Zaki Nusseibeh, Cultural Adviser to H. H. the President of the ‎UAE and Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University, has ‎reviewed the activities of the 1st sustainable development ‎exhibition projects, which was organized by the university with ‎the participation of 256 students, including 8 students from ‎graduate programs in various colleges under the supervision of ‎‎56 faculty members. The exhibition addresses 4 sustainable ‎development related topics. He was accompanied on the tour ‎by Prof. Ghaleb Al Hadrami Al Breiki - Acting Vice Chancellor ‎Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al Qasim Acting Provost for Academic ‎Affairs Prof. Ahmed Murad Associate Provost for Research ‎‎ and a number of Deans of colleges and heads of ‎departments.‎

Dr. Ahmed Murad stressed that the exhibition comes in its first ‎cycle as an opportunity for students from various colleges to ‎present the results of their scientific research. These ‎researches aim to enhance the culture of giving to society, by ‎solving societal challenges in various fields in an innovative ‎scientific way, and promoting knowledge of the sustainable ‎development goals, presenting joint solutions between students ‎and faculty members, by providing support to those projects ‎and revealing application of innovations in an innovative and ‎creative way. He added, The first Sustainable Development ‎Goals Research Program also aims to build students research ‎skills in consideration of scientific research are future skills for ‎the labor market.‎

He explained, "The first cycle this year focused on enhancing ‎qualitative research culture, through 4 main sustainable ‎development related themes, including 31 projects relating to ‎the 11th goal sustainability of cities and communities, 10 ‎projects relating to the 2nd  goal, eradicating hunger, and 8 ‎projects relating to the 1st  goal eradicating poverty, and 7 ‎projects relating 14th  Goal 14 life under water.‎