16.13 Student Clubs
Students have the right to form clubs and organizations that may not be academic in nature but which promote camaraderie and congeniality among the members. The formation of clubs and organizations is regulated by the Department of Student Services.
At the center of UD’s support for UD Students, social and cultural programs is our commitment to education. To support our belief that education is our future, UD’s Student Services Unit: SAA organizes several social and cultural events to further its goal of promoting relations between UD and the community. The university conducts vibrant and extensive social and cultural programs.
The majority of events are hosted in UAE and sometimes outside UAE to raise UD students’ awareness with other cultures.
Although not very exhaustive, some of the several Events organized by UD’s Student Services unit SAA with the support of various students’ clubs/cultural groups of UD, are as below, but not limited to:
- UAE National Day celebration
- Ramadan Iftar gathering
- International Festival
- Barbeque trips
- Desert safari
- Beach parties
- Sports tournaments
- Talent Night
- Orientation Day – Bida’yaat
- Health awareness programs
- Health screening programs
- Community service programs
- Other Social & Cultural events
The purpose of UD’s commitment to such events, as above, is threefold:
- break down barriers between cultures and celebrate diversity in different ways;
- provide students with an opportunity to meet classmates, staff, and faculty and make new friends;
- learn something new and have fun.