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The Bachelor of Science in Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Engineering
That’s why you see the trend will encourage students to understand
nowadays for finding sustainable those concepts as well.
and renewable energy resources…
so we try to align our work with When further asked about
these directions.” Essentially, the collaboration between the
this degree is quintessential departments, Dr. Alkhedher states
to keeping up with the current that “It’s teamwork, the faculty and
growth initiatives of the UAE as department of mechanical engineering
a whole and allowing students and electrical engineering, led by Dr.
to, in the future, partake in its Ghazal as well as, they all contributed
Dr. Mohammed Alkhedher sustainable development. to making this program…no one
(person) was responsible for making
is an esteemed professor As such, meeting the strategic this.” He goes on to say that they had
and Chair of the goals of UAE took more than to work with other departments in the
Mechanical and Industrial one whole year. Dr. Alkhedher college of Engineering as well: “…
Engineering department, conveys that the program was We had the opportunity working with
with his specifications carefully crafted to meet the civil engineering for creating green
of research involving needs of the industry currently building management systems…
facets of Mechatronics, and was done so by emphasizing even architecture as it is designing
with sustainability.” He restates the
Cyber-physical systems, “…a direction of new technology, notion that renewable and sustainable
Computer-Aided Design where it involves (for example) engineering calls for students to be
cars,
of
electrification
(CAD) and Computer-Aided autonomous driving, embedded prepared for a “multi-engineering
Manufacturing (CAM), in the curriculum…having a atmosphere”.
Industrial automation, program that is valid even in 10
Real-time control, SCADA years.” By doing so, the Program Dr. Alkhedher aims to have three main
systems, and nanotechnology. Leader remarks that the skills the impacts for the future of this degree.
students need for the industry The first, he elaborates is that his
are the ones they will be honing colleagues and him “look forward, as a
throughout the course of this department, to develop the research in
bachelors. that area (of renewable and sustainable
energies).” Moreover, he hopes that
hrough an in- Notably, this program was his program will deliver students to
Tdepth conversation, made as an “approved marriage the industry “that are well-trained
insightful information on between mechanical and with the current trends and skills
the upcoming Bachelors of physical engineering”, as per required in their fields.” Specifically,
Renewable and Sustainable Dr. Alkhedher, meaning that he reinforces the idea that students
Engineering was relayed students enjoy the benefits of will be “working with the applied
to the ADU Voice by Dr. both programs and through that nature of these programs”, meaning
Mohammed Alkhedher. combination, learn to solve that aside from conceptual learning,
renewable and sustainable energy students have to do real-world work.
When asked about the need programs. In relation to this, Finally, the third aspect he aspires this
of this program, he stated our interviewee explains how degree to achieve is it will aid students
that, “a part of UAE’s these renewable and sustainable in meeting “the current demands and
strategies is focusing on issues have an adverse effect on strategies of the country” so that they
finding alternatives for fuel business and economy; hence, are prepared for their future in their
consumption in the country. the bachelor’s degree will area of expertise.
