplace can have a strong emotional impact.( Read More)

Doctorate of Education Student Presents paper at

the Gulf Research Meeting in Cambridge , UK

Nadera Alborno, our Doctorate of Education student participated in a workshop in Cambridge University, UK in July 2012. The topic of the workshop was "The impact of Globalization on women in the GCC." She presented a paper titled, "Globalization and the Employment of Women with Disabilities in the UAE". The paper explored the employment challenges of women with disabilities and proposed recommendations to improve their situation. It addressed the challenges facing disabled Emirati women in the workplace. The paper was well received and many interesting suggestions were noted for the final draft of this paper for publication. Nadera's paper created awareness among the participants that some effort was being made in the UAE towards the rights of people with disabilities.

Routledge publishes 2nd edition of Dr Eugenie

Samier’s book on Emotional Dimensions of Edu-

cational Administration and Leadership

BUiD at TESOL Arabia 2012 Dr. Denise Whitlock, Sen-ior Lecturer in Information Technology with Open University, UK, delivered a professional development session to all academics on applying eAs-

sessment and Feedback on 21st February, 2012. Dr. Whitlock specializes in building feedback models in e-assessment sys-tems and won an Open University Teaching Award for con-structing an electronic feedback system known as eMentor. Her interactive workshop introduced the UK‟s Open Univer-sity current research about computer modelling of student feedback. Participants were not only engaged in the considera-tion of this approach and cutting edge work on e-feedback, but also reflected on feedback per se by re-visiting samples of marked scripts. Academics were also shown opportunities to consider ways in how these ideas might be incorporated into their own practice. Dr Whitlock has kindly agreed to be a BUiD visiting Professor for 2012-2015

What’s On?

Academic Success Unit

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A BUiD

alumni

graduate

was invited

to talk to

dissertation

students on

February

11, 2012.

Mohamed

Shoib, a

graduate of

Information Technology, gave an informal but motivating talk to

dissertation students. Dhuha Fadhel, who leads the dissertation

support group, came up with the brilliant suggestion of inviting

alumni to give motivational talks and this was then organised by

the Academic Success Unit. Mohamed Shoaib graduated with a

distinction in June 2011 and was also awarded Student of the Year.

All students across programmes who have completed taught mod-

ules were invited for this session but there were only 4 participants:

two Education, one PM and one F&B.

Mohamed initiated the session by asking students to say some-

thing about themselves, their respective progress in their disserta-

tions and what problems they are facing. This helped to break the

ice and students willingly and openly shared their feelings, thoughts

and fears. A couple of students expressed how particular personal

and academic reasons had combined to reduce their motivational

levels.

Mohamed Shoaib related his personal experience in completing his

own dissertation. Although it helped that he was a full-time stu-

dent, his motivation mainly stemmed from the fact that he was

research assistant to his supervisor which made him feel like he

was contributing to unique research. While he conceded that the

students were not in the same situation as they were all ladies jug-

gling careers and families, he advised to view their work as unique

and special so they can sustain motivation. He also suggested that

the students not just approach their dissertations as a piece of

work to complete their degrees but as a potential paper for a future

conference. This, he claimed, would instigate them to focus on

quality rather than just completion. Shoaib himself said, “it was

nice meeting students and sharing my experiences with them….I

appreciate BUiD‟s continued relationship with alumni.”

It is hoped that more BUiD alumni will agree to return and give

similar talks so that current BUiD students can be motivated by

sharing in the success of someone who experienced a similar jour-

ney. This will also help maintain links with alumni and the greater

community.

By: Radhika Iyer-O’Sullivan- Learning & Teaching Advisor

“Think of your work as unique”:

Motivational Talk by BUiD Alumni to Dissertation Support Group

Writing Centre Student Writers of the Month

Some students have been actively engaging with and utilizing

Academic Success Unit services effectively. In a bid to recog-

nize such committed students, the Academic Success Unit

would like to identify 2 students who stand out as students

who have really taken steps to develop learner autonomy while

using ASU services.

