UAE University honors the winners of the 8th Chancellor’s Innovation Award 2023

UAE University honors the winners of the 8th Chancellor’s Innovation Award 2023

Al Ain: H.E. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh - Cultural Advisor to H.H. the President of the UAE - Chancellor of the UAE University honored the winners of the eighth Chancellor’s Innovation Award including faculty members, students, and employees for all different categories of the award. 370 faculty members, researchers, students, and employees participated and submitted 146 applications in this round. The students represented 52% of the participants, while faculty and staff represented 27% and 21%, respectively. The percentage of employees has increased as compared to the previous round, which was 16%.

Prof. Ahmed Ali Murad - Associate Provost for Research at UAEU- said that the award contributed to creating a culture of innovation in the university community. The university provided the basic resources and capabilities that help the university community to present innovative ideas for societal challenges.

Prof. Ahmed Murad added that 15 innovative projects won in the fields of renewable energy, technology, education, water resources, health and transportation. This session is different in terms of the number of applications. The percentage of the submitted projects increased by 27.5% as compared to last year. The percentage of renewable energy –related participations is 21%, and the percentages of technology and health-related participations are 21%,