The United Arab Emirates University won the Digital Innovation Award presented by Ellucian, which specializes in the field of teaching and learning technology. 

Ms. Afraa Al Shamsi, Executive Director of the Information Technology Sector at UAEU, said that the university won this award as a result of its efforts by providing many educational programs and technical applications that students need in their academic careers and university life.

She added, "The university administration has been achieving the aspirations of our wise leadership, to be proactive in the field of technological applications to develop academic outputs and programs, which keep pace with the latest teaching and learning technologies in the world. UAEU was selected from among hundreds of educational institutions that participated in the programs offered by Ellucian, which is a global company specializing in technological and digital applications in the fields of education and learning. She pointed out that during the Covid-19 pandemic the university has developed the best digital educational applications, which contributed to the educational process functioning smoothly and maintaining the quality of the outputs, which also contributed to the students' acquisition of many skills and knowledge by visiting the sites of digital educational applications, which constituted a qualitative addition to the academic outcomes."

She also emphasized that winning this award enhances the role and position of the university as a leading educational institution that anticipates future prospects and keeps pace with the latest outputs and standards of teaching and learning in the world, which placed UAEU among the leading and most developed universities.