 Chancellor Dr. Bjorn Chervie, colleagues, AUS faculty and staff, respected parents, and our new students, good evening. My name is Ali Shahemi, I'm the Executive Director of Enrollment Management. Dear parents and new students, I'm delighted to be standing before you this afternoon to extend to you a heartfelt welcome to American University of Sharjah. We hope that you find this event very informative, and one that provides essential information you may need about AUS. Please do not hesitate to share your thoughts with us during and after the event. We will be happy to respond to your questions and concerns. Dear parents, we appreciate the confidence you have shown in our university by choosing to enroll your daughters and your sons at AUS. I want to assure you that you have made the right decision. AUS is not just another university. We are an institution that prides itself in being recognized as a leading university in the region. Our commitment to the success of our students is evidenced by their achieved status in the community. Our graduates enjoy the advantage of being in the forefront of employers' selections. Moreover, their demonstrated competencies at the workplace resonates well with the remarkable ranking position AUS achieved in a short period of time. Today, AUS is ranked among the best 400 universities in the world as assessed by Q&S organization. As you know, your constant involvement in tracking your daughters and sons' performance during their studies at the university is as crucial to their success as our mentoring efforts and guidance. We invite you to take an active role in your daughters and sons' education, and we promise that you will find us doing our best to provide all the necessary and needed support. Dear admitted students, I congratulate you for graduating from high school and for being accepted in this selective and competitive institution. You represent the top 20% scores of your school graduates. This achievement is proof of your academic competency, which provided the basis for being admitted to AUS. This is a feat you should be proud of. To help you build on your accomplishments, AUS also promises to provide all possible and needed support to pave the way for you to continue achieving your goals. Dear guests, this session represents the official launch of the Orientation and Informational Week for you, our new students, and your respected parents. Our aim is to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of AUS and how it operates. At the end of this session, you will visit the Rotunda to meet representatives of our academic and administrative departments, who will be available to answer all of your concerns and questions. You will also find in the Rotunda our Chancellor, Dr. Bjorn Churvi, Mr. Kevin Mitchell, the interim provost, along with other senior colleagues, deans, and department heads. They will all be happy to visit with you as well. As part of our efforts to introduce you to AUS, we have scheduled many informational, academic, and recreational activities throughout the next week. We hope that you will find the planned activities rich, fruitful, and entertaining. Later this evening, I will go over the schedule with more detail and respond to your questions. Before I finish, I would like to welcome our guests who are joining us also, aside from this hall and two other halls, and actually, maybe three or four now. And we're very delighted to have all of you here. And we're very happy to have been able to accommodate that many people in all the spaces. Once again, I would like to welcome you to AUS. And I want to thank you for choosing American University of Sharjah. Allow me, please, to give my greetings in Arabic as well. I would like to welcome Dr. Bjorn Chervy, the director of the university, brothers and sisters, and the members of the university's educational and administrative departments. I would like to welcome the guests of the university. May God help all of you with all your good deeds, and may his family and friends be happy to welcome you to American University in Sharjah. I would like to welcome you to AUS. I would like to welcome the guests of the university. I would like to welcome all of you to American University in Sharjah. I hope you will be able to add this information and understanding to the basic information that you need to know about the university and the study system. And of course, we will be pleased with the answer that has been asked to you from questions or interpretations. I have just said that I am able to provide the information that you have given us with your decisions to our university to teach your children and your children. And to finish this opportunity to make sure that you have made the decision well. The American University in Sharjah is not just a regular institution for high education. It is a university that is proud of the fact that it has been in the ranks of the university leaders in the region. And it stands in the presence of the university's external institutions as a witness to the excellent participation by helping our students and their support in all ways to achieve the successes that they have achieved. And as you know, the university has become a candidate for a different job. As it was for those who appeared and appeared in the university's universities and specialized in their work sites, it is a great gift to help the university to become one of the best 400 universities in the world. And that is due to the establishment of Q&S, and it has achieved great achievement in a short period of time. Dear students, I congratulate you on the completion of the second stage of education. I also direct you to the engineering of your organization for the