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STUDENT AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT

Student Affairs Department is primarily student- running track & a “FIFA Quality” certified astro-turf football
focused with an emphasis on holistic, experiential, and pitch. In addition to this, ADU Campus contains a full-size
developmental learning. The department is directly cricket field (Male side of the campus), a 5-aside football
managing the following programs: pitch and a second outdoor multipurpose court on the
ADUCONNECT female side of the campus (including badminton court).
Varsity Program
ADUConnect is a student engagement platform that
helps students and alumni explore campus life like never All of these facilities host the varsity teams of the ADU
before. Effortlessly, students can register for upcoming Stallions, which consist of three male teams, four female
events and join exciting clubs. Explore this fantastic teams, and one club (Male Tennis Club). All varsity teams
platform through https://connect.adu.ac.ae/. compete at the highest level in the Abu Dhabi Sports Cup
Co-curricular Transcript (ADSC) League, also known as the ADEK League, and
host in-house sports tournaments and competitions.
Unlock your potential with ADUConnect’s innovative Co- Additionally, the sports and wellness office conduct
curricular transcript which integrates AI to showcase a yearly fitness testing and assessment of all ADU
your graduate skills and boost your employability after registered athletes.
graduation. Explore this fantastic platform through
https://connect.adu.ac.ae/. Student Services Supporting
Sports & Wellness Office (SWO) Obtainment of Qualification

The Sports & Wellness office (SWO) provides various sports The Employability & Alumni Relations Office provides an all-
competitions and wellness programs to students who will inclusive approach to career development beginning with
have an opportunity to enhance their physical and mental career awareness and career decision making and aims at
well-being, while improving essential life skills. helping students and graduates in developing, evaluating
and executing their career plans. The Employability &
Fitness & Wellness Program Alumni Relations Office focuses on experiential education
The sports and wellness team leads various exercise and opportunities throughout the academic year in tune
nutrition seminars that inform our community about the with the requirements of the UAE labor market. The
latest exercise and nutrition trends to help them meet their Employability & Alumni Relations Office offers a range of
individual goals. Each year we organize various fitness, services:
sports events and competitions. Career Assessment
Campus Gyms The office offers a Career and education planning system
Both AD and AA campus have two, top-notch gym facilities for prospective students and current ADU students.
featuring state-of-the-art equipment from Technogym Customized with ADU’s majors, prospective students are
and Cybex. Each gym contains three main zones: Olympic guided through a reliable, intuitive career & education
weightlifting zone, cardio zone and a freestyle workout decision-making model to help them choose majors
zone catered to all fitness levels and abilities. Learn offered at your college, and current students can explore
more about GYM usage and access thorugh this link: occupations & make informed career decisions. The Career
https://ss.adu.ac.ae/gym_access. and Education Planning System engages students in the
Stallions Sports Complex career planning process helping them to plan for and
achieve career success throughout their lifetime.
2019 marked the unveiling of a new sports complex for Career Planning Readiness
AD campus. A 15,000 m2 sports complex with a full-size
multipurpose court, fit for basketball & volleyball, one full Assesses students’ involvement in the career planning
size tennis court, one full size padel court, a 4-lane 400m process and introduces activities that support career and
education decision-making.

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