{"id":2239,"date":"2023-08-12T13:58:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T13:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theme-dev.cmsmasters.net\/magazine-main\/14-best-face-primers-that-ensure-makeup-lasts-all-day\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:33:58","slug":"new-partnership-between-adu-damac-drives-career-and-research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/12\/new-partnership-between-adu-damac-drives-career-and-research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"New Partnership Between ADU & DAMAC drives career and research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DAMAC Group to enhance academic standards, advance career development and expand applied\u2011research initiatives. Under the agreement, students will gain firsthand industry exposure via DAMAC\u2019s areas such as real estate development, hospitality, retail, logistics and capital markets. Joint research projects and knowledge\u2011exchange programmes will also be promoted. The MoU was formalised at ADU\u2019s Dubai campus, signed by Dr\u202fAnas\u202fNajdawi (Director, Dubai campus & Associate Professor of MIS at ADU) and Shirin\u202fSehgal (Vice President \u2013 People & Performance, DAMAC). Dr\u202fNajdawi stated that ADU is dedicated to giving students the practical tools and experiences needed to thrive in sectors such as real estate, hospitality and digital business.<\/p>\n

The collaboration with DAMAC combines ADU\u2019s academic expertise with hands\u2011on industry engagement. Through this partnership, students will access internships, mentorships and capstone research; meanwhile, DAMAC staff will benefit from scholarships and tailored training at ADU\u2019s Dubai campus, reinforcing the link between academic learning and workforce readiness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and DAMAC Group have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to boost academic quality, career growth, and applied\u202fresearch collaboration.<\/p>\n

The alliance offers students access to hands\u2011on learning across DAMAC\u2019s sectors\u2014real\u202festate, hospitality, retail, logistics, and capital markets\u2014while opening pathways for faculty and professionals to engage in joint research and industry projects.<\/p>\n

The agreement was formalised at ADU\u2019s Dubai campus, signed by Dr\u202fAnas\u202fNajdawi of ADU and Shirin\u202fSehgal of DAMAC.<\/p>\n

By combining ADU\u2019s academic prowess with DAMAC\u2019s sector\u202fexpertise, the partnership aims to prepare students and workforce talent with real\u2011world insights and relevant skills aligned with today\u2019s dynamic professional environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Hands\u2011on internships and mentorships across DAMAC\u2019s business operations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Joint research and capstone\u2011project opportunities bridging academic learning with industry practice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Scholarships and tailored professional\u2011development programmes offered to DAMAC employees and ADU students.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Enhanced alignment of academic curricula with real\u2011world industry needs and workforce demands.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Platform for knowledge\u2011sharing that supports innovation, leadership development and the UAE\u2019s knowledge economy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has partnered with DAMAC Group to enhance academic and professional development. This collaboration offers ADU students access to internships, mentorships, and research opportunities across DAMAC’s diverse sectors, including property development, hospitality, retail, logistics, and capital markets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[34],"post_template":[59],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-2239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uae","tag-dubai-buzz","post_format-post-format-audio","post_template-podcast-2","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35297,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239\/revisions\/35297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=2239"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=2239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}