American University in Sharjah. As you know, our university is distinguished by a high level of individualism. And by applying it to the university, it has become the choice of the accepted students to study in the specialized ones that they have chosen. And we have two statistics to indicate that you have reached the 20% the highest among the students of your secondary school. The thing that is considered as a proof of what you have achieved with it is the achievements and abilities that your people have achieved by accepting to study in this university. And this achievement must be proud of it. And the university is ready and ready to replace everything that is required from the university to help you in the exploration of this achievement and develop it during the years of your studies in it. And to guide the path in front of you to continue to achieve the goals that you have achieved. Dear people, this official meeting is considered the official meeting for the week of the academic awards and what the new students' activities include and their services. And this week's activities aim to help you all to build a comprehensive understanding of the university and the nature of the work and study in it. And after this part of the meeting today, we would like to urge you to head to the main office outside this building and the other buildings to meet the representatives of all universities and its management units and those who will respond to what you may have questions or explanations. As you can see, your questions are directed to Dr. Bjorn Sherby, the head of the university. And Mr. Kevin Mitchell, the head of the university in Inaba. And other members of the faculty, the head of the university, and all the members of the faculty, and the head of the administration. And all of them will talk to you and respond to your comments. And during the summer of the academic year, the program of the next week has been put on hold. A large group of students and the academic and academic meetings have been put together to ask for the new students. And we hope that you will find this program rich, full-fledged and magnificent. And I will be in a short period of time to present this program in detail and will be able to respond to any questions or explanations in detail. Before we end, we would like to welcome our guests, who are participating in this event in the other villages of this building, and that is to place the guests here. We would like to welcome them once again. Once again, I would like to welcome you all to the American University in Shariq and thank you for choosing to study in our university. Thank you. And now, right now, it is my pleasure to welcome our Chancellor, Dr. Bjorn Shervey, to speak to you. I am happy to present to you the university's director, Bjorn Shervey. Good afternoon, ladies, gentlemen, parents, students. On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad al-Kasimi, member of the Supreme Council of UAE, ruler of Shahrja and president of the American University of Shahrja, and the AUS community at large, I am very pleased to welcome you to the American University of Shahrja. It gives me great pleasure to meet you, our new freshman class of more than 1,200 dynamic young men and women joining us this semester. You're among a very select group embarking on an exciting and challenging academic journey that will culminate with you emerging as graduates, becoming alumni, equipped with skill sets that will bring you success in the workplace and make you productive members of society. You're among the top percentiles of your high school graduating class and we aim to provide you with challenging and stimulating academic experiences in a supportive campus environment. Parents, I would like to assure you that we take the responsibility of your children's education, our students' education, very seriously. We are committed to providing an enriching campus environment where your sons and daughters can receive the best overall education. All instruction is offered in English and this will help your children become globally competitive in their chosen professions. We are truly pleased to welcome your children as members of the AUS family. Our campus is beautiful and multicultural with 6,000-plus students from more than 90 countries. This diversity is also reflected in the profiles of the more than 375 full-time faculty members from more than 50 countries who will be the teachers and mentors. They are renowned for their teaching and mentorship, research, scholarship and service. We're a young university. AUS was established in 1997. Nevertheless, we have earned an enviable reputation throughout the Gulf region and in the Middle East for our academic excellence, the quality of our faculty and students and graduates and the commitment to our students and alumni. The UAE provides a stable, tolerant and dynamic environment. It has a fast-growing economy and population that includes people from all over the world. It is the hub between Europe, Asia and Africa. A US shares its global international outlook with the Emirates of Sharjah, the cultural center of UAE where economy, industry and culture blossom together. Students, I would urge you to explore our campus. We have many facilities, from supermarkets and food outlets to banking services and a travel agency, as well as excellent indoor and outdoor sports and exercise facilities. I would also like for you to explore and sample the many academic choices that AUS offers and for you to challenge yourself academically by participating in student activities and sports beyond the classroom. Resettling in a new place always poses challenges. The AUS community is known for its friendliness and you will find