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57 - Undergraduate Research in the United Arab Emirates

Research Training in Support of a National Vision

from Part IV.2 - Africa & Middle East

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
John D. Matthews ,
Shurooq Al Hashimi ,
Fatme Al Anouti  and
J. Michael Allen
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

Since its founding in 1971, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has advanced rapidly and emerged as a global leader in innovation. One of the best examples of this progress is the development of a comprehensive federal university system and a well-articulated vision and framework for building a highly educated workforce who possess twenty-first-century skills and who will be key players in a knowledge-based economy. This chapter explores the role of undergraduate research within the UAE’s federal university system, and the role for these programmes in national capacity development. Model programmes at each of the UAE’s three federal higher education institutions are explored, and recommendations for policy and practice related to undergraduate research are discussed.

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United Arab Emiratesknowledge-based economyfederal universitiesnational capacity developmentUndergraduate Research Scholars Programmeundergraduate research administration
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 524 - 532
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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