MIT President Reif Addresses Masdar Institute Encouraging Investment in Research Universities to Strengthen InnovationApril 15, 2014 The most fundamental way for a nation to build its strength in innovation is to invest in its research universities because this investment brings forth new knowledge and human capital – two key aspects that help accelerate innovation, according to Dr. L Rafael Reif, MIT President. “New knowledge is the foundation of all truly important innovation while human capital helps in transforming knowledge into new technologies, solutions, companies and jobs,” explained Dr. Reif, who was delivering a talk titled, Science, Technology and Education: Research Universities as Engines of a Modern Economy at Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi. |
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Third Call for Proposals – Flagship Research ProjectsMIT and Masdar Institute faculty are invited to submit proposals for the third round of joint flagship project funding under the MIT & Masdar Institute Cooperative Program. The full RFP, Timeline, Instructions, and Templates are available at: web.mit.edu/mi-mit-proposals/ |
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MIT & MI Cooperative Program Participates in MIT Energy NightOctober 18, 2013 More than 1,200 people attended the MIT Energy Club's annual MIT Energy Night at the MIT Museum on October 18th to view and discuss more than 75 presenters' posters. The event is a large scale poster session that brings together people from every energy-affiliated department at MIT. Learn More Dr. Charles Hsu, Assistant Director of Research and Education, represented the MIT & Masdar Institute Cooperative Program and fielded questions about Masdar Institute from attendees on:
The six flagship projects were showcased on a poster in an overview fashion and I believed that those projects attracted quite a bit of interests |
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Masdar Institute President Named Education CEO of the Year 2013September 24, 2013 Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh, President, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology was honored as the Education CEO of the Year by the Gulf Business Industry Awards. The awards aim to recognize the most successful businesses and leaders from sectors including banking, real estate, aviation, retail, media, energy, tourism, education, and technology. The judges selected Dr. Moavenzadeh for his extraordinary contribution to knowledge and human capital development in clean energy and sustainable technologies. |
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MIT and Masdar Institute jointly host UAE Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum in Abu DhabiApril 29, 2013 MIT and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology jointly hosted a UAE Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum in Abu Dhabi on April 29, 2013. The forum brought together private and public stakeholders to discuss how to create a healthy innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the UAE. This invitation-only event gathered approximately 200 key stakeholders from government, universities, financial institutions, the business community, industry, and private foundations. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Social Development gave the keynote address and Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh, President of Masdar Institute, presented opening remarks Insights into how innovation and entrepreneurship could help to meet the challenge of creating a knowledge-based economy in the UAE were shared by entrepreneurs and representatives from small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), industry, government, investors, and universities. On April 30th, a workshop was held with the objective of identifying ideas and strategies for translating Masdar Institute entrepreneurship and innovation education and research into commercial products and services and to inform the design, implementation, and operation of the newly established Center for Innovation Systems and Entrepreneurship at Masdar Institute.
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New Dimension in Continuous Health Monitoring of People with Chronic ConditionsFebruary 2013 Students associated with two Masdar Institute faculty members presented scientific papers at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2013 in San Francisco. A total of three papers – two led by Masdar Institute faculty and one in collaboration with a faculty from MIT – signify a new dimension in continuous health monitoring of people with chronic medical conditions and were presented at this conference also known as known as the Semiconductor Olympics. This accomplishment was covered widely by Gulf news outlets. |
2nd Call for Proposals – Flagship Research ProjectsMIT and Masdar Institute faculty are invited to submit proposals for the second round of joint flagship project funding under the MIT & Masdar Institute Cooperative Program. The full RFP, Timeline, Instructions, and Templates are available at: web.mit.edu/mi-mit-proposals/ |
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Masdar President On Panel at MIT InaugurationOn September 20, 2012, Fred Moavenzadeh, President of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, was a panelist in the Inaugural Symposium A Globally Engaged MIT speaking on "Global Partner Universities: Presidents' Perspectives." President Reif thanked the panelists for showing how their institutions are "bringing MIT to the world and the world to MIT." |
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Masdar Institute Professor Gives Seminar at MITOn September 18, 2012, Professor Hassan Arafat from the Water and Environmental Engineering Program, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology spoke on Process Challenges in Membrane Distillation for Seawater Desalination: Membrane Fouling and Wetting. He concluded his talk by saying, membrane distillation is a research field with much room [for R&D to develop membrane that works]. |
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Masdar Institute's Second Graduating ClassMay 28, 2012 On May 28, 2012 at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, Masdar Institute graduated its second class of master's students. Fifty students, who enrolled at Masdar Institute in September 2010, obtained their degrees from seven Master of Science graduate programs from HH Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Selected from a pool of over 1,900 applicants from across the world, these graduates represent 24 countries. |
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MIT President Susan Hockfield Serves on Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury and Visits Masdar Institute, Abu DhabiDecember 2011 MIT President Susan Hockfield traveled to Abu Dhabi to serve on the Zayed Future Energy Prize jury, an award aimed to drive innovation, leadership, long-term vision, and impact in renewable energy and sustainability. President Hockfield toured the Masdar Institute campus and met with faculty, students, and staff and was briefed on the progress of the research projects between Masdar Institute and MIT faculty. |
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Masdar Institute Holds First GraduationJune 5, 2011 Over 70 students from five master's programs graduated from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology on Sunday, June 5, 2011. The graduation ceremony held at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi was attended by senior government officials and dignitaries. The graduates received their certificates from Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser and Vice-Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. "This occasion positions Masdar Institute as one of the rapidly emerging hubs for education in renewable energy-related fields. We are proud to have played our part in creating the next generation of leaders that will solve the manmade problems we are all experiencing," said Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh, President of Masdar Institute and Director of MIT's Technology and Development Program (currently on leave from MIT). |
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MIT Professor Duane Boning to Serve as Director of the MIT Masdar ProgramFebruary 2011 Associate Provost Martin Schmidt announced that Duane Boning, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has agreed to serve as Director of the MIT & Masdar Institute Program. In this role, Professor Boning will help strengthen the growing rich collaboration in education and research between MIT, the Masdar Institute, and Abu Dhabi. As Director, Boning will build on the assistance MIT has provided to the Masdar Institute, including establishment of a range of new graduate programs at Masdar spanning topics of energy, smart grid, materials and microsystems engineering, that have been successfully launched under the leadership of Professor Fred Moavenzadeh, previous Director of the MIT Masdar Program who has taken a leave of absence to serve as the President of Masdar Institute. |
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U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Visits Masdar InstituteJanuary 10, 2011 The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton, delivered a speech on January 10, 2011 at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology affirming the strong relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Secretary Clinton also commended Masdar's ambition and commitment to advancing and commercializing innovations in renewable energy and clean technology. |
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(pictured left to right) Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Technology Review, Thomas Magnanti, MIT Professor and President, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Fred Moavenzadeh, MIT Professor and President, Masdar Instittute, and Edward Crawley, MIT Professor and President, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.
