To provide students insight into the corporate world, improve their interpersonal and analytical skills, and give them the opportunity to choose the prospective area of work, Skyline faculty members regularly take students for industry visits.
On November 11, 2019, Skyline students from the School of Business along with Dr. Shanmugan Joghee visited Dubai Refreshment and learn about the company’s logistics and supply chain management. This industry visit was made possible through SUC’s Corporate Affairs Office.
With the goal of teaching students to think creatively and appreciate the value of innovation, Skyline University College, through its Teaching Effectiveness Committee, partnered with INJAZ, a non-profit organization which delivers experiential volunteer-based programs in Work Readiness, Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy to the youth, delivered a workshop designed for Innovation students on November 11, 2019, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Skyline campus, Sharjah.
Photos: https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/gallery/events-chronicle?injaz-workshop-at-suc
Skyline University College (SUC) warmly welcomed around 2000 students from 47 schools in the UAE at the 11th Skyline Inter-School Sports Festival. The sportsfest commenced on November 2, 2019 and concluded on November 7, 2019. The students competed in various sports including football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis.
The Skyline Inter-School Sports Festival is an annual event organized by SUC’s Sports Department, headed by Mr. Sanjay Benjamin, with an aim of creating a platform to inculcate in youth the spirit of teamwork and motivate them to live a healthy and active lifestyles.
The overall champion of 11th Inter-School Sports Festival 2019 is St. Mary’s Catholic High School Dubai with a total of 35 points.
Photos: https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/gallery/sports-updates?11th-skyline-inter-school-sports-festival
42 students and faculty from Skyline University College (SUC) and schools from the UAE participated in the 67 minutes clean-up drive at Mamzar Beach organized by SUC in partnership with the South African Consulate General. This event was made possible through the efforts of Skyline faculty member Dr. Taleb Eli.
The Nelson Mandela International Day encourages people to work together for the good of humanity.
Over a hundred students from Sharjah American International School came to Skyline University College on November 5, 2019, for the “Changing the Gear Workshop.” Skyline faculty members Dr. Kakul Agha and Dr. Peter Svoboda gave a session on Creativity and Innovation, and Mr. Tauqeer talked about robotics.
Changing the Gear is a regular workshop conducted by Skyline University College as part of its initiatives of equipping the young generation with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in a technology-driven future.
Photos: https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/gallery/events-chronicle?to-change-the-gear-workshop-nov-4-2019
The SUC community gathered together for the flag-raising ceremony at SUC campus on November 3, 2019. The Vice-Chairman Mr. Nitin Anand, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mohammad In’airat, hoisted the UAE flag along with the members of Academic Affairs Committee and Dr. Nizar Sahawneh.
SUC participates annually in the country’s flag-raising ceremony to honor and show its appreciation for the UAE and its leaders.
To the citizens of this country, may your flag continue to fly high and proud!
Skyline employees exhibit remarkable teamwork in the recent SUC Happy Hour. The Skyline team put up a valiant fight against the guest team Wesgreen International School in a cricket match.
The weekly Happy Hour is an initiative of the Human Resource Department (HRD) to provide a platform for faculty and staff to have fun and strengthen camaraderie.
SUC staff, see you on Thursday for the next Happy Hour activity!
Photos: https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/gallery/sports-updates?suc-happy-hour-cricket-match-oct-2019
FDP (Faculty Development Program) is a platform to cultivate an environment where teachers learn from each other and become lifelong learners. It is an initiative of the different committees at Skyline to ensure that faculty members continue to deliver quality and innovative education.
In the recent FDP meeting, the Research Committee members, Dr. Gouher Ahmed, Dr. Raid Al-Adaileh, and Dr. Sakkthivel A.M discussed various research themes; in an FDP training session Dr. John Senior of the Teaching Effectiveness Committee trained faculty in building responsive e-learning courses with Articulate Rise.
Upholding an ethical culture at workplace is vital. The role of ethics in finance should be instilled in the young generation. And what better way to do this than by letting students listen to real-life experiences of an industry expert from the Banking Sector. On that note, Dr. Kakul Agha recently invited Mr. Robin Antony, Assistant Vice President for Loyalty Program at ADCB, to talk about "Ethics in the Banking Sector" in her Business Ethics class.
SUC faculty members regularly invite industry experts and leaders to have an interface with the students to expose them to out-of-the-box ideas, new insights, and prepare them for the professional world.
#TEDxSkylineUniversityCollege successfully organized a thought-provoking conference on “Shaping the Future.” Seven speakers from various industries have inspired a crowd of 100 engaged Skyline community members at the first TEDxSkylineUniversityCollege.
"To navigate the future, we need to be focused on the present," says speaker H.E. Rashid Alleem, founder and CEO of Alleem Knowledge Center and the Chairman of Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority. H.E. Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi, the CEO of the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) discussed the technology and innovations in the UAE that are changing the industry. Speaker H.E Sara Al Madani, a serial entrepreneur, shared her experiences as a leader and entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of company culture to entrepreneurial success. Mr. Derrick Lynton Best, Radio Producer, and Social Media Influencer, talked about the types of parenting and how they shape the future generations; Dr. Sana Sajan, Director of Danube Welfare Center, discussed how happiness is linked to human’s genetic makeup; and Mr. Mohamed Amine Belarbi, Co-founder & CEO of VUL9 Security Solutions and Co-Founder and COO of RealEDU, talked about the inevitability of the merging of technology and humans, creating Human 2.0.
We congratulate the participants of the Al Jawhara Women Economic Empowerment Training Program, an initiative of SCTDA (Sharjah Tourism and Commerce Development Authority), for completing the training conducted by Skyline University College which took place at the Human Resources Authority, Khorfakkan from July 7 to 14, 2019 and at SUC campus from October 6 to 12, 2019. Sixty newly graduated Emirati women received their certificate and tour guide license in a graduation ceremony held on October 23, 2019 at Hilton Hotel, Sharjah. H.E. Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of SCTDA, graced the event.
During the training, the participants learned about the tourist destinations in Sharjah, the history and cultural heritage of the emirate and the UAE, harnessing soft skills, career path plan, women empowerment and entrepreneurship, the changing trends in tour guiding, the essentials of tourism and tour guiding, and first aid training.
Skyline employees were buzzing with excitement during this Thursday’s Happy Hour. Two teams competed for a Treasure Hunt game organized by the Human Resource Department (HRD) to cultivate a culture of camaraderie in the Skyline community and strengthen collaboration between employees.
Photos: https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/gallery/sports-updates?happy-hour-treasure-hunt