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Archive for Academic Year 2016 - 2017
- Sept. 20, 2016 – Lecture: “The Human Body as Text”.
- Sept. 27, 2016 – “Literature and Food: Tasty Texts”.
- Oct. 2, 2016 – “Texts as Terror” on dyslexia in the context of the UAE.
- Oct. 6, 2016 – Architecture lecture series.
- October 11, 2016 – Faculty Research Colloquium: “Automated System for Inspection and Repair of Sewer Pipes”.
- Oct. 12, 2016 – “Reading Maps: Analog and Digital”.
- Oct. 13, 2016 – Commencement Ceremony.
- Oct.17, 2016 – Visit to physically-challenged children’s home.
- October 18, 2016 – Faculty research colloquium: “Emirati Dialect and Culture”.
- Oct. 19, 2016 – “Virtual Text: Social Media and the Construction of Culture”.
- Oct. 23, 2016 – “Reading for Students with Special Needs”
- Oct. 27, 2016 – Happy Hour (student fun day)
- Oct. 30, 2016 – Workshop – Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Nov, 1, 2016 – Faculty research colloquium by Dr. Fernando del Ama Gonzalo: “Water Flow Glazing in Zero Energy Buildings”.
- Nov. 3, 2016 – UAE Flag Day.
- Nov. 6, 2016 – Workshop – Benefits of Self-Assessment for Career Development.
- Nov. 7, 2016 – Faculty research colloquium by Dr. Zakaria Al-Qudah, “Internet Path Stability: Exploring the Impact of MPLS Deployment”.
- Nov. 8, 2016 – Public lecture by Prof. Sheik S. Rahman, “Smart Water Flooding of Porous Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs for Improved Oil Recovery”.
- Nov. 10, 2016 – AURAK’s Got Talent.
- Nov.14, 2016 – Faculty research colloquium by Dr. Hurrem Yilmaz, “The Effects of Centrality and Distinctiveness on the Usage of Co-promotions”.
- Nov. 15, 2016 – Reading Week – ‘What to Read as an Engineer?’
- Nov. 17, 2016 – Girl’s Bowling Night
- Nov. 20, 2016 – Innovation Week – Workshop: ‘Innovation and the Human Subject’.
- Nov. 21, 2016 – Innovation Week – Workshop: ‘Importance and Application of Quantum Mechanics in Physics’.
- Nov. 22, 2016 – Innovation Week – Conference: ‘Engineering Smart Cities – Smartness All Around’.
- Nov. 23, 2016 – Innovation Week – Workshop: ‘International Financial Market Using Financial Lab’.
- Nov. 24, 2016 – Desert Safari Trip
- Nov. 24, 2016 – Innovation Week – Workshop: ‘Innovation in Creative Strategy’.
- Nov. 25, 2016 – Innovation Week – Symposium: ‘New Trends in Educational Leadership’.
- Nov. 27, 2016 – Résumé clinic day.
- Nov. 29, 2016 – Training Session – Euromonitor Database.
- Nov. 29, 2016 – Workshop – Computer Science and Engineering.
- Nov. 30, 2016 – 45th UAE National Day celebrations.
- Nov. 30, 2016 – Innovation Week – Participation in RAK Innovative Projects Exhibition.
- Dec. 1, 2016 – Workshop – How to Create Career Portfolios.
- Dec. 5, 2016 – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development.
- Dec. 6-8, 2016 – 5th International Conference on Electronic Devices, Systems and Applications
- Dec. 6, 2016 – Blood Donation Campaign
- Dec. 8, 2016 – Exhibition of Students’ Work (Fall Semester)
- Dec. 13, 2016 – Reading Week – ‘Reading on Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship’
- March 16, 2017 – 6th Annual AURAK Global Day
- January 12, 2017 – New Student Orientation (Spring 2017)
- January 24, 2017 – Workshop – Architecture
- January 29, 2017 – Alumni Career Mentoring Day
- Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 2017 – MEEL program accreditation on-site review by CAA.
- February 2, 2017 – Freshmen Welcome Party
- February 5, 2017 – Résumé Clinic Day and Résumé Competition
- February 7, 2017 – Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
- February 10, 2017 – Trip to Al Ain
- February 11, 2017 – Résumé Workshop for Engineering Students
- February 12, 2017 – Workshop – Effective Résumé Writing
- February 13, 2017 – AURAK Career Day
- February 15, 2017 – Outdoor Movie Night
- February 20, 2017 – World Day of Social Justice
- February 21, 2017 – February 23, 2017 – German – UAE Workshop (Tentative)
- February 23, 2017 – AURAK Barbecue Party
- February 26, 2017 – Internship 101: What You Need to Know About Internships
- February 26, 2017 – Open Day
- Feb. 27 – March 2, 2017 – SACSCOC candidacy committee on-site review.