Seema Nambiar (M.Ed): Seema attended most if not all

ASU workshops since she joined in January 2011. She has de-

veloped critical thinking skills and learnt to reflect on her writ-

ing skills towards being a better academic writer. When Seema

books an appointment at the Writing Centre, she always brings

a sample of writing with clear questions on her doubts. Rather

than relying on her tutor to supply all the answers, she prefers

to embark on inquiry-based discussion that allows her to revisit

and improve her writing.

Seema‟s opinion on using the Writing Centre:

I have benefitted greatly from utilizing the Writing Centre

of the Academic Success Unit. The individual sessions

mentored me into looking at my work more as a re-

searcher pursuing academic writing skills than a journal-

ist (what I used to do) writing for the lay reader. I have

received clear guidance on the appropriate referencing

style and assignment formatting to ensure a smooth flow

through the research work. The sessions have also helped

clear my nagging doubts about the correct usage of the

English grammar. I have always left the session satisfied

that my work reads much better with greater clarity of

purpose.

Brahim Ziane (PM): Brahim too has attended most ASU

workshops. He is also very conscientious with his work and

always comes with a sample of writing and queries for an indi-

vidual appointment. He respects Writing Centre procedures

and is very open to learning. Brahim is one of the few students

who has explored many of language links available on Black-

board because when he tries something out, he ensures that he

gives ASU feedback too on the link.

Brahim says: The Writing Centre for me is an invaluable

resource, it helped me a lot to overcome the language

barrier and meet the expectations of a British-English

academic level, I really appreciate the full support I re-

ceived from all of the well-experienced tutors, especially

Radhika who provide me a precious individual support so

I was able to improve my writing effectively and aced all

my assignment marks. With the Writing Center services I

am sure that I can keep moving forward.

The British University in Dubai aims to become the regional

leader in promoting, conducting, and disseminating world-class

research and innovation to create new knowledge and solutions

relevant to the needs of the UAE and the region in support of

their economic growth and future development. It has an im-

portant role to play in developing research in the United Arab

Emirates (UAE) and the Gulf region.

External Grants

Federal Demographic Council (FDC) - This year, the Uni-versity received its biggest Research Grant from FDC for the project titled „Movers and Shakers of Talent Management in the UAE for 21st Century‟. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdullah Alshamsi and the Dean of Faculty of Business, Prof. Ashly Pin-nington are the Principal Investigators of the Research Project. This project involves co-Investigators from Brunel University and University of London.

National Research Foundation (NRF) – Recently the Uni-versity also bagged a research project from NRF for the project titled “Exploiting treebank resources for extending a rule-based Arabic parser coverage”, which was rated as a Highly Competi-tive project. Dr. Khaled Shaalan, Head of IT programme is the Principal Investigator.

Emirates Foundation (EF) – Dean of Education, Dr. Eman Gaad who is also the Executive Director of UAE Down Syn-drome Association (UAEDSA) also received a research grant from EF for a project titled “The Teacher Assistant Training Programme: Supporting Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities in Mainstream Government Schools”. Dr. Naz Awan, Assistant Professor in Faculty of Education also received a research grant from EF for the project titled “Career Conceptualisations: Edu-cation‟s role in Youth Career Path Awareness in the U.A.E.” and Prof. Bassam Abu Hijleh received for the project titled “Assessing the energy savings potential of refurbishing existing buildings in the UAE” recently.

Internal Funding:

BUiD has over the years encouraged its academic staff by fund-ing research projects. The academics have published the results in several renowned journals, publications and presented these at conferences.

“I think providing education is one thing and having qual-ity education is completely different. Unless you have quality education, you are wasting your time and your re-sources. We know that and we are trying our best to con-tinuously upgrade, compare, and raise our standard of education.” H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Na-hyan –Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Re-search

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Accreditation

BUiD launched the new course M Sc in Construction

Management at an event organised to celebrate The British

University in Dubai's accreditation for its new M Sc in

Construction Management programme by the Ministry of Higher

Education and Scientific Research. The programme is developed

in association with the University of Reading (UK). Professionals

from the Construction Industry can apply for this programme

online for September 2012 intake.

