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More Services to
Our Students
Graduate Admission Application
The Enrollment Deanship, Admission and SIS Depart-
ments in collaboration with UITS has introduced Banner
Graduate Online Admission Application. Through an
electronic application, and at their comfort, perspective
students can submit an application for admission to any
of UAEU’s 21 graduate programs.
The new service simplifies the process of applying to the
University for graduate studies and provides the appli-
cant the ability to fill the application online, and, up-
load a copy of the required supporting documents. Once
applications are verified, applicants receive an email
notification informing them of further required actions
and information. Applicants can also check the status
of their application online.
According to the Admission Department, the new system
has streamlined applicant information, reduced the to-
tal turnaround time and the potential application errors.
All information collected including supporting docu-
ments becomes part of the student’s record, and can be
retrieved when required.
Visa Expiry Notification
The UAEU has launched yet another important service
for our International students. International Student visa
renewal notice used to be a manual process. It relied on
either the student or the International Student Officer
(ISO), which manages the International student affairs,
to remember to start the renewal process.
The new service notifies the student as well as the ISO
when the visa is about to expire. There are certain pro-
cedures to follow and certain documents required for
visa renewal. As time is of the essence in visa renewal
processes, this new service notifies the concerned par-
ties early enough so that the ISO can perform the neces-
sary steps and the visa can be renewed in a timely man-
ner.
The service has eliminated the last minute rush and the
overhead involved in processing late applications as ex-
ceptions. The feedback from both students and the ISO
has been positive.
New Technologies in Education Seminars Series
As part of the New Technologies in Education Seminars Series, the
UITS Department participated on April 10, 2012 by sharing a
presentation entitled “The Role of ICT in Improving the Quality
and Availability of Higher Education�? by our Chief Technology
Officer, Ms. Afraa Al Shamsi.
In this presentation, Ms. Afraa discussed the role of ICT, the his-
torical approach to ICT in the UAE, the role of ICT in education,
examples of UAEU projects and platforms, and UAEU Educational
Technologies and Services.
At the end of the presentation, a short video was played illustrat-
ing the main services provided by UITS to the UAEU Community.
Watch the recorded session online at:
http://cetl-uaeu.blogspot.com/
The Role of ICT in Education
6 | MAY 2012 |
THINK IT . UITS NEWSLETTER
By: Abdullahi Qani
UITS News