- Feb. 27 – March 2, 2017 – SACSCOC candidacy committee on-site review.
- February 28, 2017 – Workshop – Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
- March 2, 2017 – Coffee Morning – World Book Day
- March 4, 2017 – Engineering Camp
- March 7, 2017 – March 9, 2017 – 13th HONET-ICT Conference
- March 7, 2017 – Workshop – Improving Interview Skills
- March 8, 2017 – International Women’s Day
- March 8, 2017 – Faculty research colloquium by Prof. Moayyad Al-Nasra “Conceptual Approach to Forensic Engineering”.
- March 12, 2017 – Architecture Lecture Series
- March 16, 2017 – 6th Annual AURAK Global Day
- March 21, 2017 – Mother’s Day
- March 21, 2017 – World Poetry Day
- March 22, 2017 – World Water Day
- March 28, 2017 – Workshop – Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- April 2, 2017 – World Autism Awareness Day
- April 4, 2017 – Workshop – The Complete Job Application
- April 7, 2017 – World Health Day (Blood Donation)
- April 13, 2017 – Trip to Emirates Heritage Club
- April 18, 2017 – World Heritage Day
- April 20, 2017 – Academic Honors Convocation
- April 22, 2017 – International Mother Earth Day
- April 23, 2017 – English Language Day
- April 26, 2017 – Mock Interview Day (Spring)
- April 27, 2017 – Student Recognition Award Ceremony
- May 1, 2017 – Labor Day
- May 7, 2017 – Internship Orientation: Workplace Ethics and Meeting Employer Expectations
- May 11, 2017 – Exhibition of Students’ Work (Spring Semester)
- May 15, 2017 – Youm Al Nakba (Palestinian Awareness)
- July 15, 2017 – World Youth Skills Day
Archive for Academic Year 2015 - 2016
- Aug. 25, 2015 – New faculty orientation.
- Aug. 27, 2015 – Orientation program for fall 2015.
- Sept. 6, 2015 – Sports teams’ selection.
- Sept. 8, 2015 – Friendly soccer match.
- Sept. 15, 2015 – Public lecture: “Spacecraft Rockets and Explosions: Unexpected Phenomena in High Speed Gas Dynamics”
- Sept. 16, 2015 – Fitness session.
- Sept. 27, 2015 – Table tennis championship for male students.
- Sept. 30, 2015 – “GIS Modeling of Sea-Level Rise in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Al Hamra Development: A Pilot Project”.
- Oct. 1, 2015 – Visit of the elderly at Ibrahim Obaidullah Hospital.
- Oct. 3, 2015 – GITEX trip.
- Oct. 4, 2015 – Friendly matches for soccer, basketball, volleyball and cricket.
- Oct. 6, 2015 – Crime scene lecture.
- Oct. 7, 2015 – Blood donation.
- Oct. 11, 2015 – Art gallery.
- Nov. 3, 2015 – Trip to the fifth edition of the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup.
- Nov. 5, 2015 – UAE Flag Day.
- Nov. 8, 2015 – Pool championship male and female students.
- Nov. 11, 2015 – “Surveying Organizational Effectiveness: A Case Study from the United Arab Emirates”
- Nov. 14, 2015 – World Diabetes Day.
- Nov. 15, 2015 – Second AUS men’s intercollegiate bench press competition.
- Nov. 19, 2015 – Trip to Dubai.
- Nov. 22, 2015 – “How to Innovate in a Smart City and Become an Entrepreneur”.
- Nov. 25, 2015 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
- Nov. 26, 2015 – 5th AURAK Mini-marathon.
- Nov. 30, 2015 – “Early Cancer Detection among Females and Prevention Strategies”
- Dec. 2, 2015 – UAE National Day, 2015.
- Dec.3, 2015 – International Day of People with Special Needs.
- Dec. 6, 2015 – Inter-university cricket indoor tournament.
- Dec. 13, 2015 – Invitation to the first science theater at AURAK by the Biotechnology Student Theater Group.
- Jan. 19, 2016 – Pre-orientation Blackboard training.
