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WHO IS WHO IN GRADUATE STUDIES AT UAEU
Graduate programs are offered and managed on a day-to-day basis by the respective colleges. Each college is
headed by a Dean who is assisted by an Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in managing the graduate
affairs of the college in collaboration with the College of Graduate Studies.
The College of Graduate Studies
The College of Studies Graduate (CGS) is an administrative unit in the Division of Research and Graduate Studies. The
CGS is headed by a Dean and includes staff members who work collaboratively with all academic and administrative
units of the University to serve the needs of the graduate community at UAEU.
Assistant Deans for Research and Graduate Studies
The Assistant Deans for Research and Graduate Studies are faculty members of the colleges who are appointed to
serve the graduate communities of their respective colleges and liaise with the CGS on all graduate matters.
OVERVIEW OF GRADUATE STUDIES AT UAEU
Although the CGS is a relatively new organizational unit in the University, UAEU has a legacy of offering quality graduate
education since 1991. Over the last decade, our menu of graduate programs has expanded significantly to over 30
graduate degree programs at theMaster’s andDoctorate levels with different orientations (professional and academic),
which are offered by the nine different colleges. Our growing list of professional programs respond to the market needs
of the nation and the region, and some of them are conveniently offered at the main campus in the city of Al Ain as
well as in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Our students, who are of 43 different nationalities, are served by a world-class and highly diverse faculty. Full-time
students have access to an array of competitive scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships sponsored by the University
and industry partners. They also benefit from specialized professional development activities tailored to their educational
and research needs.
Our high academic standards, nationally and internationally accredited programs and engaging partnerships provide
ample opportunities for students of all walks of life to learn, develop and flourish for their own good and the goods of
the nation and the society at large.
We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you and to help you reach your aspirations of higher learning.