About JU 71

JU is proud to launch the JU71 Research initiative in response to the UAE centennial vision 2071.

The first was the UAE Centennial 2071, launched in March 2017, and the second was the principles of the 50, launched in September 2021. The third was launching the National Strategy for Higher Education 2030. The three initiatives inspired the UAE federal government to launch 62 federal level strategies and plans and 32 local governments strategies and techniques that are all serving the UAE Centennial 2071. The profound changes and development in the UAE government sectors motivated JU to revisit its research transition plan and vision.

The university leadership decided to revitalize its Research Strategy to be more adaptive to the UAE Centennial 2071 expected initiatives and projects. JU71 empowers JU to strategically reposition itself in the UAE higher education institutes as one of the leading universities in research outcomes and teaching quality in the next 10 years. JU71 will make research a significant building block for all learning and collaboration activities.

The Vision

We utilize research to serve the UAE Centennial 2071 and to empower the JU community to contribute to impacting the future of the UAE.

The Mission

JU 71 strives to pioneer the future of scientific exploration opportunities emerging locally and globally, education development, and research. JU71 is implemented by a group of dedicated and hard-working professionals inspired by a shared vision to improve research practices and outcomes while achieving the UAE Centennial 2071 vision. JU71 seeks effective collaboration with government organizations, scientific scholars, and private sector agencies to discover strategic research opportunities such as, but not limited to, education and teaching, health management, Islamic and Arabic studies, technology, IT, and entrepreneurship.

Values

We conduct research that serves the needs of the UAE community, are academically sound and future-oriented, binding ourselves by the following values:

  • Excellence
  • Ethics
  • Team Synergy
  • Integrity
  • Passion
  • Commitment to Quality
  • Conformity
  • Tradition
  • Innovation
  • Relevance

How mission will be achieved

This mission will be accomplished by utilizing the extraordinary gifts of investigating researchers – both faculty members & students – to amplify the boundaries of human creativity and use these revelations to resolve future challenges to humankind and economic and social development.

The Jumeirah University research mission is achieved through the JU71 initiative as research is a significant building block. Drawing on the JU71 vision, the JU research mission will be accomplished via the following:

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Sustaining, holding, and advancing extraordinary research scholars
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Recruiting the talented and brightest graduate students
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Leading in higher education learning through the application of research
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Providing extraordinary capacity and openings for people and groups to create brilliance in fundamental and connected research
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Recruiting the talented and brightest graduate students
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Sustaining, holding, and advancing extraordinary research scholars

Strategic Goals

  • Provide research capacity and resources for all JU scholars & students.
  • Articulate research and teaching activities to create new learning experiences for students.
  • Develop JU research engagement and impact strategy to serve the UAE Centennial 2071 initiatives and projects.
  • Produce high-impact research projects based on the identified needs required to achieve the 50 principles of the UAE for the next 50 years.
  • Align all research activities, projects, and proposals with the UAE Centennial 2071 and other local emirates’ strategic visions and programs.
  • Build and foster strong collaboration with UAE Centennial 2071, enabling organizations and supporting entities.
  • Lead the development of Islamic and Arabic studies by conducting research initiatives and scholarly activities to foster the importance of our Islamic and Arabic values and principles.

Research Strategy Building Blocks

(Derived from UAE Centennial 2071 & the Ten Principles of the 50th)

Islamic & Emiraties Culture

Islamic & Emiratis values, principles, ethics, culture, and beliefs will drive JU's research agenda in the next 50 years

The key national focus shall remain the strengthening of the union, its institutions, legislature, capabilities and finances. The development of the urban and rural economies throughout the nation is the fastest and most effective way to consolidate the union of the Emirates.

The core value system in the Emirates shall remain based on openness and tolerance, the preservation of rights, the rule of justice and the law. We believe in the preservation of human dignity, the respect for cultural diversity, the strengthening of human fraternity, together with enduring respect for our national identity. The country will remain supportive, through its foreign policy, of all initiatives, pledges and international organisations that promote peace, openness and humanity.

The Emirates’ foreign humanitarian aid is an essential part of its vision and moral duty towards less fortunate peoples. Our foreign humanitarian aid is not tied to religion, race, colour or culture. Political disagreement with any country should not justify failing to provide relief to that country in cases of disasters, emergencies and crises.

