Ajman University gets Microsoft AI for Health Research Grant

Ajman University gets Microsoft AI for Health Research Grant

18 January 2021; Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ajman University has become the first institution in the UAE to be awarded the Microsoft AI for Health Research Grant, receiving a total amount of over one million dirhams. The establishment has been exclusively selected as of one of 150 grantees worldwide, with awards made for projects combatting the global pandemic.

Given the urgency of the pandemic, Microsoft's AI for Health initiative has been mobilised to focus on helping those on the front lines of research. The company is focusing efforts in five specific areas where it believes that data, analysis and the skills of data scientists can have the biggest impact and is dedicating over seventy three million dirhams worldwide to achieve this objective.

"Ajman University (AU) is strongly committed to promoting innovation, and social impact, and this grant is very much aligned with these core values of our pioneering institution“, AU Chancellor, Dr. Karim Seghir,  said. "The rapid progress made through this Microsoft initiative will support our researchers in identifying sustainable solutions to the pandemic and provide timely information to policymakers for data-driven decisions that