English Version - ALHOSN University

Issue 9 | December 2010
ALHOSN University 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 ALHOSN 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 University. 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,
ALHOSN University.
“ALHOSN 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 ALHOSN University.
ALHOSN’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, ALHOSN University.
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. ■
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