everyone on campus keen to help. Just ask. At this point, I would like to introduce to you our senior university leadership. First, Professor Kevin Mitchell, our interim provost. Kevin? Dr. Cleve McDaniel, Chief Operating Officer. Yes. Once again, I welcome you to AUS and wish you great success and happiness on campus. Next, please join me in welcoming our interim provost, Professor Kevin Mitchell. Rahabu ma'aibi Sayed, Kevin Mitchell, Professor Kevin Mitchell, who is the head of the university. Good afternoon. I would like to add to the Chancellor's welcome to new students and their families. The fact that you've been accepted into the American University of Sharjah is an accomplishment to be proud of and I hope that it is the first of many successes that you will experience during your time at AUS. I also take this opportunity to welcome over 40 undergraduate and graduate exchange students. This evening, they're joining us from Bolivia, Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. All of you will be joining students from over 90 countries who are currently enrolled and studying at AUS. The diversity of AUS students and faculty is one of our greatest strengths and I urge you to take advantage of all that a multicultural educational environment can offer to expand your knowledge and make connections to your fellow students. Through our student organizations, sports teams and the informal interactions while walking to class. Before addressing new students, I would like to say a few words to the parents who have entrusted the education of your daughters and sons to AUS. My colleagues and I take this trust very seriously and we are committed to providing a rigorous and rewarding educational and extracurricular experience that makes AUS a leader in education in the region. There are always challenges that come with the independence that accompanies the transition to university life. I encourage parents to have regular conversations about academic progress and about challenges. AUS provides a supportive environment and there are many services intended to assist students but we do expect students to take responsibility for seeking out assistance when needed. And now for a few words for our new students. You've been selected from a group of highly qualified applicants and the university is confident in your potential for success. I use the word potential intentionally because you must now demonstrate your ability to succeed in an environment that may differ in significant ways from your previous educational experiences. You will likely be confronted with new methods of teaching, increased expectations and a number of competing demands on your time. Depending on your high school experience, perhaps one of the most significant challenges will be adjusting to approaching questions in an independent and analytical manner. At AUS, we are not content with describing the world around us but seek to develop an analytical understanding of the subjects we are studying through critical questions. Perhaps in high school, the responses to your questions may have come in the form of answers. You may find that professors at AUS answer your questions with another question. Opening up more questions is not intended to frustrate you but rather to enter into a dialogue in order to advance our common knowledge and understanding as part of this academic community that you are joining. The ways in which we explore subjects at the university will result in increased expectations. Some of you may have earned high marks in high school but you may find that it will take greater effort to earn the same level at AUS. All of you have performed well in high school and you will now be competing with others who have also excelled which implies increased expectations. You will be asked to read more and exams and other forms of assessment may be based as much on what you read outside of class as the material covered in lectures. Independence is not only expected but it will be necessary for fulfilling the increased expectations. Of course, increased expectations will place a number of competing demands on your time. It is also important for parents to understand that a significant investment of time is necessary for success at university. Experience has shown that the greatest challenge facing new students at AUS is time management. You can expect to be in class for at least 15 hours each week and most students will spend an average of 20 to 25 hours on academic work outside of class on a weekly basis. Academic work, extracurricular activities and life outside the university will compete for your limited time and you will need to develop the ability to prioritize and make decisions about how to invest your time wisely. When making decisions about the investment of time and its consequences for not doing so, some may be tempted by shortcuts such as submitting work that may not be your own or glancing at a friend's paper during an exam. At AUS, acts such as this are violations of the student academic integrity code and the university takes these matters very seriously. All new students must agree to the principle set forth in the academic integrity pledge. Most of you have signed the pledge as part of the online application process. Those of you who did not must sign this document in order to register for classes at AUS. This is an important document and I suggest that you read it again carefully to ensure that you understand the responsibilities that come with being an AUS student and a member of the AUS community. Academic integrity is one aspect of ethical behavior that is at the core of the AUS community. Earlier I mentioned the fact that you will be joining students from over 90 