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Aurak wins best UAE green campus award

ABU DHABI, December 1, 2016

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak) has been awarded the Best Green Campus 2016 as part of a sustainable campus initiative launched by Emirates Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) and UAE petrochemical firm Borouge.

The prestigious accolade was given to the institution at an exclusive ceremony in Abu Dhabi after it beat 14 other major universities, all based in the UAE, in the competition, said a statement from Aurak.

The sustainable campus initiative was launched in 2014 with the goal of encouraging university students in the UAE take responsibility for the ecological footprint their respective campuses leave on their wider communities.

Speaking of his team’s success, Professor Mousa Mohsen, dean of the school of engineering at Aurak, said the award comes as a result of its continuous hard work over the last year.

"This is not the end however. We will set targets on an annual basis in order to continue promoting sustainable development and reduce the impact we have on the environment," he remarked.

Aktham Al Chaar, a student member of the team, said: "The project wanted to approach the issue of climate change from a different angle, namely to look at the adaptation to global warming rather than just focusing solely on renewable energies."

"We found that the country’s mangroves, which are able to absorb carbon dioxide and withstand the effects of climate change, are a potential solution to this problem," he explained.

Aurak president Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim expressed his delight upon receiving news that the university had won the award.

"This is yet another example of the fantastic work that is going on at Aurak. It is deeply satisfying to see that our students are being given the opportunity to actively participate with their professors in research. Everyone prospers from this arrangement, as they are producing knowledge and solutions which benefit society as a whole," he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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