H.E. Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman and

Director General of Dubai’s Knowledge & Human

Development Authority (KHDA) congratulates BUiD

on the launch of PhD in Project Management

BUiD held a seminar at Getex 2012, in connection with the in-

troduction of the new course at which Dr Abdulla Al Karam was

the Chief Guest. He congratulated BUiD on its achievement and

said. “The university has an excellent reputation for supporting research-

based study, and this latest degree will allow candidates to undertake critical

research in a variety of sectors. This degree will encourage many professionals

to pursue doctorate degrees and promote research culture in Dubai.”

Dr Paul Gardiner is the Head of Project Management Program at

BUiD .The programme has received a good response from the

prospective students.

BUiD receives Accreditation for MSc in Construction

Management

Research at BUiD

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BUiD Students gain insight into multiculturalism and leadership at Dundee’s Al Maktoum College

Four post graduate female students from The British University in Dubai joined students from other UAE and Qatari Universi-ties participating in the Al Maktoum Summer Training pro-gramme held in Al Maktoum College in Dundee – Scotland, in Summer 2012. They were also present at the inauguration ceremony unveiling the celebratory plaque for the proposed mosque adjacent to the college. HE Mr. Abdul Rahman Ghanim Al Mutainwee, UAE Ambassador to the UK, as well as Dundee‟s Lord Provost were guests of honour. Our registrar Mr. Martin Prince said, “ The programme empha-sizes the international perspective of education. “ Ms. Naeema S Al Hamedi, BUiD‟s student in MSc in Informat-ics, commented:‟ We met people of a different culture, socialized with them, visited and learned about their historical places and events.”

A ceremony to mark the official launch of a £1 million mosque

development for the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Educa-

tion campus in Dundee was held on Tuesday, July 10th.

The mosque, the first in the city with a minaret, will be a three-

storey building with a community area at ground-floor level.

Prayer and worship areas will be on the first and second floors.

It will be open not only to Al-Maktoum College students but

also to the community in general.

A specially-designed plaque was unveiled before invited guests

who included HE Mr. Mirza Al-Sayegh, Chairman of the Col-

lege Board of Directors, Dundee Lord Provost Bob Duncan,

Mr. David Dorward, Chief Executive of Dundee City Council,

Mr. Mike Galloway, Director of City Development, visiting

dignitaries from the UAE and Qatar, and 48 female Summer

School students from the UAE and Qatar on the final day of

their study visit to Scotland.

Million-Pound Mosque for Dundee

30 MBA students and Faculty from Belmont University, Nash-ville, USA visited BUiD on 7th May 2012. This group was on a study tour of the UAE.

Prof. Mohammed Dulaimi, Professor of Project Management and Innovation, gave a talk on "Construction Industry in UAE". This was very enlightening and well received by the guests.

30 Visitors from USA attended a talk on "CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN

UAE" at BUiD by Prof Dulaimi Atkins Scholars Night held at BUiD

Atkins Scholars night was held at The British Uni-versity in Dubai on Wednesday June 27th.The event was held to honour nine of Atkins graduates, that is students who were spon-sored by Atkins.

New merit scholarships were also announced at the event for applicants of 2011-2012 academic year , awarded on the basis of academic achievements to date.

Mr. Richard Barrett, Chief Executive Officer and delegate from Atkins Middle East were BUiD's privileged guest. Two of our students, Mayedah Oudah and Taherah Rajabi presented their dissertation papers at this event.

News and Events

BUiD was one of the sponsors for

the horse races at Jebel Ali Horse

Racing Club held on 2nd December

2011 and 13th January 2012.The

testimony of one of the students

who attended the January Horse

Racing event.

“I truly enjoyed the event. The

weather, the company, the food

were all perfect and everything well

organised. Good timing and perfect

way of spending Friday with family

and loved ones. I'm really thankful

to BUiD for an invite!!

When it comes to horses, I think they are one of the most beau-

tiful, smart and loyal animals. I love animals in general and I

think they are part of our planet just as much as the humans,

and should be taken care of and treated well.

I was born in the village and raised on the farm, where we had

all types of domestic animals including horses of course. I used

to ride when I was a child. Its been many years though that I

immigrated to the city, and eventually to another country. But I

still adore horses.

Thanks again and hope to spend more time with BUiD family

at such events.

