Academic Calendar

As the new academic year begins, students need to be well informed to plan and prepare for the coming months. Our resources are designed to help students navigate their classes, assignments, and exams and keep track of important academic deadlines.

Fall 2023

Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
August	1-27		Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration
August	1-27		New Student Course Registration
August	7		Joining Date for New Faculty
August	21		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
August	21-27		Faculty Professional Development Workshops, Including
			New Faculty Orientation
August	21-27		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
August	24		New Student Orientation
August	25		International Student Orientation
August	28		First day of Class
August	28-Sept 3	Week 1
September	4-10	Week 2
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2023
September	11		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
September	11		Last day to Add/Drop
September	11-17	Week 3
September	18-24	Week 4
September	24		Census Date for Fall
September	25-Oct 1	Week 5
September	29		Prophet’s Birthday*
October	2-8	Week 6
October	9-15	Week 7
October	16-22	Week 8
October	22		Mid Term Grades Report Due
October	23-29	Week 9
October	29		Last date to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W”
October	30-Nov 5	Week 10
October	30		Advisement Begins For Spring 2024
November	6-12	Week 11
November	6		Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins
November	13-19		Week 12
November	20-26	Week 13	Student Course Evaluations
November	27-Dec 3	Week 14
December	1		UAE Commemoration Day
December	2-3		UAE National Day
December	4-10	Week 15
December	6		Commencement Ceremony (2022 – 2023)
December	10		Last Day of Classes
December	11-20	Week 16	Final Examination Period
December	24		Grades Available and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
December	21-Jan 7		Winter Break
January	25		Graduation Date For Fall 2023

Spring 2024

Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
January	2-7		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
January	2		Placement Tests begin
January	4		New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begins
January	4		New Faculty Joining Date New Faculty Orientation
January	5		International Student Orientation
January	6		Continuing Faculty Return Date
January	8		First day of Class
January	8-14	Week 1
January	12		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2024
January	15-21	Week 2
January	21		Last day to Add/Drop
January	22-28	Week 3
January	29 -Feb 4	Week 4
February	4		Census Date for Spring
February	5-11	Week 5
February	12-18	Week 6
February	16		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2024
February	19-25	Week 7
February	26 -March 3	Week 8
March	1		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2024
March	3		Mid Term Grades Report Due
March	4-10	Week 9
March	11		Last date to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W”
March	11-17	Week 10
March	18-24	Week 11
March	25-31	Week 12
April	1-14		Spring Break
April	8-11		Eid Al-Fitr*
April	15		Classes Resume
April	15-21	Week 13
April	15		Fall Advisement Begins
April	22-28	Week 14
April	22		Summer Registration begins – Early Registration For Fall Semester begins
April	22- May 5		Student Course Evaluations
April	26		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2024
April	29- May 5	Week 15
May	5		Last Day of Classes
May	6-16		Final Examination Period
May	19		Grades and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
June	25		Graduation Date For Spring 2024
June	24		Faculty Summer Break Begins

Summer Session Regular Courses (6 weeks)

Month	Day	Week	Event
May	20-26		Course Registration
May	27		Classes Begin
May	27-June 2	Week 1
June	2		Last day to Add / Drop
June	3-9	Week 2
June	5		Census Date
June	10-16	Week 3
June	16-19		Eid Al Adha*
June	20		Classes Resume
June	24-30	Week 4
June	30		Last date to withdraw from a course with grade “W”
July	1-7	Week5
July	1-10		Student Course Evaluations
July	7		Islamic New Year*
July	8-14		Week 6
July	14		Last Day of Summer Session for Undergraduate programs
July	20-21		Makeup classes for graduate programs
July	21		Last Day of Summer Session for graduate programs
July	24		Grades Available and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2024

Summer Session Internship Courses (8 weeks)

Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
May	20-26		Internship Course Registration
May	27		Internship Begins
May	27-June 2	Week 1
June	2		Last day to Add / Drop
June	3-9	Week 2
June	5		Census Date
June	10-16	Week 3
June	16-19		Eid Al Adha*
June	20-21		Possible make-up days for Eid Holiday
June	24-30	Week 4
July	1-7	Week5
July	7		Last date to withdraw from a course with grade “W”
July	7		Islamic New Year*
July	8-14	Week 6
July	8-21		Student Course Evaluations
July	15-21	Week 7
July	22-28	Week 8
July	28		Internship Ends
July	31		Grades Available and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
September	9		Graduation Date for Internship Session 2024

