TRA announces academic membership of Ajman University to International Telecommunication Union
The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has said that Ajman University of Science and Technology, AUST, has been granted academic membership into the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies.
The move is hailed as a key step forward that complements AUST’s scientific and academic roadmap towards development while also helping national efforts in consolidating the UAE’s credentials in the ITU.
In a press release, the TRA has said that it is keen in strengthening ties with all educational and academic institutions in the UAE, urging other schools and universities to join the ITU and benefit from researches and specialised studies, particularly in the field of telecommunications and information technology.
The ITU membership will help the university in enhancing its academic levels through being acquainted with the latest developments, techniques and practices in the domain of the telecommunications and information technology industry and keeping up with the emergence of technological advancements in this sector. In addition to capitalising on studies and mega world projects carried out by the ITU, which includes a large number of designed technical researches, that are conducted by committees, experienced and specialised working teams in various areas either in radio communications or standardisation or development.
Students of Ajman University now will be able to take advantage of key opportunities offered by the ITU, especially with regards to training courses in the domain of radio communications and the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly, WTSA, as well as the direct communication with international experts and researchers from more than 100 universities and research centres that are also members of the ITU.
The cooperation will serve the university at all levels and open new horizons that could contribute to developing the university's academic level; keeping pace with the changes in the digital technology world and qualifying talented and skilled students in leading the future and building the community.
AUST’s entry into the union follows after the Higher Colleges of Technology, HCT, announcement of academic membership in the ITU earlier this year, making good use of its membership to enhance its academic's path and foster global partnerships that can back its vision in the field of applied education as well as focusing on specialisations that meet with the labour market's requirements and the state's development plans.
Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi has also received an invitation to join the ITU, which was issued in recognition of the quality of its research outputs.