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Dr Ayesha Al Dhaheri, chair of the nutrition and health department at UAEU’s College of Food and Agriculture. Courtesy: UAE College of Food and Agriculture
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Dr Fady Al Najjar and UAEU students with the emotional robots that are being developed at the Al Ain campus. Satish Kumar / The National
Undergraduates are helping with a project, supervised by Dr David Thomson, associate professor at the biology section. Courtesy: UAE University
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UAEU is the first national university and one of the highest-ranked and largest higher education institutions in the country. Courtesy: UAEU
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, looks at a robots, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates University. Ryan Carter for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits United Arab Emirates University. Courtesy: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Dr Ayesha Al Dhaheri, chair of the nutrition and health department at UAEU’s College of Food and Agriculture. Courtesy: UAE College of Food and Agriculture
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Dr Fady Al Najjar and UAEU students with the emotional robots that are being developed at the Al Ain campus. Satish Kumar / The National
Undergraduates are helping with a project, supervised by Dr David Thomson, associate professor at the biology section. Courtesy: UAE University
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UAEU is the first national university and one of the highest-ranked and largest higher education institutions in the country. Courtesy: UAEU
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, looks at a robots, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates University. Ryan Carter for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits United Arab Emirates University. Courtesy: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Dr Ayesha Al Dhaheri, chair of the nutrition and health department at UAEU’s College of Food and Agriculture. Courtesy: UAE College of Food and Agriculture
UAE's best universities: United Arab Emirates University
The National's guide to universities in the Emirates begins with this local institution established in 1976
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