KICKSTART YOUR JOURNEY AT MDX DUBAI THIS SEPTEMBER WITH OUR PRE-UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS
The start of the academic year and the best time of your life is just a few weeks away! We are so excited to welcome you to MDX Dubai for the start of your rewarding and exciting academic journey as a member of our student community.
We are hosting a series of Pre-University Workshops that are completely free of charge to allow you to find out more about the services we offer, get to know our staff and faculty, and boost your skill set ahead of the start of the academic year so you can go into your first classes feeling confident and reassured.
- Our Centre for Academic Success (CAS) and Library Team will be holding online Academic Enrichment sessions.
- Our dedicated Careers and Employability Services (CES) Team will be conducting workshops to help prepare you for your future career!
- Our Student Activities Team will be hosting fun and interactive sessions that will allow you to have some fun and get a glimpse into the social side of MDX too!
- Some departments are hosting undergraduate and postgraduate skills-focused workshops to help you get ahead of your studies. This includes Business, Computer Engineering and Informatics, and the new MSc Financial Technology programme.
We’ll also be hosting programme specific workshops for certain undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. These sessions will be led by our Senior Faculty*, focusing on key academic and research skills you may need before beginning your programme.
View the schedule below and register for the sessions you’d like to attend. For any online sessions we’ll send you the online link before your sessions begins.
We look forward to welcoming you on campus very soon.
*Please note that for some students, attendance to the Undergraduate Workshops is mandatory. Please check the table below to see if your programme is listed.
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Departments and Services
Date | Time (GST) | Title | Delivery Format |
6 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | Dream Drivers: Meet Your Career & Employability Services Team | Online |
8 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | From Campus to Career: Real-Life Benefits of Career Services (Panel) | Online |
13 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | Rejection Reset: Finding Your Power in the 'No' Moments | Online |
14 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | Email Bloopers: Avoiding Common Email Slip-Ups | Online |
15 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | Meet, Greet, Repeat: Creating Meaningful Connections | Online |
20 August 2024 | 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm | Start Strong: Crafting Your Personal Brand | Online |
29 August 2024 | 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm | Mastering Core Soft Skills for Career Success | Online |
5 September 2024 | 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm | Navigating Career Changes for Success in New Fields | Online |
Date | Time (GST) | Title | Delivery Format |
20 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | Fundamentals of PowerPoint | Online |
21 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | Fundamentals of PowerPoint | In-person |
22 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | PowerPoint for Intermediate-to-Advanced Users | Online |
23 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | PowerPoint for Intermediate-to-Advanced Users | In-person |
28 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | Digital Citizenship | Online |
29 August 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | Excel For Beginners | Online |
2 September 2024 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm | Excel For Beginners | In-person |
3 September 2024 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Reading and Academic Writing in University | Online |
4 September 2024 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Google Drive, Docs, Forms and Scholar | Online |
5 September 2024 | 11:00 am- 12:30 pm | Note Taking and Organisation Skills | Online |
6 September 2024 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Planning & Time Management For Your Studies | Online |
Date | Time | Title | Delivery Format |
27 August 2024 | 02:00 pm-03:00 pm | Internet Searching for Research | Online |
28 August 2024 | 01:00 pm-02:00 pm | FactCheck: Recognising Fake News | Online |
03 September 2024 | 02:00 pm-03:00 pm | An introduction to citing and referencing | Online |
Date | Time (GST) | Title | Delivery Format |
27 August 2024 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Introduction to the Student Activities team & how to get involved on campus! | Online |
03 September 2024 | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | MDX Volunteer programme explained- all you need to know about volunteering on campus | Online |
04 September 2024 | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Introduction to Team MDX Sports - Meet the Coaches! | In Person |
10 September 2024 | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Zumba Session | In Person |
Date | Time (GST) | Title | Delivery Format |
04 September 2024 | 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm | Building your Academic Profile during Studies (For UG Students) | Online |
Date | Time | Title | Delivery Format |
2 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Management - Part 1 | Online |
3 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Statistics – Part 1 | Online |
4 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Statistics – Part 2 | Online |
5 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Management - Part 2 | Online |
6 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Economics - Part 1 | Online |
9 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Economics - Part 2 | Online |
10 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Accounting & Finance - Part 1 | Online |
11 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Marketing - Part 1 | Online |
12 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Accounting & Finance - Part 2 | Online |
13 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Marketing - Part 2 | Online |
Date | Time (GST) | Title | Delivery Format | Mandatory For |
20 August 2024 | 03:00 pm - 04:00 pm | Math Marvels Unite (For UG Students) | Online | BEng Honours Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Honours Electronic Engineering, BSc Honours Business Computing and Data Analytics and BSc Honours Cyber Security and Digital Forensics students. |
05 September 2024 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Intro To Python (For UG Students) | Online | BEng Honours Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Honours Electronic Engineering, BSc Honours Business Computing and Data Analytics, BSc Honours Cyber Security and Digital Forensics and BSc Honours Information Technology students |
Date | Time | Title | Delivery Format |
10 September 2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Introduction to Statistics | Online |
11 September 2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Introduction to Python | Online |
12 September 2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Introduction to Packet Tracer | Online |
Delivery FormatTitle | Format | Level | Recommended For |
Networking Essentials | Online Course | Intermediate | MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing, MSc Robotics students. |
NDG Linux Essentials | Online Course | Intermediate | MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing, MSc Robotics students. |
Introduction to Python | Online Course | Intermediate | MSc Robotics and MSc Data Science students. |
Introduction to Cybersecurity | Online Course | Beginner | MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students. |
Cybersecurity Essentials | Online Course | Intermediate | MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students. |
Red Hat OpenShift Development I: Introduction to Containers with Podman | Online Course | MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students. | |
Red Hat Training Presents: Introduction to Python Programming | Online Course | MSc Robotics and MSc Data Science students. | |
CLA: Programming Essentials in C | Online Course | MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students. | |
CLP: Advanced Programming in C | Online Course | MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students. |
Date | Time | Title | Delivery Format |
2 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Fundamentals of Accounting and Ratios | Online |
3 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Introduction to Financial Instruments | Online |
5 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Foundations of Investment Analysis | Online |
6 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Statistics and Data Analysis | Online |
9 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Introduction to Programming | Online |
10 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Building Blocks for Python | Online |
11 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Introduction to Software Development | Online |
12 September 2024 | 6:30PM – 9:30PM | Handling Big Data | Online |