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Celebrating ADU Student Achievement Encouraging Student Entrepreneurship

in QS Future17 Cohort 9 through Industry Engagement with

Khalifa Fund
Abu Dhabi University celebrated it the largest participant from Mohammed Ghazal, Director
the achievements of its students the Middle East region. Students of the Research Institute for
during the QS Future17 Cohort from the College of Engineering, AI and Emerging Technology ADU Innovate at Abu Dhabi Fund shared practical insights on actively supporting enterprise
9 e-Graduation Ceremony, College of Health Sciences, and (RAIET), Prof. Sharul Sham Dol, University hosted an engaging funding opportunities, business development in the UAE, the
recognizing their participation College of Business contributed Director of the Research Institute session in collaboration with development strategies, startup initiative helped bridge academic
in a global initiative focused on to interdisciplinary collaboration, for Sustainable Futures (RISF), the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise support mechanisms, and the learning with practical business
addressing real-world challenges demonstrating the university’s Dr. Rahaf Ajaj, Prof. Sherine Development and MZN Hub broader ecosystem available perspectives, encouraging
linked to the 17 United Nations breadth of expertise in Farouk, and Mr. Ibrahim Odhabi, through the Get Inspired to small and medium-sized students to think beyond
Sustainable Development Goals sustainability-driven and globally alongside a dedicated team of webinar series, creating an enterprises. The discussion traditional career pathways
(SDGs). Co-founded by QS relevant problem-solving. faculty mentors who guided opportunity for students to quickly developed into an and explore innovation-driven
Quacquarelli Symonds and the student participation throughout explore entrepreneurship, active exchange, with students ventures.
University of Exeter, Future17 The program extends the program. business growth, and innovation engaging directly through
brings together students, beyond traditional academic within the UAE’s evolving questions, reflections, and The session highlights the role of
mentors, and international engagement, functioning as Participation in initiatives such enterprise ecosystem. discussions around their own university-industry collaboration
collaborators in multidisciplinary a multidisciplinary ecosystem as QS Future17 highlights the entrepreneurial aspirations. in nurturing entrepreneurial
teams to develop innovative that supports the development importance of international The session brought together thinking and equipping students
solutions to pressing global of sustainability leadership, collaboration, challenge-based students with strong interest in The strong level of participation with the knowledge, confidence,
challenges. innovation capability, and learning, and interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and business reflected growing student and ecosystem awareness
Green AI-related competencies engagement in preparing development, introducing them interest in entrepreneurship needed to contribute to the
In this cohort, Abu Dhabi increasingly relevant to the students to contribute to the fundamentals of launching as a pathway for innovation UAE’s growing innovation and
University was represented by 35 future workforce. The initiative meaningfully to sustainability- and scaling ventures within the and impact. By connecting startup landscape.
students and 9 mentors, making was supported by Prof. focused global innovation. UAE market. Experts from Khalifa students with organizations

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