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<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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. &nbsp;The institute In October 2019, Khalifa University ranked 32 out of first in the UAE, second in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and among the 359 universities assessed by 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></span>

<span styleid="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); fontdocs-internal-guid-family: Arial; fontcd8d4ee4-size: 11pt; font7fff-weight: 700; white5fd4-space: pre052d-wrap;1bbd8c32128e">Promoting student 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 entrepreneurshipmeet 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>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order Constant encouragement is vital for an environment full of young entrepreneurs such as our university and that is achieved through the president’s memo which is sent each month to create a community all students and faculty talking about all different kinds of achievements and events of collectivenesseverybody in the campus. It is worth mentioning also that our dear graduates are not forgotten about for sure. Through the alumni office, Khalifa University offers courses that revolve around innovation and entrepreneurship where students the officers are expected past KU graduates, the university makes sure to rely on one another stay in touch with the graduates and work as provide a team to obtain the mindset point of an entrepreneur or an “outside- of – contact between former students and the – box” intellectualuniversity through social and professional networking.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgbIn KU, outstanding events organized by students (29, 33, 38through clubs); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, there are courses that follow the Geo- Science major which target exploration and discovery; the basis of every great idea. Several other courses that revolve around the innovative process comes into play, for instance: hands on lab experiments for all engineering majors, from constructing circuits to handling chemicals as well as the Freshmen Engineering Design course for the early high school graduates to incorporate innovation and Entrepreneurship in the ecosystem from day one.</span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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 take place through competitions like the EBTIC hothouse competition which improves the entrepreneurial skills of the students as well as leadership and teamwork skillsvery frequently. Students also explore their potentials Inspirational talks are given by working in teams in the Student Chapters like: IEEE, AIAA students through & ASME which organize events every now and then such as familiarization events about majors for the new students.</span></span></p><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11ptnbsp; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29KU Talk event, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SimilarlyOpen Mic night event, and the university offers centers and clubs famous film festival event where students successfully deliver a message every year through films that they made from scratch that help develop ideas into actions. The Khalifa University Innovation Center is being one of them. The center aims conducted virtually due to turn patents into start-ups. It helps young innovators financially and supports them technicallythe pandemic condition.</span></span>

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0Overall, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Constant encouragement is vital Khalifa university in collaboration with various entities provides fundings for an environment full of young entrepreneurs such as our university and that is achieved through the president’s memo which is sent each month community to all students grow and support faculty talking about all different kinds of achievements who have unique and events of everybody in campusinnovative research ideas. It is worth mentioning also that our dear graduates are not forgotten about for sure. Through the alumni officeThese ideas can be technological solutions, products, where the officers are past KU graduatesservices, the university makes sure to stay in touch with the graduates and provide a point of contact between former students and the university through social and professional networking.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1or processes.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In KU alsoall departments of Khalifa University, outstanding events organized by students (through clubs), to students take place commercializing research is very frequentlyimportant. Inspirational talks are given by students through &nbsp;KU Talk event, Open Mic night event , What differentiates KU’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem is its commitment to showing how research and education constitute value for the famous film festival event where students successfully deliver a message every year through films that they made from scratchentire society of the UAE.</span></span></p><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship</span></span>

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38&nbsp;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overall, Khalifa university in collaboration with various entities provide 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 show how research and education constitute value for the entire society of UAE.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The extent to which faculty encourage students to explore their innovative and entrepreneurial potentials varies from one individual to another. Innovation and Entrepreneurship is facilitated within the the campus by faculty who adapt 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></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Actively supporting the university technology transfer function</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Office of Technology Management and Innovation is responsible for protection, management and commercialization of Khalifa University research discoveries. It works closely with faculty and researchers in the university to translate their inventions into viable business opportunities and commercial products through formation of startups and/or technology licensing to industry partners. The office supports the research-driven innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in the University to actively contribute to UAE economic development and diversification.</span></span></p><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facilitating university-industry collaboration</span></span>

