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Jul 2021 58
UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS & UPDATES
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY TOP IN UAE IN 2021 TIMES HIGHER
EDUCATION ARAB UNIVERSITIES RANKING
NEW RANKING INDICATES Khalifa University has announced that it is top-ranked in the
EMPHASIS ON LOCALLY AND UAE and has remained among the top 10 out of 125 Arab
GLOBALLY-RELEVANT RESEARCH, institutions in the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) Arab
WORLD CLASS FACULTY EXPERTS Universities Ranking that was announced at the THE Arab
AND QUALITY EDUCATION Universities Forum .
Khalifa University ranked sixth overall in the THE list that
assessed universities from 14 Arab countries. The ranking is
THE’s most comprehensive assessment of higher education in
the Arab region to date.
Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi said: “Our ranking in the latest
2022 Times Higher Education Arab Universities Rankings
once again establishes the emphasis we place on locally and
globally-relevant research, world class faculty experts and our
quality of education. We believe this ranking will encourage us
further to seek even greater heights in the future.”
Dr. Arif was also one of the invited speakers at the Forum who
talked about the role of academic institutions in achieving the
global mission of greater sustainability. He shared how Khalifa
University’s academic programs and research initiatives
support the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development
Goals.
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UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS & UPDATES
100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERGOES ‘ESTEDAD’
NATIONAL AMBASSADORS PROGRAM TRAINING AT KHALIFA
UNIVERSITY
Khalifa University has announced that a total participants are provided this kind of training
of 100 students selected under the National at Khalifa University in collaboration with the
Ambassadors Program ‘Estedad’, a capacity- Ministry of Education.
building initiative in collaboration with the
UAE Ministry of Education, have undergone The Estedad National Ambassadors Program is
training at Khalifa University in various a prerequisite for the International Ambassadors
tracks. Programs that the Ministry of Education has been
implementing annually since 2016. The program
The high school students – 74 UAE national involves different tracks including Innovation,
and 26 international students – underwent Future, Diplomacy, Sports, and Masterpieces.
a two-week training during summer to gain Those students who excel in the National
essential skills, enabling them to prosper Ambassadors Program will have priority access
in various fields in which research, design to the International Ambassadors Program.
thinking, entrepreneurial, leadership, and
interpersonal skills are highly required. This READ MORE HERE
is the second successive year the EstedadSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY’S SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
STUDENT CHAPTER RECEIVES EXCELLENCE AWARD
Khalifa University’s very own Society of Petroleum guided the chapter and shared his expertise with
Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter was recognized the students, said: “The KU-SPE Student Chapter is
with the SPE International Student Chapter always one of the very active chapters around the
Excellence Award. The Excellence Award is the world and the top of the region. Their success in
second highest honor given by the SPE to the top recent years, including winning the 2021 SPE Student
20% of their student chapters all over the world Chapter Award, is a testament for this leading role.
in acknowledgement of the chapters’ success in I am very proud of our KU-SPE Student Chapter for
fulfilling the SPE’s mission through their programs their remarkable achievements. Their resilience, hard
and activities. work, and dedication to the SPE despite the current
unprecedented challenges of C-19 restrictions and
This year’s award also highlights the resilience impairment economy paid off. The KU-SPE Student
of the KU SPE Student Chapter during these Chapter paved the way for generations to come and
challenging times, especially at the beginning of the showed how to turn challenges to opportunities. I am
school year. sure their best is yet to come!”
Dr. Hadi Belhaj, Petroleum Engineering Associate
Professor and KU-SPE Faculty Advisor, has READ MORE HERESTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY STUDENT TEAM WINS TOP SPOT IN
VERBAL PRESENTATION AT 2021 SAE COLLEGIATE DESIGN
SERIES SUPERMILEAGE COMPETITION
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY TEAM ALSO RETAINS cylinder engine vehicle, capable of achieving
6TH SPOT IN DESIGN SEGMENT TO REMAIN fantastic fuel economy during a 6-lap attempt
AHEAD OF RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL around an approximately 1.6-mile-long, banked,
UNIVERSITIES oval track.
