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Presentations and Conferences
In collaboration with Schneider Electric ®, UITS has implemented the state of the art energy and environment friendly data center in
new campus. Power and cooling solution for new campus data center is designed in a modular fashion which can be increased as per
the demands of critical and non-critical IT loads. This approach has helped UAEU to be more effective and efficient while keeping the
green environment. Overall PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) and DCIE (Data Center infrastructure Efficiency) values improved a lot
in new campus compare to old design. Because of these inspiring results UAEU was presented as a role model in “IDC Cloud & DC
Roadshow�? which was held in Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates dated May 7, 2012.
UAEU Data Center Presented as most Efficient, Effective and Green
in the region
The Higher Education CIO Council- UAE (CIO Council) meeting was hosted by University IT Services within our new campus in the
month of January, CIO council is a member governed group whose purpose is to provide an open and collaborative forum for higher
education IT leaders in the UAE to share ideas, knowledge, expertise and resources for the purpose of advancing the effective use of
technology in higher education in the UAE.
Higher Education CIO Council @ UAEU – January, 26
The Power of Video Conferencing Technology in Learning
The video conferencing technology available within UAEU campuses is changing the shape of educational platform and experience
without any physical boundaries. Using state-of-the-art Internet video technology, the United Arab Emirates University and the
private (and historically Catholic) LMU launched a joint course together in February that is coming to a close. It linked classrooms in
Al Ain, UAE, and Los Angeles to fashion a simultaneous classroom experience for undergraduate students in both schools.