AAU Honors Distinguished Students
- Posted on:May 21, 2012
The Deanship of Student Affairs at Al Ain University held a ceremony at Abu Dhabi Campus to honor the academically distinguished students at the colleges of Law and Business Administration. The ceremony aimed at encouraging students to keep up their academic excellence.
Dr. Abdelhafid Belarbi, AAU Vice President, expressed his pride in the 25 honor students emphasizing that achieving academic excellence requires relentless effort and continued hard work. Students going for distinction need to be able to utilize the multiple sources of knowledge and stay up to date with the latest advances.
Dr. Belarbi added that AAU is keen on offering various programs which meet the needs of the job market in addition to offering innovative programs that contribute to enhancing the student’s capabilities. Students are always encouraged to take part in symposiums, conferences, and other events that play a role in their preparation for the workplace; hence reflecting on the distinguished level of students and graduates.
Dr. Zuhrieh Shana, AAU Deputy Dean of Student Affairs, expressed her pleasure to witness and celebrate the honor students. Distinction is not only limited to academic excellence; it is a way of life. When distinction is the goal in the course of study, it will live on throughout one’s professional career, she added.
AAU had announced the University Honor List via the AAU website. It is noteworthy that a student may achieve the University Honor List if (s)he obtains an SGPA of 3.6 or higher for three consecutive semesters and is registered for at least 15 credit hours in each of those semesters. Other regulations governing the list include that the student must not have received a disciplinary warning, or (s)he has an incomplete grade.
On their part, the students showed delight and appreciation for this gesture especially that the phrase “University Honor List” is added to the students’ transcripts recording their academic distinction even after their graduation.
