1. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 2012 AUD ITU-T’s Academia Membership: Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Wael Bazzi American University in Dubai wbazzi@aud.edu WTSA-12 Academic Event (Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 20 November 2012)

2. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20122 AUD at a Glance Primarily undergraduate institution focusing on excellence in teaching Culturally diverse student and faculty body (101 different student nationalities) Graduates with intellectual, personal, and professional success

3. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20123 AUD ITU-T’s Membership AUD School of Engineering became first academic member of ITU in the UAE – 21 September 2011

4. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20124 AUD ITU-T’s Membership Opportunities Exceptional opportunity to contribute to ITU standards Increased visibility at the national and international level Access to ITU meetings, events, and documents Improved curriculum and education experience for students Professional development opportunities for faculty members Networking with ITU leaders and members Knowledge partnerships

5. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20125 ITU Telecom World 2012 knowledge partnership between AUD and ITU

6. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20126 ITU Telecom World 2012 cont. (AUD) organized workshops for the 12 finalists at the (ITU)’s young innovators competition AUD Business and Management professors engaged the young entrepreneurs in talks to discuss management challenges lying ahead in their business evolutions This activity emanated from AUD’s commitment to maintaining an active membership of ITU

7. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20127 TSB Director’s Ad-hoc Group Joined the TSB Director's Ad-hoc Group on Education about Standardization Meetings and ITU documents are used to address international ICT standardization in our academic curriculum

8. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20128 AUD ITU-T’s Membership Challenges Stimulating contribution to ITU standards rather than just passively learning about them Faculty members are working full-time on mostly teaching related activities Difficulty in attending various ITU meetings (time constraints, travel, …)

9. Dubai, UAE, 20 November 20129 Questions and Discussion