- Jan. 20, 2016 – Faculty orientation, spring 2016.
- Jan.20, 2016 – Opening semester reception.
- Feb. 3, 2016 – “Ranking Universities’ Practices, Problems and the Way Forward”.
- Feb. 4, 2016 – Movie night.
- Feb. 7, 2016 – Intra-university Volleyball Tournament, 2016.
- Feb. 12, 2016 – RAK Half Marathon, 2016.
- Feb. 14, 2016 – Trip to Jais Mountain.
- Feb. 23, 2016 – Public Lecture – “Advances in Array Processing Techniques for Future Mobile Communications”.
- Feb. 23, 2016 – First AURAK imagination conference from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
- March 9, 2016 – Faculty research colloquium: “Water Disinfection Using CSP Technology”.
- March 10, 2016 – AURAK Global Day.
- March 13, 2016 – AURAK Intra-university Chess Championship.
- March 22, 2016 – Inter-university gym competition.
- March 22, 2016 – Faculty research colloquium – “Biofuel Exploration from Soil Microorganisms in Ras Al Khaimah Mangroves”.
- April 12, 2016 – Workshop on Energy and Water in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (EWGCC).
- April 17, 2016 – AURAK Intra-university Chess Championship.
- April 20, 2016 – AURAK Job Fair.
- April 24, 2016 – Karting.
- May 9, 2016 – Public Lecture “A Soldier in Arabia”
- May 12, 2016 – Student recognition award ceremony.
- May 13, 2016 – Student recognition ceremony for sports.
- May 16, 2016 – Poetry reading by Prof. Larry Griffin
- May 17, 2016 – “Reading the Other: Arab Representations of Westerners”.
- May 17, 2016 – Book Club inauguration ceremony.
Archive for Academic Year 2014 - 2015
- Aug. 26, 2014 – New faculty orientation.
- Aug. 27, 2014 – Reception for faculty and staff.
- Aug. 28, 2014 – Students orientation day.
- Sept. 2, 2014 – CCE diploma in food preparation and cooking arts.
- Sept. 7, 2014 – Press Conference
- Sept. 17, 2014 – Ambassador and the General Consulate of Kazakhstan visit.
- Sept. 18, 2014 – Ankabut CEO, Fahim Al Nuaimi, visit.
- Sept. 22, 2014 – Sport day.
- Sept. 23, 2014 –Euromonitor database training session.
- Sept. 28, 2014 – Dog show.
- Oct. 14, 2014 – Television program recording at AURAK.
- Oct. 20, 2014 – Toyota car show on campus.
- Oct. 20, 2014 – Career guidance session for high school students.
- Oct. 23, 2014 – AURAK Talent Search competition.
- Oct. 23, 2014 – Breast cancer awareness campaign.
- Oct. 24, 2014 – Workshop on patient safety and prevention of medical errors.
- Nov. 3, 2014 – UAE Flag Day.
- Nov. 5, 2014 – Public lecture by Gerald R. Shaye.
- Nov. 13, 2014 – Visit to RAK Research and Innovation Center.
- Nov. 16, 2014 – CSR and Sustainability conference.
- Nov. 17, 2014 – Public lecture: “The Maqasid (Objectives) of Islamic Law”.
- Nov. 23, 2014 – Vision screening.
- Nov. 25, 2014 – RAK Academy School visits university.
- Nov. 26, 2014 – Faculty research colloquium: “An Emirate in Transition”.
- Nov. 27, 2014 – UAE 43rd National Day celebration.
- Dec. 8, 2014 – Seminar on School of Engineering and School of Business.
- Dec. 9, 2014 – Lecture: “Applying Social Psychology to Business and Economics”.
- Dec. 10, 2014 – Poster competition.
- Dec. 16, 2014 – Public lecture: “Agents for Smart Environments”.
- Jan. 21, 2015 – New faculty orientation and reception.
- Feb. 3, 2015 – Faculty research colloquium: “Cognitive Networking: Application to Wireless Sensor Networks”.
- Feb. 17, 2015 – Public lecture: “Patience, Perseverance and Tolerance”.
- Feb. 26, 2015 –School of Arts and Sciences annual advisory council meeting.
- March 1, 2015 – Emirates Red Crescent visit.
- March 4, 2015 – School of Business advisory council meeting.
- March 9, 2015 – Public Lecture: “Imagination in Late Scholastic and Early Modern Thought”.
