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College Vision and Mission Co-Curricular Activities
The vision of the COE is to be internationally recognized Students in the college are offered learning and professional
for high quality engineering education, applied research, development opportunities beyond the classroom and
innovation and contributions to advancing regional the laboratory through numerous co-curricular activities
development. including field trips, competitions, exhibitions, invited talks,
seminars, training, conferences, and forums. They have
The mission of the COE at Abu Dhabi University is to a track record of securing top places in major national
educate highly qualified engineering graduates and and international competitions throughout the academic
conduct innovative applied research, meeting the industrial year. The College empowers students by supporting the
and economic development needs of the UAE, the region, following professional student clubs, most of which are
and the international community. student branches of international professional societies:
Objectives • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Student Branch
The objectives of the COE are to:
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
1. Be recognized as the center of academic excellence in Student Section
engineering education in UAE and one of the best in
the Arab world; • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student
Chapter
2. Develop and maintain comprehensive engineering • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE)
programs with world class curricula;
Student Chapter
3. Develop and maintain world-class facilities for • Architecture and Design Club
engineering education;
4. Hire, motivate, and reward superior faculty members; • Aviation Club
5. Produce graduates with the ability to analyze, design, • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student
test and implement high quality engineering solutions Chapter
for real-life problems;
6. Inculcate in students a sense of professional Postgraduate Programs
engineering and computer science ethics and full The College offers the following postgraduate programs:
accountability for their work;
• Master of Engineering Management
7. Develop graduate programs and increase research
and scholarly activity with focus on applied research; • Master of Project Management
8. Communicate and collaborate effectively with the UAE • Master of Science in information Technology
society; and
9. Diversify financial resources Faculty and Laboratories
To support the delivery of its programs, the College
Curricular Structure hires highly qualified faculty members have international
academic and industrial experiences in their fields and
Graduate programs curricula in the COE are designed have obtained their Ph.D.’s from prominent universities in
to meet the UAE Qualification Framework – Level 9. The North America, Europe and Australia.
programs offer both a breadth of advanced technical
topics to produce well-rounded graduates and a depth The College houses modern facilities and specialized
through specialized advanced courses. Students customize engineering in the new Umm Al Emarat Building in ADU’s
their degrees to their aspirations through advanced Abu Dhabi Campus. These labs are furnished with the
technical and non-technical elective courses. Students also state-of-the-art equipment and benches to help our
complete a major project or original thesis as a culminating students acquire the hands-on experience needed to
experience before graduation. All COE graduate programs pursue a successful professional engineering career. COE
are completed in two years. Students who find themselves labs include:
needing to take additional courses to prepare for their • Environmental Engineering Lab
graduate studies can do so from our wide spectrum of
preparatory courses offered at the undergraduate-level. • Construction Materials & Structures Lab

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