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Overall, Khalifa university in collaboration with various entities provides fundings for the community to grow and support faculty who have unique and innovative research ideas. These ideas can be technological solutions, products, services, or processes. In all departments of Khalifa University, commercializing research is very important. What differentiates KU’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem is its commitment to showing how research and education constitute value for the entire society of the UAE.
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Khalifa University of Science and Technology is the outcome of three incredible engineering-based universities. The Petroleum Institute University and Research Center, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research. In October 2019, Khalifa University ranked first in the UAE, second in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and among the top 200 globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020 by Subject: Engineering and Technology . This owing is due to the extensive engineering and medical courses the university has to offer, in addition to the UAE’s leading research centers where challenges are addressed in a systematic manner following innovative methods prospering from focus groups of a team-based culture.
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Khalifa University is in partnership with humanitarian programs that allow students to intern globally. This partnership is through establishments like Jusoor and Khayarat. The program incredibly highlights where innovation and entrepreneurship meet humanity and welfare. Promoting I&E also takes place through competitions like the EBTIC hothouse competition which improves the entrepreneurial skills of the students as well as leadership and teamwork skills. Students also explore their potentials by working in teams in the Student Chapters such as IEEE, AIAA & ASME which organize events every now and then such as familiarization events about majors for the new students.</span>
<br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Similarly, the university offers centers and clubs that help develop ideas into actions. The Khalifa University Innovation Center is one of them. The center aims to turn patents into start-ups. It helps young innovators financially and supports them technically.</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">In KU, outstanding events organized by students (through clubs), to students take place very frequently. Inspirational talks are given by students through KU Talk event, Open Mic night event, and the famous film festival event where students successfully deliver a message every year through films that they made from scratch that is being conducted virtually due to the pandemic condition.</span>
<br/><span style="font-size:medium;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship</span>'''</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">The extent to which faculty encourage students to explore their innovative and entrepreneurial potentials varies from one individual to another. Innovation and Entrepreneurship are facilitated within the campus by faculty who adopt entrepreneurial thinking to draw opportunities, innovation, and value creation in higher education and as a result, target the students and inspire them to achieve more in society and become long life-learners. Although finding such faculty can be challenging sometimes, pathways to youth entrepreneurship still can be found by inspiring and encouraging faculty.</span>
<br/><span style="font-size:medium;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Facilitating university-industry collaboration</span>'''</span>
The channel between academia and industry is established in KU in many ways, especially that after the merging of the three universities (Petroleum institute, Masdar Institute, and Khalifa University) the resources available now are way more than the ones available 2-3 years ago.
<br/><span style="font-size:medium;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts</span>'''</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Hoping to capitalize on the rise in intellectual property creation in the UAE, Khalifa University partnered with the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Tawazun Economic Council, Mubadala Development Company, and Sandooq Al Watan announced a total of 24 participants representing 8 startups joined the Virtual Innovation-Based Entrepreneurship Bootcamp that aims at developing technical innovation in these startups and put it into commercial context for further discussions towards potential funding. Hence, KU with its three campuses shows lots of engagement in the regional and economic growth of UAE.</span>
*<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Local Internship</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">In order to develop hands-on skills and give a brief idea about various industries for graduating students, they are encouraged to apply to companies through various resources such as simplicity, an online platform for internship opportunities or jusoor Jusoor program, a program which exposes youth to well know private sector companies. This help educate students on local existing companies, work environment, and possible positions they can apply to.</span>
*<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">External Internships</span>
*<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Career Fair</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">The annually KU Career Fair is an annual event that serves to link students with companies, to bridge the gap from university to employer. Proactive companies and organizations offer talks, presentations , and sessions around topics of relevance to upcoming graduates. The event provides an opportunity for students to identify suitable placements for future internships and raise their awareness about various career opportunities in today’s competitive job market, while enhancing companies Emiratization efforts by giving them access to top-class Emirati students, as well as non-Emirati students</span>
