The Industry 4.0 District is a major undertaking by UAE University as part of its ambitious plan to be the “University of the Future”. This “District” will host Labs that will bring about different aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution into the education of UAEU students in terms of courses and programs, projects, research, and industrial applications. The “District” will start by hosting five major laboratories, namely; Robotics and Artificial Laboratory, Mini-Factory, Fabrication Laboratory, App Factory, and a Materials Library. Students, faculty, freelancers, and industries will have access to these labs to be able to try out, prototype, and test their ideas in different fields and may be guided in turning their ideas into commercial products. We anticipate that “District 4.0” will transform the way we conduct education in the STEM fields in the region.
The Labs that will be hosted in District 4.0 will serve in putting UAEU in the forefront of incorporating the Fourth Industrial Revolution into Higher Education in the country and in the region. Establishing District 4.0 will serve to:
This project supports the UAEU 2017-2021 strategy and its goals as specified in the table below:
UAEU Strategic Goals | Initiatives and Activities in relationship to Project |
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Goal 1: Prepare students to be distinguished in their areas of specialization, leaders and productive members of society. |
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Goal 2: Develop research capacity and innovation in areas of national and global importance. |
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Goal 3: Expand international accreditation for the university and its academic programs and promote the university’s global reputation. |
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Goal 4: Promote the University’s role in the transfer of knowledge and skills to serve society. |
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Goal 5: Ensure high quality, efficient and transparent administrative services. |
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Goal 6: Entrench a culture of innovation in the institutional work environment. |
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