News 2010

News 2010

 Dec 2010

• CIT students meet Mr. Jumaa Al Majid to discuss a joint project with Jumaa Al Majid Center
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010
  FIT students visited Jumaa Al Majid Center to present a joint project that supports the cultural heritage preservation efforts of the Center.
  

Nov 2010

• UAE University funds six CIT research projects rated highly competitive by NRF
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010
  The UAE University approved to fund six research projects, previously rated as highly competitive by UAE’s National Research Fund (NRF), for the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT).
  

• UAE Health Minister Dr. Hanif Hassan visits CIT
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010
  Dr. Haneef Hassan, UAE Minister of Health visited FIT facility on November 4, 2010. He was accompanied by UAE Vice Chancellor Dr. Abdullah Al Khanbashi and FIT Dean Eyad Abed.
  

Oct 2010

• CIT Welcomes its second batch of Ph.D students
  Mon, 4 Oct 2010
  The University Vice Chancellor, Dr. Abdullah Al-Khanbashi, met with the new Ph.D. students who joined the various Faculties this semester.
  

Sep 2010

• CIT students complete a Summer Internship program at the Dresden Chip Academy, Germany
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010
  Emirati students train at the Dresden Chip Academy during their semiconductor internship programme. Abu Dhabi is investing heavily in the semiconductor industry and plans to have a chip-making workforce that is at least 50 per cent nationals.
  

• Fall 2010: A record number of students join CIT
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010
  The UAE university application service revealed that as of early September, the number of FIT undergraduate applications had jumped to more than 250 students.
  

May 2010

• CIT Student Association raises funds to support handicaped children
  Wed, 5 May 2010
  Touch of Hope campaign organized by CIT students provided moral and material support to seriously ill and handicapped children in the UAE.
  

• CIT Students win third place in the Inter-College Challenge Cup
  Wed, 5 May 2010
  Congratulation to our student team for winning third place in the Inter-College Challenge Cup.
  

April 2010

• Juma Al Majid Visit
  Tue, 27 April 2010
  A group of four faculty members representing the Faculties of Information Technology and Humanities and Social Sciences met H.H. Mr. Juma Al Majid and conducted a tour of the Juma Al Majid Center for Culture and Heritage in Dubai.
  

• ITMarathon - 3rd National IT Competition for School Students
  Thu, 15 April 2010
  The College of Information Technology at United Arab Emirates University organizes the Third annual IT Marathon: An IT Knowledge Contest and Project Showcase Competition.

March 2010

• College Programming Contest 2010 (CPC)
  Wed, 17 March 2010
  The annual College Programming Contest (CPC) 2010 was held on Wednesday March 17, 2010 at the College of IT.