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Classes start for first students at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Abu Dhabi, Sept 7, 2009 (WAM) - Classes start for first students at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the world's first graduate academic institution dedicated to the research of alternative energy, environmental technologies and sustainability, has commenced with classes for the inaugural intake of graduate students.
Lectures began today for the 92 pioneering students who were selected from more than 1,200 applicants from 82 countries worldwide.
The new students, who hail from as far afield as Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Middle East, representing 22 different nations, are part of Masdar Institute's two-year Master's program, which offers five multidisciplinary specialized areas geared towards the research and development of alternative energy and sustainability.
The UAE has contributed the highest number of students, with 13% of the total, and almost 30% of the student body is women.
Masdar Institute was established as part of the Government of Abu Dhabi's vision and commitment to a long-term, sustainable knowledge economy. The non-profit, private research-driven Institute has been developed in cooperation with one of the world's most respected universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Masdar Institute, which will be the centrepiece of the multifaceted Masdar Initiative, launched by Mubadala Development Company, will feed Abu Dhabi and the region with highly talented individuals and research expertise, thereby enhancing economic development and diversification through human capital and technological innovation.
World-class faculty of over 20 leading academics from 11 countries has been recruited from internationally renowned universities. MIT has assisted with the recruitment process, and has hosted faculty staff for a period of one year to instil standards of excellence in graduate education as well as to aid the development of joint research projects. Over the next five years the Institute is anticipated to grow year-on-year to a student body of at least 600 and a faculty of 100, and Doctoral-level degrees will be introduced by 2011.
Masdar Institute is currently using interim lecture and laboratory facilities in Abu Dhabi. The new premises at Masdar City will be handed over in phases during the first academic year, providing students with the unique prospect to live and learn within a true 'living laboratory' in the heart of the world's first sustainable city. Importantly, the technology researched and developed by the Institute will be tested by Masdar City, resulting in each phase of the City's development informing subsequent phases.
As a postgraduate institution, the admission standards to Masdar Institute are in accordance with world-class research-driven universities such as MIT. Admission is dependent on academic qualifications and English language proficiency as all lectures, laboratory sessions, and written or oral examinations at Masdar are conducted in English. Full financial scholarships have been awarded to all who met the very high entry standards - these scholarships include all tuition fees, housing and a cost of living allowance.
Lectures began today for the 92 pioneering students who were selected from more than 1,200 applicants from 82 countries worldwide.
The new students, who hail from as far afield as Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Middle East, representing 22 different nations, are part of Masdar Institute's two-year Master's program, which offers five multidisciplinary specialized areas geared towards the research and development of alternative energy and sustainability.
The UAE has contributed the highest number of students, with 13% of the total, and almost 30% of the student body is women.
Masdar Institute was established as part of the Government of Abu Dhabi's vision and commitment to a long-term, sustainable knowledge economy. The non-profit, private research-driven Institute has been developed in cooperation with one of the world's most respected universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Masdar Institute, which will be the centrepiece of the multifaceted Masdar Initiative, launched by Mubadala Development Company, will feed Abu Dhabi and the region with highly talented individuals and research expertise, thereby enhancing economic development and diversification through human capital and technological innovation.
World-class faculty of over 20 leading academics from 11 countries has been recruited from internationally renowned universities. MIT has assisted with the recruitment process, and has hosted faculty staff for a period of one year to instil standards of excellence in graduate education as well as to aid the development of joint research projects. Over the next five years the Institute is anticipated to grow year-on-year to a student body of at least 600 and a faculty of 100, and Doctoral-level degrees will be introduced by 2011.
Masdar Institute is currently using interim lecture and laboratory facilities in Abu Dhabi. The new premises at Masdar City will be handed over in phases during the first academic year, providing students with the unique prospect to live and learn within a true 'living laboratory' in the heart of the world's first sustainable city. Importantly, the technology researched and developed by the Institute will be tested by Masdar City, resulting in each phase of the City's development informing subsequent phases.
As a postgraduate institution, the admission standards to Masdar Institute are in accordance with world-class research-driven universities such as MIT. Admission is dependent on academic qualifications and English language proficiency as all lectures, laboratory sessions, and written or oral examinations at Masdar are conducted in English. Full financial scholarships have been awarded to all who met the very high entry standards - these scholarships include all tuition fees, housing and a cost of living allowance.
