Greetings from United Arab Emirates University

Dear colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the THE University Impact Forum in which we will address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) for clean water and sanitation.

Freshwater is essential for sustaining life on earth and is an invaluable natural resource for which there is no substitute. Access to clean water and sanitation is foundational for the development and prosperity of nations.

Many countries and universities have thus placed the efficient management of water resources and sanitation at the top of their agenda for research and innovation. This is particularly evident in countries in arid and semi-regions such as the United Arab Emirates.

The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) assumes an active role in the pursuit and achievement of all the SDGs. We support a suite of initiatives and research projects that make valuable contributions.

Under SDG 6, undergraduate and graduate students engage in national and international activities and competitions related to water conservation and sustainability. Our National Water and Energy Center conducts important translational and applied interdisciplinary research of direct relevance and provides consultation services to industry and the community.

The SDGs will be best achieved through partnerships and international collaboration as the availability of clean water and sanitation is a global problem in nature, yet we also recognise that solutions and their implementation must be contextualised to the local environment.

This THE University Impact Forum will discuss how academic institutions and research centres can work in support of both global and local initiatives related to SDG 6.

We look forward to your attendance at the forum. You can expect a warm welcome at UAEU!

Zaki Nusseibeh
Chancellor
United Arab Emirates University

About the United Arab Emirates University

Founded in 1976 by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAEU aspires to become a comprehensive, research-intensive university and currently has just under 15,000 Emirati and international students. UAEU offers a full range of accredited, high-quality graduate and undergraduate programmes through nine colleges:

• business and economics
• education
• engineering
• agriculture and veterinary medicine
• humanities and social sciences
• IT
• law
• medicine and health sciences
• science

With a distinguished international faculty, a state-of-the-art new campus and a full range of student support services, UAEU offers an outstanding living-learning environment.

In its drive to achieve international research stature, UAEU works with its partners in industry to provide research solutions to challenges faced by the nation, the region and the world. The university has established research centres of strategic importance to the country and the region which are advancing knowledge in critical areas such as water resources, food security, space science, health and climate change. In the THE Arab University Rankings 2022, UAEU is ranked second in the United Arab Emirates, and in THE World University Rankings 2023 it is in the 251-300 group.

UAEU’s academic programmes have been developed in partnership with employers, so its graduates are in high demand. UAEU graduates hold key positions in industry, commerce and government throughout the region. Its continuing investment in facilities, services and staff ensure that UAEU will continue to serve as a model of innovation and excellence.

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