2023 – 2024 Commencement

Month	Day	Activity/Event
November	21	Commencement Ceremony (2023 – 2024)

Fall 2022

Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
August	1 - 28		Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration
August	1 - 28		New Student Course Registration
August	8		Joining Date for New Faculty
August	22		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
August	22-26		Faculty Professional Development Workshops, Including New Faculty Orientation
August	22-28		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
August	25		New Student Orientation
August	29		First day of Class
August	29 - September 4	Week 1
September	5 - 11	Week 2
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2022
September	11		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
September	11		Last day to Add/Drop
September	12 - 18	Week 3
September	19 - 25	Week 4
September	25		Census Date for Fall
September	26 - October 2	Week 5
October	3 - 9	Week 6
October	9		Prophet’s Birthday*
October	26 - October 2	Week 7
October	17 - 23	Week 8
October	23		Mid Term Grades Report Due
October	24 - 30	Week 9
October	30		Last date to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W”
October	31 - November 6	Week 10
October	31		Advisement Begins For Spring 2023
November	7 - 13	Week 11
November	7		Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins
November	10		Commencement Ceremony (2021 – 2022)
November	14 - 20	Week 12
November	21 - 27	Week 13	Student Course Evaluations
November	28 - December 4	Week 14
December	1		UAE Commemoration Day
December	2 - 3		UAE National Day
December	5 - 11	Week 15
December	11		Last Day of Classes
December	12 - 20	Week 16	Final Examination Period
December	23		Grades Available and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
December	21 - January 8		Winter Break
January	25		Graduation Date For Fall 2022

Spring 2023

Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
January	2 - 8		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
January	2		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty and Joining Date for New Faculty
January	2		Placement Tests begin
January	5		New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begin
January	9		First day of Class
January	13		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2023
January	9 - 15	Week 1
January	16 - 22	Week 2
January	22		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
January	22		Last day to Add/Drop
January	23 - 29	Week 3
January	30 - February 5	Week 4
February	5		Census Date for Spring
February	6 - 12	Week 5
February	13 - 19	Week 6
February	17		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2023
February	20 - 26	Week 7
February	27 - March 5	Week 8
March	3		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2023
March	5		Mid Term Grades Report Due
March	6 - 12	Week 9
March	12		Last date to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W”
March	13 - 19	Week 10
March	20 - 26	Week 11
March	27 - April 9		Spring Break
April	10		Classes Resume
April	10 - 16	Week 12
April	17 - 23	Week 13
April	17		Fall Advisement Begins
April	21 - 23		Eid Al-Fitr*
April	24 - 30	Week 14
April	24		Summer Registration begins – Early Registration For Fall Semester begins
April	24 - May 7		Student Course Evaluations
April	28		Faculty Professional Development Session for Spring Semester 2023
May	1 - 7	Week 15
May	7		Last Day of Classes
May	8 - 17		Final Examination Period
May	20		Grades and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
June	25		Graduation Date For Spring 2023
June	26		Faculty Summer Break Begins

Summer Session Regular Courses (6 weeks)

Month	Day	Activity/Event
May	22- 29	Course Registration
May	29	Classes Begin
June	4	Last day to Add / Drop
June	7	Census Date
June	25	Last date to withdraw from a course with grade “W”
June	26 - July 9	Student Course Evaluations
June	27 - 30	Eid Al Adha*
July	16	Last Day of Summer Session
July	18	Islamic New Year*
July	19	Grades Available and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
September	9	Graduation Date for Summer 2023

Summer Session Internship Courses (8 weeks)

Month	Day	Activity/Event
May	22 - 29	Internship Course Registration
May	29	Internship Begins
June	4	Last day to Add / Drop
June	7	Census Date
June	27 - 30	Eid Al Adha*
July	9	Last date to withdraw from a course with grade “W”
July	10 - 23	Student Course Evaluations
July	30	Internship Ends
August	2	Grades Available and Student Course Evaluation Results Available
September	9	Graduation Date for Internship Session 2023