- March 10, 2015 – Public Lecture: “Intelligent Robots: Present, Past and Future”.
- March 11, 2015 – Public Lecture: “Nothing but Architectural Dialogues”.
- March 11, 2015 – Architectural Day.
- March 12, 2015 – Scholarship award for spring 2015.
- March 13, 2015 –Recognition from Ras Al Khaimah Cultural Caravan.
- March 14, 2015 – EEC 2015 International Conference.
- March 16, 2015 – Faculty Research Colloquium: “Facing and Chasing Viruses – Ebola and Others”.
- March 18, 2015 – Public Lecture: “Undergraduate Research Application”.
- March 19, 2015 – Global Day.
- March 24, 2015 –Strongest and fittest competition.
- March 24, 2015 – Clubs activities.
- March 25, 2015 – Public Lecture: “EU Energy Policy and Smart Energy Systems”.
- April 3, 2015 – Ras Al Khaimah corporate football tournament.
- April 22, 2015 – Faculty research colloquium: “Flight Data Tracker for Global Aviation”.
- April 22, 2015 – Pedagogical skills for higher education.
- April 27, 2015 – Public lecture: “Neural Synergy: Advanced Platform for Motor Function Recovery”.
- April 27, 2015 – English Department poetry reading.
- April 29, 2015 – Public lecture by United Brands.
- April 29, 2015 – Bedouin Oasis Camp.
- April 29, 2015 – “Enhancing Student Engagement: An Exploration of Social Media Tools for Learning”.
- May 6, 2015 – “Organizing and Coordinating an Online Course”.
- May 7, 2015 – Public Lecture: “Smart Grid for a Smart City”.
- May 13, 2015 – “Creating Course Texts or Anthologies of Student Work for iPads or iPhones”.
- May 30, 2015 – Alumni reunion.
- June 7, 2015 – Master of Education in Educational Leadership (MEEL) program graduation celebration and awards ceremony.
- July 20, 2015 – Second annual International Conference on Arts and Humanities.
Archive for Academic Year 2013 - 2014
- Feb. 23, 2014 – Ambassadors of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro visit.
- Feb. 24, 2014 – MoU signing with RAK Free Trade Zone.
- March 4, 2014 – RAK Expo.
- March 16, 2014 – Visit to the assistant president of the Republic of Sudan, Colonel Abdulrahman Al Sadiq Al Mahdi.
- March 16, 2014 – Visit from Commercial Bank International.
- March 18, 2014 – Graduation for school librarians from RAK Education Zone.
- March 20, 2014 – New AURAK online application launch.
- March 25-27, 2014 – Three-day International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Analysis.
- April 2, 2014 – Participation in Turkish-Arab Congress on Higher Education in Istanbul.
- April 8, 2014 – AURAK’s fifth anniversary.
- April 9, 2014 – Participation at Gulf Education and Training Exhibition.
- April 15, 2014 – First-aid training course.
- April 15, 2014 – Visit from the Consulate General of the State of Palestine.
- April 17, 2014 – AURAK Arabic forum.
- April 22, 2014 – “Major Challenges Facing Business Schools Today”.
- April 24, 2014 – Advisory council meeting.
- April 29, 2014 – Students’ performance at University of Sharjah.
- May 7, 2014 – AURAK Open Day.
- May 8, 2014 – Global Day, 2014.
- May 15, 2014 – Second annual AURAK student recognition award ceremony.
- May 26, 2014 – AURAK and RAK Investment Authority sign cooperation agreement.
- May 28, 2014 – Ras Al Khaimah corporate football tournament.
- May 28, 2014 – Visit from RAK Academy delegation.
- May 31, 2014 – AURAK alumni get-together.
- June 5, 2014 – Third commencement ceremony.
- June 5, 2014 – Advisory council for School of Engineering meeting.
- June 8, 2014 – International Center of Professional and Training Studies (ICPTS) cooperation agreement.
- June 17, 2014 – Civil Defence lecture for AURAK staff.
- June 18, 2014 – Partnership agreement with ADNOC.
- June 24, 2014 – Graduation ceremony for job seekers.
- June 29, 2014 – Cooperation agreement with Talisma.
- July 6, 2014 – Iftar gathering, 2014.
- July 16, 2014 – Visit from ADNOC delegation.
* The Teaching and Learning Center will also host weekly seminars (Tuesday and Wednesday 9am – 10am) on teaching, learning and instructional technology. Does not include midterm or finals week.
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