countries who are currently studying here. By signing the pledge, you make a personal commitment that extends to demonstrating concern for the personal dignity, rights and freedoms of all members of this community. AUS is an institution that is enriched by diversity and by its tolerance, whether that be expressed in the way we treat each other on the sports field or when we express divergent viewpoints in classroom discussions. In a world where disagreements can be amplified in ways that affect the lives of many, AUS has a responsibility to lead by example and to demonstrate the value of coexistence and mutual respect over confrontation and conflict. Overcoming disagreement requires understanding that transcends specialized fields and at AUS, all students must complete general education courses in areas outside their major field of study. The mission of the general education program is to offer students opportunities to reflect on an increasingly interdependent world and their place within it through art, literature and the study of societies and cultures both in the region and beyond. The general education program is described in detail on the AUS website and in the catalog. All of you should have received the catalog, it's in the black bag that you picked up outside. The catalog is your guide to academic policies and degree requirements. The catalog and the student handbook which has been provided by the Office of Student Affairs in the white bag you received are very important and I urge you to read them carefully. Both documents will be discussed during orientation week and it is therefore essential that you attend all sessions. In 1997, His Highness, Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Kasimi, member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Sharjah founded AUS to be the region's leader in higher education, known for excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, research and service. As the newest members of the AUS community, you will assume responsibility for contributing to achieve this vision. In conclusion, I congratulate our new students on being accepted to a vibrant and diverse academic community. I wish all of you success as you begin this new phase of your life. Thank you for your attention and welcome again to AUS. Before leaving the stage, I want to introduce some people who are very important to the institution and will be very important to you as members of the institution. The front of the undergraduate catalog, there's a list of AUS administrators and these people are responsible for the operation, both academically and in terms of the other functions of the university. Some of those people are here tonight and I'll introduce them to you. Let's hold our applause and then after I introduce everyone, then we clap. So, first, Dr. Haniel Khadi, interim vice provost for undergraduate affairs and instruction who's also representing the Dean of the College of Engineering this evening. Look at that. I hope that wasn't new students. In the interim vice provost area, we also have a unit called the Academic Sports Center which is led by Dr. Mavash Ali as director. From the College of Architecture, Art and Design, we have with us tonight, Dr. Varki Pelletuchirel, Dean and Dr. Ahmed Mukhtar, the associate dean. All right. From the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean Mahmood Anaptawi, along with associate deans, Dr. Ahmed Alisa and Dr. James Griffith. They must be from the College of Arts and Sciences. Representing the School of Business Administration, we have Dean Robert Gross and Dr. Yorg Bly, the associate dean. We also have with us this evening a very important person in charge of the Office of Student Affairs, Dr. Mosel Shehe, Dean of Students. And Dr. Moshe's team, we have a number of people here tonight, Ms. Julia Khatino, director of Judicial Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Helaal, director of Student Athletics and Recreation, Mr. Manket Taha, director of Student Development and Organizations, Ms. Haifa Ismail, directors of the Student Leadership Program and Mr. Mohamed Atif-Issan, director of Student Residential Life. You met Mr. Ali Shuhami, the executive director of Enrollment Management. There are also some very important members of his team. Dr. Christine Gross, who's the director of the Achievement Academy, Mr. Rami Mahmoudz, the director of Enrollment Services and Mr. Mohamed Al-Shahid, director of Student Recruitment. We also have Mr. Nabil Amire, director of Academic Computing, Dr. Linda Angel, director of the International Exchange Office, Ms. Linda Ataya, university registrar, Ms. Daphne Flanagan, university librarian. I also want to introduce some people who are in charge of some of the operational functions of the institution. You met Dr. Cleve McDaniels, the chief operating officer. Also here with them this evening is Mr. Bashir Daoud, director of Finance. Mr. Steve Crouch, the controller. Ms. Paula Doyle, director of Human Resources. Mr. Steven Finn, executive director of Operations. And last but certainly not least, because she's the person who keeps us all healthy is Dr. Lubna Youssef, director of the University Health Center. So let's give a round of applause to everyone I introduced. So good luck and I hope to see you outside and talk to you individually. Welcome to U.S. Maybe we should give Kevin another applause, you know, because, you know, kept interrupted him, you know. Okay, our next and final speaker is the student council president, Mr. Mohamed Al-Hashimi and his team. I would like to welcome them to the podium. Mohamed Al-Hashimi, Mr. Mohamed Al-Hashimi, president of the Student Council. In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. Peace