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Copyright
The Copyright of a thesis or dissertation is by the student, who is the author of the document. However, students are
required to grant rights to the University to distribute their theses/dissertations to users of the UAEU Library and to make
limited copies, as well as make digital copies for library exchange or circulation. A complete “Declaration of Copyright
License” statement is provided in the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guidelines document. The signed original Copyright
License is submitted as a separate sheet to the CGS at the time of submitting the final thesis/dissertation.
Declaration of Original Work
Every author of a thesis/dissertation is required to declare that the thesis/dissertation is an original research work that
was done and prepared by the student under the guidance of his/her faculty advisor. A complete “Declaration of
Original Work” statement is provided in the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guidelines document.
University Publishing of Theses and Dissertations
All theses and dissertations of UAEU students are submitted in hard copy and electronic formats to the University Library
where they are archived and made available to users of the Library. Furthermore, the Library makes every thesis and
dissertation available on the Internet through the ScholarWorks system
(http://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae). Students who
wish to delay the online publishing of their thesis/dissertation for intellectual property reasons need to submit a request
to impose an embargo for up to two years. The request form is available on the CGS Portal and must be submitted
along with the Declaration of the Copyright License.