Khalifa University announced that a 21-member Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-
student team led by Sultan Al Hassanieh has won President, Khalifa University, said: “Our faculty
the top spot in verbal presentation for the first members and the students have once again
time during the Knowledge Event at the 42nd demonstrated that Khalifa University remains
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Collegiate the top-ranked, globally-acknowledged academic
Design Series Supermileage Competition for institution with unparalleled expertise. Winning
2021. The team also retained 6th spot overall in an international competition of this stature not
the Design Event, the same position it won last only brings honor to the university but also to the
year in Michigan, US. UAE. Congratulations to the student team and
the faculty members who guided them through
The verbal design report demonstrates the training and support.”
Khalifa University team’s understanding and
application of the engineering principles that READ MORE HERE
support their design of the one-person, single-STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
MORE THAN 100 Khalifa University’s Career and Alumni Department held
the first Online Career Boot Camp which took place on
KU STUDENTS AND the 22nd, 23rd & 24th of June. The purpose of the event
GRADUATES ATTEND is to equip KU potential graduates and students with the
THE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST necessary employability skills through different sessions
ONLINE CAREER BOOT offered by senior business professionals from local and
international firms and certified career coaches in order to
CAMP support their transition from university to their dream job
and to prepare a capable generation who can contribute
and create the difference in the UAE’s knowledge
economy.
A total of five employers from international and public
firms in addition to six speakers from Khalifa University
conducted exciting sessions about different topics as
follows:
1. Network for success offered by LinkedIn
2. Entrepreneurship and Freelancing offered by Injaz UAE
3. National self-employment platform for freelancers and
Job Market Demand offered by MOHRE
4. Personal branding Offered by Schneider Electric
Different sessions offered by KU staff such as:
1. Interviewing skills
2. Professional development opportunities through
Coursera
3. Advantages of being on Graduway (Alumni platform)
Around 113 students and graduates attended the Online
Career Boot Camp and their overall satisfaction rate
reached 97% from the conducted sessions. All students
were granted community service hours and an opportunity
to participate (Optionally) in an exciting competition called
Connect In, the purpose of the competition is to encourage
the students to create an attractive LinkedIn profile and
utilize the power of a professional network to reach their
dream job.PUBLISHED PAPERS
Published Papers in To view the link to the published article,
Q1 Journals PLEASE CLICK HERE
Title Plumbing the Depths of the Graphene Wetting Controversy
Journal Chem
KU Authors KU Authors: Dr. Matteo Chiesa, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Title Investigating the Ubiquitous Presence of Nanometric Water Films on Surfaces
Journal Journal of Physical Chemistry C
KU Authors Dr. Matteo Chiesa, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Title Mechanosynthesis of Higher-Order Cocrystals: Tuning Order, Functionality and Size in
Cocrystal Design
Journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition
KU Authors Dr. Sharmarke Mohamed, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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Title Crystal Engineering of Binary Organic Eutectics: Significant Improvement in the
Physicochemical Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via the Computational and
Mechanochemical Discovery of Composite Materials
Journal Crystal Growth & Design
KU Authors Abeer F. Shunnar, Lab Specialist, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Hector Hernandez, Assistant
Professor of Biomedical Engineering; and Dr. Sharmarke Mohamed, Assistant Professor of
Chemistry
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Title Upscaling Strategy to Simulate Permeability in a Carbonate Sample Using Machine Learning
and 3D Printing
Journal IEEE Access
KU Authors Dr. Mohamed Soufiane Jouini, Associate Professor of Mathematics; Dr. Moussa Tembely,
Petroleum Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow; Ezdeen Raed Ibrahim, Petroleum Geosciences
Graduate Student
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Title Impact of PEGDA Photopolymerization in Micro-Stereolithography on 3D Printed Hydrogel
Structure and Swelling
Journal Soft Matter
KU Authors Afra S. Alketbi, Research Lab Support Officer; Dr. Hongxia Li, Mechanical Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow; and Dr. Tiejung Zhang, Associate Professor of Mechanical
Engineering
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