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UAEU launches first PhD program in Humanities and Social Sciences
Abu Dhabi, Mar 24, 2010 (WAM)- The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at the United Arab Emirates University today announced the launch of PhD in Technology, Language '&' Society (TLS). The program will be administered by the Technology, Language '&' Society (TLS) Committee.
Technology, for the TLS Committee, comprises both the activities and skills of the craftsman or engineer and the productive arts of the mind the full breadth and scale of production by human beings. Starting from this initial definition of technology, the TLS Committee seeks to encourage its students to understand and to inform, in national and global contexts, the study of human technologies, with frequent focus on aesthetic and social productions and on language and society in general, in a creative manner.
Areas of investigation will range widely, according to individual discipline and student interest, from languages and the modes of communication to the making of windmills and of hydroelectric power plants, from algebra and machine computation to the establishment of contemporary economies, animal domestication, urban projects, and health systems in modern society. Initially the program will particularly welcome students undertaking studies that will contribute to the understanding of the conditions necessary for effective public policy strategies relating to the improvement of health and education, and the environment, within the UAE.
Dr. Abdullah Khanbashi, Vice Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University, said: "We are honoured to announce today the launch of a doctoral program in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the first of its kind in the country. This launch builds on the role of the university in leading scientific research in the UAE. It is also significant as we continue to elevate the quality of our research output for use in driving the growth of our Nation. The program aims at building up a national specialized framework in scientific research, and provides solutions to the issues facing the country on both human and social levels."
Technology, for the TLS Committee, comprises both the activities and skills of the craftsman or engineer and the productive arts of the mind the full breadth and scale of production by human beings. Starting from this initial definition of technology, the TLS Committee seeks to encourage its students to understand and to inform, in national and global contexts, the study of human technologies, with frequent focus on aesthetic and social productions and on language and society in general, in a creative manner.
Areas of investigation will range widely, according to individual discipline and student interest, from languages and the modes of communication to the making of windmills and of hydroelectric power plants, from algebra and machine computation to the establishment of contemporary economies, animal domestication, urban projects, and health systems in modern society. Initially the program will particularly welcome students undertaking studies that will contribute to the understanding of the conditions necessary for effective public policy strategies relating to the improvement of health and education, and the environment, within the UAE.
Dr. Abdullah Khanbashi, Vice Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University, said: "We are honoured to announce today the launch of a doctoral program in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the first of its kind in the country. This launch builds on the role of the university in leading scientific research in the UAE. It is also significant as we continue to elevate the quality of our research output for use in driving the growth of our Nation. The program aims at building up a national specialized framework in scientific research, and provides solutions to the issues facing the country on both human and social levels."