Sincerely,

Iryna Akulenka, M Sc CLDR student

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Dr. Eman Gaad, Dean, Faculty of Education won the Princess Haya Award for distinguished research in special education. The award is a recognition and motivation for all those who pledge their lives to helping people with Special Needs.

BUiD celebrated its Seventh Graduation Ceremony with a record number of

117 Graduates

Dean of Faculty of Education won the

Princess Haya Award for distinguished

research in special education

News and Events

BUiD sponsors Jebel Ali Horse Racing

Contd. From pg 1

BUiD‟s male and female “Top BUiD Graduate of 2011-2012”

award was presented to Taher Khalifa Babikir El-Hassan, and

Mayada Mohamed Oudah respectively by Dr Ayoub Kazim,

Council Member and Managing Director of TECOM Invest-

ment‟s Education Cluster.

This initiative of present-

ing a Top Graduate award

was instituted by Dubai

International Academic

City to celebrate the

Graduates achievement in

the UAE. BUiD also ac-

knowledged two VIP sup-

porters who in different ways reflect BUiD‟s aspirations. Both

H E Abdulrahman Al-Saleh, Director General of Dubai Gov-

ernments‟ Department of Finance and Prof Hadi M El Tigani,

of the Abu Dhabi International

Centre for Organisational Excel-

lence have both been generous in

their support and advice to BUiD

in the University‟s teaching, re-

search and development activities.

Prof Hadi M El Tigani,- ADICOE

H E Abdulrahman Al-Saleh, Director

General of Dubai Governments’ Depart-

ment of Finance

H.E. Dr. Ahmed Bin Hazim Direc-

tor General of Dubai Courts

Prof Phillip Capper - Nash Prof of

Engr. Law-King’s College London

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Sustainability Summer School Generates a Climate of Change at The British University in Dubai (BUiD) (contd.

From pg 1)

BUiD organized the 1st Sustainability Summer School of its kind in the UAE under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. HE Dr. Mariam Hassan Al Shenasi, Undersecretary of The Ministry of Environment and Water, attended the closing ceremony of BUiD‟s Sus-tainability Summer School (BUiD SSS) on June 28th at BUiD. The event attracted Masters and Undergraduate student to participate in the 5 day event which included lectures, debates, visits and workshops. Students produced educational videos about the importance of sustainability and also competed in producing environmentally friendly lighting. The programme also included field trips, such as trip to tyre and plastic recycling operation in Al Ain, Mas-dar, and to Pacific Control Green building at Jebel Ali. The School encour-

aged team work among students as it included students from various universities such as Uae University, Ajman University, Al Ghurair University, HCTs, American University– Cairo , Ain Shams University - Egypt, Kent University and NIT– India.

News & Events 21 teams compete in BUiD's first Inter-collegiate BizQuiz 2012 competition

More than 60

college students

participated in

the first ever

Inter-collegiate

BizQuiz organ-

ized by The

British Univer-

sity in Dubai

(BUiD) on May

7th at the

Knowledge Village Auditorium. Prof. Abdullah Al Shamsi, Vice Chancellor of The British University in Dubai, attended the compe-

tition along with Academics and staff from the University. Also representatives

from the sponsors attended the competition. E max was the main sponsor for the

event along with Etihad as the Official Airline partner. The event also was sup-

ported by Dubai International Academic City, Arabian Business.com. Bayt.com

who was the strategic career partner and Akhtaboot from Saudi Arabia was also

on board as on-line recruitment partner.

The competition was moderated by Quiz Master Dr. Elango, Head of Finance and

Banking programme at BUiD, who aroused the participants into a highly competi-

tive spirit. The quiz had many interesting rounds like audio, video, image and rapid

fire rounds which were entertaining for the participants and audience alike. The

winning team in the competition came from Gulf Medical University who dubbed

themselves as Business Men Disguised as Medics. They have won i Pads. Xcel team from SZABIST came in second and won Etihad

airline tickets. The third place went to The Crusaders team from BITS who won iPods.e .The event was a great success and

BUiD plans to hold it annually, as well as exploring senior students event in parallel.