Community development is an integral part of UAE Centennial 2071. Some objectives in this regard include establishing a secure, tolerant, cohesive and ethical society that embraces happiness and a positive lifestyle and a high quality of life. The pillar also focuses on developing programmes to prepare future generations to serve as the UAE’s goodwill ambassadors, as well as promoting women's participation in all sectors, making the UAE one of the best places to live in

Excellence in Education

Excellence in Education is a cornerstone in all JU programs and activities to provide the UAE with talented and skilled human capital

The main future driver for growth is human capital. Developing the educational system, recruiting talent, retaining specialists and continuously building skills will be key to ensuring the Emirates remains the most competitive national economy.
Regarding education, UAE Centennial 2071 highlights the importance of excellent quality of education. Certain areas of focus in education include advanced science and technology, space science, engineering, innovation and health sciences. Other educational measures include teaching students, mechanisms for discovering their individual talents early. On the institutional level, educational institutions are encouraged to be incubators of entrepreneurship and innovation and to be international research centres.

Innovation & Business

Innovation & Business development fostering learning opportunities and research to achieve the UAE2071 Vision will remain JU's top priority.

We will strive over the upcoming period to build the best and most dynamic economy in the world. The economic development of the country is the supreme national interest, and all state institutions, in all fields and across different federal and local levels, shall bear the responsibility of building the best global economic environment and maintaining the gains achieved over the past 50 years.

Consolidating the reputation of the Emirates globally is a national mission for all institutions. The Emirates is one destination for business, tourism, industry, investment and cultural excellence. Our national institutions must unify their efforts, benefiting mutually from their shared capabilities, and work to build global enterprises under the umbrella of the Emirates.

The digital, technical and scientific excellence of the Emirates will define its development and economic frontiers. The consolidation of its position as a global hub for talent, companies and investments in these sectors will make it a future global leader.

The UAE’s economy is aimed to be competitive and one of the best economies worldwide. This can be achieved by increasing productivity of national economy, support of national companies, investment in scientific research and promising sectors, focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and advanced industries, development of a national strategy to shape the future of the UAE’s economy and industry, and place the UAE among international important economies. Knowledge economy can be achieved by a generation of UAE inventors and scientists and supporting them in technical sciences.

Health & Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing is a significant and strategic area of research in JU as the health and wellbeing issues of the UAE community will shape all JU-related research and projects

The core value system in the Emirates shall remain based on openness and tolerance, the preservation of rights, the rule of justice and the law. We believe in the preservation of human dignity, the respect for cultural diversity, the strengthening of human fraternity, together with enduring respect for our national identity. The country will remain supportive, through its foreign policy, of all initiatives, pledges and international organisations that promote peace, openness and humanity.
Regarding education, UAE Centennial 2071 highlights the importance of excellent quality of education. Certain areas of focus in education include advanced science and technology, space science, engineering, innovation and health sciences. Other educational measures include teaching students, mechanisms for discovering their individual talents early. On the institutional level, educational institutions are encouraged to be incubators of entrepreneurship and innovation and to be international research centres.

Technology & Digitalization

Technology & Digitalization research will play a vital role in JU teaching and learning strategies for the next 50 years

The digital, technical and scientific excellence of the Emirates will define its development and economic frontiers. The consolidation of its position as a global hub for talent, companies and investments in these sectors will make it a future global leader.
The objectives of the government under UAE Centennial 2071 include establishing the government of the UAE as the best government in the world, with a long-term vision and inspirational leadership that anticipates and prepares for the future. Other objectives include achieving happiness in society and spreading positive messages internally and to the world and developing mechanisms for monitoring long-term variables in various sectors.

JU71 Research General KPIs

JU strives to position itself among the top-ranking research universities. Therefore, it is highly committed to rigorous research impact KPIs that will help improve JU performance in the next five years. JU adopts general KPIs to measure its progress towards the JU71 vision. However, there are many other operational KPIs that are estimated at the colleges level:

  • Improve JU QS Ranking
  • Increase the annual percentage of publications in Scopus
  • Increase citations per faculty
  • Increase the annual percentage of collaborative publications
  • Increase the percentage of joint-collaborative publications with the top 500 international universities in the QS ranking.
  • Increase the percentage of publications per faculty
  • Increase QS academic reputation score.
  • Increase JU web impact
  • Increase the number of faculties and students who participated in virtual research scholarly activities (spoke participants)
  • Increase the percentage of students’ satisfaction regarding their research activities.
  • Increase the percentage of students involved in research projects.
  • Increase the number of publications from faculty and students.
  • Increase the number of patents awarded
  • Increased number of patents filed
  • Increased percentage of employer satisfaction
  • Increased number of sponsored lab and equipment
  • Increased number of industry-supported research projects.
  • Increased number of JU research and scholarly events conducted per year.

JU71 Research: Activities

Research publications

Research publications

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Articles

Articles

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Papers in conferences

Papers in conferences

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JU Research Methodology Lab activities

JU Research Methodology Lab activities

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Scholarly Activities such as conferences and workshops.

Scholarly Activities such as conferences and workshops.

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