be upon you. Good evening. New students, respected parents and relatives, administrative and academic authorities of the American University of Sharjah and distinguished guests. I, Mohamed Al-Hashimi, the elected president of the Student Council, I'm honored to welcome you on behalf of the students of the American University of Sharjah. I stand in front of you today to introduce you to the distinctive academia provided by outstanding faculty, numerous campus events and participation, and mainly the beauty of this campus that surrounds us. A couple of years ago, I was exactly where you are, sitting on those red chairs, awaiting the next speech, and meanwhile finding myself in front of a challenging experience. I was confused, nervous, and worried what will I be facing. What am I going to encounter? And most importantly, what am I going to end up doing? One thing I know is, it all gets into place, and things will always find their way. You are now facing a new challenge, a new atmosphere and a new environment. Unlike high school, you will no longer sit in the same seat every class. Actually, you no longer will sit in the same class every day. Take the opportunity to get to know whoever is around you, introduce yourself to people, try to interact with the people surrounding you, and take part in everything that is happening. Back in high school, it was always the teachers, your parents and the administration that pushes you to work. Entering university, you now need to realize that this is a new stage in your educational career. The only person who's going to push you to work harder is yourself. Remember that nothing comes with ease. You need to work hard and put everything you've got into what you are doing. Whether it was homework, lab reports, events, or multi-million projects, hard work will always pay off. You are now at the point where for the first time, you are taking a decision for yourself and your future depends on it. Whether it was the decision of choosing this university, which I doubt any of us regrets, or the decision of choosing majors, I am not saying that in order to add stress on you. I am telling you this to let you know that opportunities are limitless. It is not going to be easy, but it will be worth it. Moving on from academics, one of the most beautiful things across this campus is the interaction with people from all around the world. I have made a diverse group of friends, friends that made me love my daily life on campus, friends that I could not have made had I not taken part in the various student activities on and off campus. They will become a part of your extended family, and this campus will be your home away from home. This brings me to the Office of Student Affairs, OSA, which I am grateful to for giving me the numerous opportunities to step forward and apply my academic knowledge. The Office of Student Affairs, headed by Dr. Moza Shih, concerns itself with the development of student organizations and programs, sports teams, cultural clubs, and the students in general. Their calendar is filled with different events and activities, hosted by the numerous number of clubs that we have, which are organized by our own students. They also hold a number of workshops, tournaments, and most importantly, the Multicultural Learning Program, which is a program that travels us around the world to a different country each time, and introduce us to the diverse cultures and societies all around the world. All in all, respect everyone on this campus equally, whether it is your classmate, dorm mate, or the person who cleans your dorm. Be tolerant of the different cultures and uphold your community values. Remember, you are not only representing yourself, but also your culture and background. Make it a wonderful representation. There will be times where one might face hardships, get exposed to something that is morally wrong, or might need, or not someone that needs help. For that matter, we, the Student Council, are elected annually to hear from you, understand your respective problems, and help get your ideas or concerns across to the right authorities on campus. Our doors are always open at the Student Council, located at the Student Center, to make sure you know your rights as a student, and to help you understand the decisions made by the faculty and the staff. We look forward to having you dropped by our office, and let us know about your experience, whether it is a concern or just a casual chat on the ups and downs of the university life. Please familiarize yourself with the student handbook provided to you by the university. It is also available online. I cannot stress on how important this book will be for your university career. Now allow me to have the honor of introducing my fellow members of the 2015-2016 Student Council. Vice President, Mustafa Al-Zeddin, Executive Secretary and Office Director, Al-Anoud Dabbour, Tragerer, Taha Ben-Imam, Events and Activities Coordinator, Reem Al-Naimi, Athletics and Sport Coordinator, Mohamed Sayyid, Communication and Media Coordinator, Farah Hamza, Student Organizations and Campus Service Coordinator, George Marashli, College of Architecture and Design Representative, Mohamed Al-Rikhami, College of Arts and Science Representative, Rachel Mansour, School of Business and Management Representative, Arreem Al-Shamsi, College of Engineering Representative, Luey Farhat, Achievement Academy Bridge Program Representative, Tala Abu-Saleem. The next few days are very important for you to get to know us more and learn your way around campus. Please attend your college orientation to know more about your major and take part in some of the activities planned for you this week. Welcome first year