Mansoor bin Mohammed honours graduates of the University of Wollongong in Dubai

Mansoor bin Mohammed honours graduates of the University of Wollongong in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Borders Security Council, today honoured the latest cohort of graduates of the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD). 


UOWD celebrated the graduation of a total of 500 postgraduate and undergraduate students from the School of Business, School of Computer Science, School of Engineering, and School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health. 


The ceremony was attended by Her Excellency Bryony Hilless, Australian Consul-General, Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and General Manager, Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade); Moe Abeidat, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Aramex; Ian Johnston, Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA); and Jessica Smith, paralympian, leading global disability inclusion consultant, public and motivational speaker and children’s author.


Professor Mohamed Salem, President of UOWD, said: "We are immensely proud of our graduates, who have marked a significant milestone at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. The esteemed presence of HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at our ceremony not only honoured their achievements but also magnified the importance of this moment for our university. Reflecting on our growth from just eight students 30 years ago to now