BUiD held the 1st International Conference on Global Project Management Standards under the Patronage of HH Sheikh

Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum

The British University in Dubai (BUiD), which recently became the first GCC organisation

member of GAPPS (Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards), hosted the first

International Conference on Global Project Management Standards and Methodologies on

February 16th, 2012 in partnership with GAPPS. The conference was also co-sponsored by PMI-

Lebanon, SUKAD & ILX GROUP. The conference enjoyed great success with more than 100

participants attending. The event boasted several international keynote speakers from

the USA, Australia and the UK. Dr Paul Gardiner , Head of Programme of Project Management

at BUiD played a major role in facilitating this event.

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Calendar of Events

News from UK associated Universities

Engineering a better society at Cardiff Cardiff University

King's joins forces with IPPR to address Higher Education fu-ture

King’s College London

Birmingham researchers look to the urban future with new book

on how to design "resilient" cities

University of Birmingham

Groundbreaking satellite a step closer

University of Edinburgh

University joins UK Electronics Skills Foundation

University of Manchester

University welcomes expert in sustainable buildings and environ-

ment

University of Reading

BUiD’s associated UK universities feature at the top in world rankings

University guide 2013: University league table

Researching language and language use through corpora

by Dr Paul Thompson, Director of the Centre for Corpus Re-

search, University of Birmingham, UK- 14th January 2012

Managerial Mindsets for the Finance Professionals by T

Chendil Kumar, Corporate Trainer-17th January 2012

The Sports Industry & Global Ethics by Dr Roger Lever-

more, University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool

UK-24th January 2012

HRM in Practice by Dr. Mine Karatas-Ozkan University of Southampton, UK- 8th Feb 2012

Total Building Performance Approach by Dr. Moshood

Olawal, Asst.Prof of Sustainable Design of the Built Environ-

ment at the British University in Dubai–12th Feb 2012

Developments and Future Directions in Building Informa-

tion (BIM) by Prof. Chimay Anumba, Head of the Depart-

ment of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State

University -6th March 2012

Global Economic Challenges - The role of Islamic Bank-

ing by Mr. G Ramakrishnan, Adviser, Special Projects, Sharjah

Islamic Bank -14th March 2012

IT Project Management in the Real World by Mr. Nauman

Khawaja, Director of Release Delivery Technology at Du - 14th

March 2012

The Future of Project Management by Mr. William Duncan,

principal of Project Management Partners of Lexington-28th

March 2012

Turning Your PMO into a Profit Centre by Mr. Abid

Mustafa, Professional-25th April 2012

Does Education make our world safer? By Prof. Lynn Da-

vies Emeritus Professor of International Education in the Cen-

tre for International Education and Research at the University

of Birmingham - 29th April 2012

Equity Analysis for Frontier Markets by Mr. Bobby Rakhit,

CEO, Inside Consulting Dubai - 20th May 2012

Managing Human Resources in Foreign Retail Multina-

tional Enterprises in China by Prof Ken Kamoche, Notting-

ham Uni. Business School and Dr. Lisa Siebers , Senior Lec-

turer -Nottingham Uni. Business School- 22nd May 2012.

Key Issues in Second Language Acquisition by Prof. Ales-

sandro Benati , Director of Research and Enterprise in the

School of Humanities and Social Sciences-27th May 2012

Prince2 in the UAE by Mr. Peter Fitzmaurice, Consultant -

Prince2 approved trainer for ILX and Mr. Luc Baumans, VP

Sukad - 31st May 2012

School Counsellors’ Lunch Meet-Career is no longer a desti-

nation. It‟s a Journey… 13 June 2012

Integrity at Work Interactive Workshop by Kevin Moore

Director at CISI Chartered Institute for Securities & Invest-

ment- 20th June 2012

The GCC & Western Financial Markets - How to choose

profitable investment avenues by Ms Ebru Boysan, Analyst-

Bloomberg -25th June 2012

August

11th & 25th IELTS Tests

15th Scholarship closing date for Scholarship Application Submissions

27th Scholarship Committee Meeting

28th CIMA PC Exams

30th Announcement of Successful scholarship applicants

September

1st 15th, 22nd IELTS Tests

6th Scholarship Acceptance final date

Programme Application closing date

4th –11th Knowledge Sharing week

15th Classes commence for Sept 2012 intake

Open Talks / Public Lectures