students of fall 2015. Get involved, be engaged and voice your opinion and follow your dreams. Thank you. Thank you, Mohamed. For the last part of our session this afternoon, I would like to go through next week's program. This is going to be, I'll do this as quickly as possible. And you have in the back the black back that we gave you the whole schedule for next week. If you don't mind just get the copy out of the white folder. There is a copy there. So you can follow with me and I will just go through a brief description as much as possible of each event. And then of course you will have the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have after I'm done. Okay, today, Friday, August 28th, this is this hall is called the main auditorium. And a lot of functions will take place during next week in this hall. Today, of course, we're having the welcome session for our new students and parents in this hall as well as in the other halls that I mentioned earlier in the building. Starting on, of course, Saturday through Thursday, our colleagues in student affairs will have multiple functions throughout the week. They will be announcing that also in their station outside as well as in the student center. So please just check as a student or also as a parents. By the way, parents are welcome to attend any of the events that are scheduled next week. And we encourage parents to attend specifically the events on Sunday, which are important events because that's where the orientation and that's where you meet the faculties or the college's representatives and the faculties and the colleges, sorry. So starting on Sunday, between 9 and 12.30 p.m. I hope it's not a.m., between 9 and 12.30 p.m., we are going to have a, of course, a presentation as well as a discussion for academic life at AUS. The provost will welcome you as well as colleagues from the various departments as listed in there. And that will take place right here in this main auditorium. Please make sure you are here because they will talk about academic policies and they will talk about gradings and they will talk about what you need to do and how you're going to do, to go about doing it as far as registration for courses and all of that. So please make sure you attend this event. Again, I cannot stress how important all of these events are, but I'm just emphasizing the beginning of the week because that's very important. This is a very important meeting. We would like to thank you for your commitment and your commitment to attend it because it will provide a lot of effort to the students and also to the leaders of the issues where there are difficulties in understanding what is required of them in the future. So please make sure you attend this event. Thank you. The next week is a week before the school's end. On the 9th of the morning, we will talk about various academic topics and also about the change of the school system between the 2 o'clock and 12 o'clock after the afternoon. After that, we will take the lunch break. Of course, 12.30 to 1.45, you will have a lunch break. Between 1.45 and 2.45, student affairs will have a presentation as well for you. It basically touches on all aspects of adjusting to university life and study skills and time management that the provost had emphasized during his presentation or his speech earlier. So please also take that seriously. We also introduced the parents awareness session. If you are available on Sunday, the parents of our students here who are attending with us today, we invite you to come and attend this event or this function or this session because that really will give you a very good understanding of what to expect of AUS and what AUS expects from you and your sons or daughters. So if you have the time or your schedule permits, please make sure you attend this event. It's going to be held in Hall A, which is across from the Rotunda in the same building. 2.45 to 4.45, this is where you meet your college representatives. So if you are a student in the College of Engineering, you will meet the Dean, you will meet the Associate Deans, you will meet faculty members in your college, and they will guide you and they will show you the college and they will explain to you basically how to start in the college of what is expected from you as a student. And of course, you will meet the Dean as a student and of course to introduce you to people that will guide you and help you throughout your study in the college. As listed on the right-hand side column, there are different locations for these functions. Please check the college and Hall A and Hall B are here in the same building across from here. As far as architecture, CAD, art and design, the College of Architecture, Art and Design, they will conduct their function in the architecture building or the college building which is towards the end on the right-hand side of this campus. Okay, 6 to 9 p.m. Student Affairs will have a dinner and reception for our students and parents on Sunday. It's open, open invitation. Please attend if you can. And Monday and Tuesday, before I do this, let me go back to my other hat, Arabic. The time is 1.45 to 2.45 p.m. The students' office will have several meetings with the new students to introduce them to the university life and to introduce them to the required skills and how the students can learn these skills. And the meeting will take place in the same building. Also, there will be a special meeting where the students will attend this meeting. This meeting is good because it will explain to the students the system of the university and the system of study and how to follow the teacher's instructions to his son and his daughter. This is very important for the students who