2022 – 2023 Commencement

Month	Day	Activity/Event
November	23	Commencement Ceremony (2022 – 2023)

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

Summer 2023 Season

Office Hours for Fall 2023 – School of Engineering

Name of Faculty	Day	Time
Architecture Department
Prof. Buthayna Eilouti	Tue – Thu Wed	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dr. Liudmila Cazacova	Mon Tue Wed	9:00 am – 10:00 am 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dr. Eka Sediadi	Mon – Wed – Fri Tue - Thu	10:30 am – 12:00 pm 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Or by appointment
Mr. Tawfiq Abu Hantash	Tue - Thu	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Eman Assi	Tue - Thu	1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Dr. Anis Semlali	Mon - Wed	12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Mr. Cristiano Luchetti	Tue - Thu	11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Dr. Irene Pasina	Mon Wed	11:00 am – 1:00 pm 8:30 am – 10:30 am Or by appointment
Dr. Fathia Elmenghawi	Mon – Wed	12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
	Tue	3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Eng. Abeer Abu Raed	Tue - Thu	11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Dr. Sana Tamzini	Mon - Wed	8:00 am – 9:00 am
		11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department
Dr. Sara Faiz	Mon – Wed	3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
	Tue – Thu	1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
	Fri	11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Gbubemi Harrison	Mon - Wed	10:30 am – 11:30 am 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Dr. Saad Balhasan	Mon – Wed Tue - Thu	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Dr. Uday Kumar	Tue Wed Thu	12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering Department
Dr. Fayez Moutassem	Tue - Thu	10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Prof. Hamed Assaf	Tue - Thu	11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Roz-Ud-Din Nassar	Mon - Wed	1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Dr. Issam Miqdadi	Mon – Tue - Wed	10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Shadi Altawil	Mon Tue Sat	1:30 pm – 3:00 pm 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Eng. Wlla Mhairat	Tue – Fri Tue Tue - Wed	8:00 am – 9:00 am 11:30 am – 1:30 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Computer Science & Engineering Department
Dr. Khouloud Salameh	Mon - Wed	9:00 am – 11:00 am
Prof. Mohammed Omari	Mon – Wed Mon – Wed Tue - Thu	9:30 am – 10:30 am 11:45 am – 12:15 pm 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Dr. Mohammed Awad	Thu	1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Dr. Arfan Ghani	Mon – Wed Tue - Thu	9:30 am – 10:30 am 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Ali Alnoman	Mon – Tue – Wed - Thu	12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Dr. Khaled Balawafi	Mon – Wed Tue - Thu	10:30 am – 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Lobna Nassar	Mon - Wed	10:15 am – 12:25 pm
Eng. Umar Adeel	Mon Wed	12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering Department
Dr. Ali Al Ataby	Mon – Wed – Thu Tue	12:00 pm – 2:45 pm 10:30 am – 1:15 pm
Prof. Maen Takruri	Tue – Thu Wed	10:30 am – 12:30 pm 12:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Dr. Maissa Farhat	Mon Tue Wed	1:30 pm – 3:30 pm 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Dr. Beza Getu	Mon – Wed Tue - Thu	10:30 am – 11:30 am 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Hussain Attia	Mon - Tue	11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Prof. Ahmad Sakhrieh	Mon – Wed - Sat	10:30 am – 11:45 am
Prof. Khalid Hussain	Thu	2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dr. Muataz Al Hazza	Mon – Wed Sat	9:30 am – 11:30 am 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Basem Yousef	Mon – Wed Tue	1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dr. Mohammed Alnahhal	Mon – Wed Tue – Thu Sat	1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 10:30 am – 11:45 am 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Khaled Hossin	Mon Tue Wed	1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Dr. Mohamad Kharseh	Mon – Tue – Wed – Thu Tue Wed Sat	11:00 am – 12:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm & 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Eng. Mohamad Zaid	Mon – Wed – Thu Tue – Thu Thu	12:00 pm – 1:15 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Office Hours for Fall 2023 – School of Business

