Issue 9 | December 2010 Academic News “ AHU obtains full accreditation for Industrial Engineering & Software Engineering undergraduate programs ” 12
Issue 9 | December 2010 <strong>ALHOSN</strong> <strong>University</strong> recently obtained full accreditations for both its Industrial Engineering and Software Engineering undergraduate programs. The endorsements were granted by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on December 1, 2010. The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) and Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (BSSE) degree programs at <strong>ALHOSN</strong> were the first of their kind to receive accreditation in the UAE. Both pioneering programs are taught by professors with degrees from prominent institutions in the US, Canada, UK and France and attest to the university’s leadership in technology education. “As the first university in the UAE to obtain accreditation for BSSE, we constantly challenge ourselves to deliver the program following the highest educational standards. Our BSSE offerings include an understanding of the managerial, behavioral, and technical aspects of the engineering discipline in line with our promise of ‘global knowledge with local vision.’ The five-year accreditation is an honor for the Department and the <strong>University</strong>. It speaks highly of the success of the program since its inception and affirms our emergence as one of Abu Dhabi’s premier science-driven educational institutions. It takes a lot of hard work and determination to get there, ” said Adel Khelifi, Associate Professor, Chair of Software Engineering Department, <strong>ALHOSN</strong> <strong>University</strong>. “<strong>ALHOSN</strong> spent a considerable amount of time, effort and preparation to make sure that it has a world-class Industrial Engineering program taught by seasoned educators. It was a major triumph for us that it turned out to be the first-ever accredited Industrial Engineering program in the whole Emirates. For the past five years our Industrial Engineering curriculum has been a catalyst for maintaining our leadership in technical education and encouraging more women to join the engineering field. We are thus very pleased that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has deemed this program worthy of full accreditation,” added Dr Hamdi Sheibani, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Provost of <strong>ALHOSN</strong> <strong>University</strong>. <strong>ALHOSN</strong>’s Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree program prepares students for successful careers, including production engineers, supply chain managers, operations analysts, quality engineers, project managers, process engineers, and manufacturing engineers. It develops soft and hard engineering skills that apply the principles of math, science, design, engineering, and management to design, model, analyze, and manage systems and solve engineering problems. “The program is tailored to meet the sustained demand for Industrial Engineering expertise within the rapidly expanding service and manufacturing sectors of Abu Dhabi and the entire UAE,” stated Dr Mahmoud Awad, Assistant Professor, Chair of Industrial Engineering Department, <strong>ALHOSN</strong> <strong>University</strong>. The Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering degree program, on the other hand, offers a state-of-the art education that enables students to apply the principles of computer science, design, engineering, management, mathematics and other disciplines to solve engineering problems. It prepares them to be distinguished Software Architects, Network Specialists, Systems Analysts, Software Programmers, Systems Administrators, Database Administrators, Webmasters, Software Security Engineers, Software Testers, Software Project Managers, Software Configuration Managers and Software Quality Managers. Graduates of the program will be familiar with current techniques for developing large-scale software and able to apply those techniques to produce real products for real customers. ■ Academic News 13
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