have the time to attend this meeting and will be held in the same building as this building, building A. At 2.45 to 4.45 p.m. the meeting will take place with the entire program. We hope that the students will attend this meeting because each of them will have a meeting with the students to guide them and to explain to the students the needs of the students. From 3.00 to 4.00 p.m. there is a call for lunch before the students to the student center. Of course, the students are invited to lunch at this time. Monday and Tuesday, students who did not take placement tests. I'm sure the majority of you did. But there are some students, specifically students who are joining us from outside the UAE, may not have taken the placement tests yet. On Monday and Tuesday, we do have placement tests. The schedule, you have the schedule. If you don't have it, please stop by our stations outside and the testing center will give you a copy to show you what time the test will take place and maybe give you samples of the tests so you can pass. Actually, it's to guide you not to pass. These tests are conducted in order to determine which levels of certain subjects that you need to start at. They don't determine whether you enroll in the university or not. You are in the university already. On Wednesday, the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs will have a meeting here in the main auditorium. It's an informational session. They will talk to you from now about what to expect when you finish your degree requirements and you graduate from AUS and how that office can support you hopefully in locating a good job or maybe directing you in that direction and also to support you throughout your career once you are working outside the university because we want you to have that connection with AUS even after you graduate from this university. We also have some tours on Wednesday. City Tour of Dubai in the afternoon. If people are interested, they can go ahead and sign up for it in the student affairs stations outside. On Wednesday, also starting at 11 a.m. that's the day you start registering for your classes. The registration for your classes takes place in your college. If you don't attend Sunday, the sessions that we described on Sunday you will not know what to do on Wednesday. So please make sure you attend on Sunday so they are fully aware of what needs to be done for your registration on Wednesday. All the students that we've completed their files for registration already, we've completed a good number of student files already so that way they can go and start registration on Wednesday. We also gave you a form, or sent you a form via electronic form that you need to take with you when you go and register in the college. If it happens that you don't have that form or something went wrong and you cannot print it on all of that, please we have a station outside in the Rotunda, you can come and check with us and we will give you another form to go ahead so you can register without any confusions. It's important to understand that in order for you to go and register for classes your file should be clear. In other words, you should have submitted all the required documents that were mentioned in your letter of admission. You should have completed all the testings that we've asked you to complete. So if you have not done this yet we are going to have stations starting Sunday outside. Please come and complete your file. Okay? The only way to find out if you completed your file is you received an email from us saying that your file is complete, this is your registration form. Go ahead and register on Wednesday. If you have not received that yet on Sunday, make sure you come to the Rotunda outside so you can go ahead and finish completing your file. Thursday is a continuation of the registration process. For some reason Wednesday, you did not finish your registration you can continue it on Thursday but the majority of the students finish their registration on Wednesday. In a quick manner, on the 22nd and 23rd the testings of the level of the students who have not completed these tests the certificate is present we have given you the certificate before and if it is not present you can go back to the outside so we can give you the certificate of the level. Also, the brothers in the development office have a meeting with them on Thursday at 9 am in the same village to introduce you to the important office and also to see how the office will be connected with you when you leave the university and to continue the communication between the university and the outside. On Thursday is the recording day at 11 in the morning the students who have completed their registration and finished their registration received a message saying that they have completed their registration and this letter is for the students to go to the university to register. If you do not do that until now, it will start again on the 1st of the morning at 9 am outside there will be representatives from the acceptance office to get this certificate and I will give you the certificate of the recording in the whole village. On Thursday it is a meeting for the recording on the 4th if you can not do it on the 4th you can do it on the 5th. On the 1st it will be the first study day which is on September 6 after the recording of the documents there will be a building on the building to attend the lectures in the existing buildings and it will be ready on the 2nd and the 5th from 31 August to September 3 in the library which has a knowledge journey or a knowledge program in the library at the time of the lecture in the city of Jedwal so the students will know about the library because they will spend most of their time also