Faculty Member	Day	Time
Dr. Abdelfatah Arman	Mon-Wed Tue-Thu	1:00 pm – 3:00 am 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Prof. Lindsey Janice Kemp	Mon-Wed	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm and by appointment
Dr. Tariq Bhatti	Mon-Wed Mon-Wed Sat	10:30 am – 11:30 am 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Dr. Mohamed Mahdi	Mon-Wed Tue-Thu	1:30 pm – 2:30 pm or by appointment 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm or by appointment
Dr. Osama Sohaib	Tue Thu Sat	9:30 am – 10:30 am & 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 9:30 am – 10:30 am 12:00pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Vazeerjan Begum	Mon-Wed Tue-Thu	10:00 am – 4:00 pm 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dr. Tahseen Arshi	Mon-Wed Tue-Thu	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Dr. Haileslasie Tadele	Mon	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
	Tue-Thu	12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Dr. Baliira Kalyebara	Mon	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dr. Mohammed Azzam	Mon-Wed Tue-Thu Sat	11:00 am – 12:00 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 11:00am – 12:00 pm
Dr. Hussain Muhammed	Mon-Wed Tue-Thu	10:00 am – 11:00 am 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Mukdad Ibrahim	Tue-Thu	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Dr. Masysaa Nasr	Wed	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm or by appointment

Office Hours for Spring 2023 – School of Arts & Sciences

Name of Faculty	Day	Time
Biotechnology Department
Dr. Rawad Hodeify	Tue Thu Tue-Thu	1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (BIOL434) 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (BIOL 450) 2:00- 3:00 pm (BIOL 440) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mr. John Marton	Mon – Tue – Wed	09:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department
Dr. Mustapha Merabet	Mon – Tue – Wed – Thu Mon – Wed	12:00 – 01:30 pm 02:00 – 03:00 pm
Prof. Suleyman Ulusoy	Monday and Wednesday Tuesday and Thursday	1:40 pm – 2:30 pm (K-319) 11:00 am – 11:50 am (through Math and Sci. Centre & in K-319)
Dr. Bong-Sik Kim	Mon-Wed	9:00 – 10: 00 AM
Dr. Walid El-Jammal	Mon – Thu Tue Wed Sun-Wed	10:30 am – 11:30 am 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Dr. Rinku Mariam Thomas	Mon & Wed Thu	10:30- 1:30 1:00 -3:00 PM
Dr. Mohamed Abudakka	Tue Wed	8:00 am – 9:00 am 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 9:30am – 10:30am
Humanities and Social Sciences Department
Dr. Alexandria Proff	Mon – Wed – Fri Tue – Thu	10:00 am – 2:00 pm 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dr. Philipp Dorstewitz	Mon – Wen – Fri Tue Thu	Available by appointment 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Dr. Kutbettin Kilic	Mon – Wen Tue – Thu	12: 00 pm – 1:15 pm (MEST 100) 3: 00 PM – 4:15 pm (UAES 200)
Dr. Bryn Holmes	Mon – Tue	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Sharon Waller	Tue – Thu or by appointment	10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Dr. Suzana Zdravkovska	Mon – Wen Tue- Thu – Fri	6:00 pm to 8:00 pm by appointment
Dr. Sabir Haque	Tue – Thu	2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ms. Hanan Elsayed	Mon	11:30 am – 11:55 am, 1:15 pm – 2:55 pm, 6:00 pm- 9:00 Pm
Dr. Khaledah Al Mansoori	Mon – Wen Tue Thu Fri	10:00 am – 5:00 pm 11:00 am – 6:00 pm 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Available by appointment
Mr. Shadi Al Shidrawi	Mon – Tue – Wen – Thu	10:30 am -11:45 am
Ms. Gulbahor Amirova	Mon – Wen Tue – Thu	10:30 am – 12:00 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Dr. Dina Antar	Tue	12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mrs. Melissa Ann Winter	Wen	5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mr. Mardy Dizon	Mon – Wen	4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Mr. Eesa Latif	Mon – Wen Tue – Thu	Available by appointment 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Ms. Mona Attaya	Tue – Thu	8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dr. Badria BaniHammad	Sat Fri	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm and Available by appointment
Mr. Ahmed Anaqweh	Tue – Thu	5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Mr. Muhammad Imran Butt	Tue	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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