Students at Zayed University gain real world experience at leading global workplaces

Students at Zayed University gain real world experience at leading global workplaces

- Accenture, Coca Cola, CNBC, Goldman Sachs and the Emirates Literature Festival amongst newly confirmed partners

- 120 companies have participated in the program which can help businesses identify talent and meet their future Emiratisation targets.

Now in its fourth edition Zayed University’s Partner Challenge program continues to grow and attract new private sector partners.

The Partner Challenge program is a core component of Zayed University’s new interdisciplinary degree programs and offers a unique opportunity for students to apply their knowledge outside of the classroom to a real-world challenge proposed by an industry partner.

Undergraduate students enrolling in Zayed University choose from four pioneering interdisciplinary degree programs which are taught using pioneering active learning techniques. The new degree programs seek to nurture agile and dynamic minds and develop lateral and creative thinkers who have transferable skills and know-how to thrive in the 21st century workforce. The new programs include Business Transformation, Social Innovation, Computational Systems and Sustainability in addition to the University’s existing Arts and Creative Enterprises program.

The Partner Challenges involve students working in small teams to complete a semester or 2 long challenge. The challenges enable students to combine their academic work with professional experience and bridge theory and practice, helping prepare students