if you attended this meeting during the week there will be a recording for the training for sports in the sports center in the university from 10 a.m. to 10 a.m. if you want to play a specific sport you can go and participate in the sports division in the university. Lastly, I just wanted to make sure that we start in classes on Sunday, September 6 your classes and the timings of your classes will be shown in the schedule of registration when you register on Wednesday and Thursday just follow the schedule and we also included a map for you for all the buildings on campus in the white folder it shows where the locations of the buildings are and then on between Monday and Thursday of next week the library has tours, various tours in the hours shown on the schedule you can go away an iPad for people who come to these tours so you may win an iPad like I said in Arabic you will spend a lot of your time in the library so please go ahead and take that tour so you will understand how the library functions also next week you can go and register for all the sporting teams if you are interested in the sports complex with that I stop if you have any questions please raise your hand we have our student helpers with mics they can come over to you so you can ask your question okay thank you, thank you very much okay raise your hand please okay thanks I wanted to check that are the buses functional for the university from tomorrow onwards are the buses operating for the university from Dubai and Sharjah places oh the buses I think they are but I would suggest do you know Steven, Steven here Steven thank you, could I ask that you check at the transport desk outside they will have clarity on what the bus service is tomorrow okay thank you we have a station for the bus services outside so you can ask them for the details by the way most of the stations outside can provide you the details what do you need you know please previously medical university accepted students who completed 11 grade now there is a new regulation that to know each student should complete 12 years I have my daughter now accepted in the university although she completed 11 years and she spent one year doing nothing how can we solve this problem I mean the student get not to continue his high secondary school for additional one year did she take ASNA level classes yes we will talk in my office please thank you hi I would like to know about the availability yes I would like to know the availability of the dorm my daughter she is from Abu Dhabi so until now we didn't get the confirmation for the dorm facility the dorms you are from Abu Dhabi and you don't have a dorm room no would you like to shed some light on the dorms or who the chancellor who would like to respond to the dorm you want me to respond yes ok sorry what is the question the question is she is from Abu Dhabi and she doesn't have a dorm room sorry that we don't have any vacant now and we promise you inshallah if there is any cancellation have been during those days because next week we might have some cancellation we will accommodate the student according to their register at the dorm so if you are lucky inshallah we will get room otherwise you have to wait for us until spring and you are welcome in spring we will have a new dorm in spring ok thank you yes you know we are almost finished with the new addition to the female dorms and hopefully I'm assuming within the month maybe within a month should be ready so not ready ok so but it will be ready for the spring semester ok so then we will have hopefully enough rooms for our female students thanks for all this evening actually Dr. Ali and we appreciate all of these presentations all of the faculties and the dean of the school the manager regarding one of the misunderstanding here about the registration pass yes well we did receive including with the admission booklet by the male there is a registration pass which is a small one which is a temporary one and we did receive an email regarding the registration if you don't bring this copy with you you are not going to be allowed to register yes so is there is any card or is there is any pass card that letter that you received is enough that's what you need to register ok thank you ok any more questions yes regarding the Dubai tour can we know the exact places you're taking us how about you suggest some places for that it's outside you go outside to the student affairs they have hopefully the itinerary for the trip ok ok I think just one last concerning this seminar on Sunday 9 to 12.30 I know it's for students the academic life at AUS would it be useful for parents to attend that as well I would encourage you to attend if you have time please do so ok thank you I have the question regarding the accreditation of the university so once the kids graduated from the university if they go and apply in the American universities what are the processes and what is the accreditation we are an accredited institution in the United States in the UAE our students do their masters and PhDs in Australia and the UK in the United States everywhere there's no problem we've been accredited for over 10 years now thank you excuse me one more question please thank you for the event again this registration pass is it for the majors and the academic bridge or only for the majors can you put the mic on is it for the majors and academic bridge achievement academic or only for the majors it's for both once he completes his file he will receive that letter that he can go and register so if the file is complete but the email is not received then on Sunday he didn't no although we we sent many emails to them for this confirming that ok we will get you the pass now ok thank you