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The channel between academia Office of Technology Management and industry Innovation is established in KU in many ways responsible for protection, especially that after the merging management and commercialization 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 agoresearch discoveries.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Khalifa University is home to the UAE’s leading research institutes It works closely with faculty and centers, where challenges of relevance to the region and world are addressed in a systematic and targeted manner by innovative researchers working together in world-class facilities. These research clusters will create the foundation for university to translate their inventions into viable business opportunities and commercial products through the University formation of startups and/or technology licensing to become a global leader in use-inspired researchindustry partners. The University’s two major institutes are office supports the Masdar Institute, under which primarily sustainability focused research centers are grouped, -driven innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in the Petroleum Institute, under which primarily hydrocarbon production University to actively contribute to UAE economic development and exploration focused research centers are groupeddiversification.</span></span></p><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0The channel between academia and industry is established in KU in many ways, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hoping to capitalize on especially that after the rise in intellectual property creation in merging of the UAEthree universities (Petroleum institute, Khalifa University partnered with the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise DevelopmentMasdar Institute, Tawazun Economic Council and Mubadala Development Company to create the Khalifa Innovation Center (KICUniversity), a tech incubator with the ability to provide financial and technical support to innovative entrepreneurs. Hence, KU with its three campuses shows lots of engagement in resources available now are way more than the regional and economic growth of UAEones available 2-3 years ago.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="fontKhalifa University is home to the UAE’s leading research institutes and centers, where challenges of relevance to the region and world are addressed in a systematic and targeted manner by innovative researchers working together in world-size: 11pt; fontclass facilities. These research clusters will create the foundation for the University to become a global leader in use-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0inspired research. The University’s two major institutes are the Masdar Institute, 0); background-color: transparent; fontunder which primarily sustainability-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to thatfocused research centers are grouped, and the university also ensures local economic benefit through Internships Petroleum Institute, under which primarily hydrocarbon production and career fairsexploration focused research centers are grouped.</span></span>

<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><libr /><p dir="ltr" span style="linefont-height:1.38;margin-topsize:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justifymedium;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts</span style>'''</span> <span id="fontdocs-size: 11pt; fontinternal-variantguid-numeric: normal; fontcd8d4ee4-variant7fff-east5fd4-asian: normal; text052d-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;1bbd8c32128e">Local InternshipHoping 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></p></li></ul><p dirspan id="ltr" style="linedocs-internal-guid-height:1.38;margincd8d4ee4-top:0pt;margin7fff-bottom:0pt;margin5fd4-left: 36pt;text052d-align: justify;1bbd8c32128e">In addition to that, the university also ensures local economic benefit through Internships and career fairs.</span> *<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e">Local Internship</span> <span styleid="fontdocs-size: 11pt; fontinternal-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); fontguid-variantcd8d4ee4-numeric: normal; font7fff-variant5fd4-east052d-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;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 platforms platform for internship opportunities or jusoor Jusoor program, a program which exposes youth to well know private sector companies. These This help educate students on local existing companies, work environment , and possible positions they can apply to.</span></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;">*<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">External Internships</span></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students looking to be exposed to global technological platforms and learn to implement solutions, &nbsp;can apply to various locations such as Germany (Siemens) and UTRIP (University of Tokyo Research Internship Program) in order to gain insights and develop new skills as well as broaden their communication spectrum</span></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;">*<span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Career Fair</span></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left: 36pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd8d4ee4-7fff-5fd4-052d-1bbd8c32128e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29The 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, 33presentations, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annually a career fair is established at ADNEC exhibition and in KU main campus, in order sessions around topics of relevance to upcoming graduates. The event provides an opportunity for students to network identify suitable placements for future internships and approach industries regarding raise their vision and placement 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></span></p><div><br/></div> &nbsp; [[Category:Universities]][[Category:Schools]][[Category:Khalifa_University_of_Science_and_Technology]]{{CatTree|Khalifa_University_of_Science_and_Technology}}