Academic Advisors at Najah 2019 identified eight vital disciplines to focus on in the coming period, including medical sciences, engineering and information technology, environmental and earth sciences, agriculture, economics, tourism, as well as artificial intelligence and space science, citing increased student awareness The exhibition also received about 13,000 students who attended the first and second days of the exhibition to attend the academic programs offered and make an initial registration.
Yesterday, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, inspected the exhibition, which kicked off the activities of the 13th session the day before yesterday.
In detail, universities continued, for the second day in a row, to provide explanation and advice to secondary students and their families, citizens and residents, on the best available academic programs and new disciplines needed by the labor market, to choose among them, and help them make decisions in relation to their academic and professional career. Universities are the most important scholarship programs offered to outstanding students.
Academic Advisors: Mohammad Madi, Ayman Kellan, Zeinab Saadallah and Rima Halim stressed the increasing awareness of students about future specialties and the needs of the labor market, and the low demand for traditional disciplines such as business administration, languages, human development, secretarial and theoretical disciplines such as social sciences and philosophy. They pointed out that the majority of universities updated the list of academic programs, and canceled programs that are not needed by the labor market, and cause the presence of unemployed graduates, and replaced them with other programs needed by the labor market, and in line with the plans and aspirations of the state development.
They said that the students are interested in the global rankings of universities before the initial registration, as well as asking questions about the academic credits of each program, the areas that can be worked after graduation in each discipline, the number of academic hours for each program, and its financial cost, pointing out that increasing awareness of students The majority of universities participating in the exhibition increase the incentives they offer to encourage students to join them, especially in light of the similarity between the disciplines offered.
They pointed out that the universities provided inside their booths in the exhibition, academic guidance lectures, during which university officials provide a brief explanation of the programs and the benefits of their studies, and the suitability of the needs of the labor market, and the conditions and conditions for admission to each program, before the students initial registration. The pavilions of the United States, Japan, Canada, Lebanon and France witnessed a large turnout of students to ask about scholarships, opportunities for university study in these countries, their costs and conditions of admission, while hundreds of students initially registered at more than one university to ensure communication. With the success of his high school, the wards of Khalifa, Zayed and American University of Sharjah witnessed a strong demand from students to learn about the available specializations and the conditions of obtaining a scholarship. The students, Rana Hatem, Mariam Issa, Noura Nawaf, and Samar Al Balooshi, have received academic guidance in their schools before coming to the exhibition, which helped them a lot to understand the disciplines at hand, and communicate with the academic advisors in the wards of universities, pointing out that the students are now Since the beginning of high school, the visit of the exhibition is dedicated to the differentiation between the academic programs of each university, and the choice of place of study.
The students, Mona Al-Saadi, Dina Al-Hosani, Wafa Mansour, Amal Hamad Al-Essa, and Khulood Al-Dhaheri, they came to the exhibition Najah, specifically to learn about the academic programs offered by universities participating in the field of space science, pointing out that the launch of the UAE satellite «Khalifa Sat Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Arab astronaut to arrive at the space station as the first Arab astronaut to arrive at this place, motivated them to consider studying this specialization to complement the country's achievements in this field.
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The President of Al Ain University, Dr. Noureddine Atatra, said that he is keen to participate actively in the exhibition and provide academic guidance to students, to learn about the programs offered by the university, especially the new ones.
He pointed out that the university has many scholarship programs that are offered to all students, according to the approved scholarship system.
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On the sidelines of the second day of the Najah exhibition, nine seminars were held in the Knowledge Zone, where a seminar was organized entitled “How to benefit from a degree in psychology”, “University life and a vibrant job”, and lectures titled: “The Future of Aviation” and “Discover your potential », And« Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ».
Participating international universities have attracted the interest of many students, and the universities of Arizona and California showcased their most important programs to students.
The University of Oklahoma provided an explanation on the specializations and programs offered in postgraduate studies for Masters and Ph.D., while the French universities pavilion witnessed a remarkable turnout of graduates wishing to complete their graduate studies to learn about the most important programs offered by the participating universities.