Mission Statement

"We, the dedicated members of the 2012-2013 Student Council of PSUAD will commit ourselves and challenge each other to encourage and promote artistic, academic, athletic and cultural activities in PSUAD, and to be the intermediary voice between the students and the administration.
As we seek to enhance the student experience in PSUAD, we are here to advocate for all, and to be open to any suggestion and opinion of our fellow students." Student Council 2012-2013

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dimanche 25 novembre 2012

Cours de Langue Repotés


Chères étudiantes, Chers étudiants,

Je vous remercie de bien vouloir noter que sont reportés :

-          les cours de Plurilinguisme et d’Arabe Niveau 2, du Mardi 27 Novembre de 17h à 19h,

-          tous les cours de langue d’option du Mercredi 28 Novembre, de 17h à 19h.

Cambridge University's Arab Innovation Network Society


Cambridge University's Arab Innovation Network Society is pleased to invite the students and faculty of your institution to the first Arab Innovation Network Annual Conference [AINAC] in Yas Island's Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during the 4-6th December 2012.

Date: 4-6 December 2012
Time: 9:00 - 17:00 daily
Location: Yas Island's Rotana

Student fee (3 day access) =  100 GBP  almost 590 AED  *Special package fees available here 
Non-student fee (3 day access) = 150 GBP almost 885 AED
* Day pass tickets available for 50 GBP for each day, almost 300 AED.

Please visit www.arabinnovation.net  for further details.
Contact us with your questions on info@arabinnovation.net

Please click here to register online.
Find programme attached.

 
What is AINAC?
The first Arab Innovation Network Annual Conference (AINAC) is a three-day conference, which comprises of a competition, exhibition, and symposium. We invite you to take part in AINAC by submitting a high quality piece of research, or to simply attend this congregation of talented researchers and practitioners.

Keynote speakers (among many other workshop speakers) include:
Professor Salim T.S. Al- Hassani, Chairman of the global 1001inventions
Mr. Riad Kamal, Founder and Executive Chairman of Arabtec Construction and CEO of Arabtec Holding
Mr. Badr Jafar, Managing director of Crescent Group and President of Crescent Petroleum
Mr. Khaled Al Sabawi, Founder and President of MENA Geothermal

*Sponsored by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, HSBC, Shell, MDS UAE, Star Services and Siyam Radiators. 
*Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan Al Nahyan.

Database administrator – Part Time student

Database administrator – Part Time student

Job Offer

Under the supervision of the Communication Department, Academic Events specialist, the scope of work for a part time database administrator will comprise the non-exhaustive tasks:

-       Update critical data elements and valuable business information on a weekly basis

-       Ensure the data is correct, ensuring old and new entries are always updated

-       Merge all PSUAD data bases to ensure all our audiences will received the information we send – full contact details, names, positions and organizations on a weekly bases

-       Design, write and take care of computer database so that the right person can get the right information at the right time

-       Maintain an envelope label document reflecting the full data base

-       Liaise with IT department to store, organize and manage the data i.e. facilitate massive mailings both e-mail and by courier with General Services

-       Be responsible for data integrity, backup and security, keeping always the correct version with its correspondent envelop label document

-       Ensure that database meets user requirements

-       Liaise with other departments to collect and update new information for database

-       Liaise with other stakeholders to confirm data information

-       Collect from every event business cards or log in book guests information


Key skills for database administrators
Candidates must be patient, meticulous bilingual and familiar with computer operating systems and database technology. Administrative, organisational, communication and interpersonal skills are also important.


Provisional Schedule

-     Requested Period                       : as soon as possible to January 2013 (2 months)
-     Working hours                            : 3 hours per day (from 9 to 12am)
-     Remuneration                             : 25 AED / Hour

Kindly send by e-mail your CV and your class schedule you will be called for an interview Deadline  : 29 November 2012 @ 1 pm.

For Information please contact 

Seloua Soud Joubert
Head of section
Students Affairs
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Dir: +971 (0) 2 6569353
Fax: +971 (0) 2 6501197
GSM; +971 506163674
P.O. Box  38044 AD UAE

samedi 24 novembre 2012

SPIRIT OF THE UNION

Dear Students, Dear Alumni,

You are cordially invited with your families and friends to celebrate with us the United Arab Emirates 41 National Day in Paris Sorbonne university campus.

Tuesday  27th November 2012 at 1.30 pm - Atrium  : opening of  Art Exhibition of Emirati artist   
Mrs. Aysha Ahmed Al Masood

Wednesday 28 November 2012 from 4.00 pm - Main entrance & Atrium :  Official celebration of the National Day & Different activities (Program will follow)





jeudi 22 novembre 2012

Conférence Obligatoire pour L2 et L3 de Droit


Chères étudiantes, Chers étudiants,

Nous vous prions de bien vouloir assister à la conférence « Panorama de la piraterie en Océan Indien et enjeux juridiques » (invitation ci-dessous), qui se tiendra ce dimanche 25 novembre, à 19h dans l’Amphithéâtre Robert de Sorbon.
L’assiduité sera contrôlée.
Cette conférence sera prise en compte :
-          pour les L2 Droit, dans le cadre de l’enseignement « Projets professionnels encadrés »
-          pour les L3 Droit, dans le cadre du TD de Droit international public.

mardi 20 novembre 2012

Beyond Beauty Arabia "Abu Dhabi"

Muntada talk


Dear students, Dear Alumni

You are kindly invited  to the next Muntada talk on Monday Nov 26 organised by Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan AL NAHYAN Foundation. The speakers are extremely dynamic and exciting and we are sure that it will be a very interesting event.  

The  university has taken the liberty and has arranged for buses to take students from campus to Manarat Saadyiat for the talk and back. 

Departure from the campus : 7h00 pm
Return Campus & city : 9.00 pm


Kindly note, that the morning session is women only session while the evening session is a mixed audience session.

For more information please contact: 

Seloua Soud Joubert
Head of section
Students Affairs
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Dir: +971 (0) 2 6569353
Fax: +971 (0) 2 6501197
GSM; +971 506163674
P.O. Box  38044 AD UAE
 A bridge between civilizations

The openning ceremony "Cooperate Games"


Dear Students  

The openning ceremony will be next Wednesday (the 21 of November) at 9:00 pm inside the famous stadium of “Zayed Sports City”.
Come and join us for supporting all students and staff teams (more than 110 players for PSUAD).

We are officially register in:

·         Basketball ladies and males
·         Soccer ladies and males
·         Tennis
·         Badminton
·         Dragon Boat
·         Karting
·         Shooting
·         Beach Volleyball

During this Weekend ( 23 and 24 November) more than 200 players in badminton and Table tennis will be in the sports building.







Chers students,

La cérémonie d’ouverture des Corporate Games aura lieu mercredi prochain (le 21 novembre) à 21h au stade de « Zayed sports city ».
Venez supporter les équipes de PSUAD (plus de 110 participants pour PSUAD, staff et étudiants).

Nous participerons :

·         Basketball ladies and males
·         Soccer ladies and males
·         Tennis
·         Badminton
·         Dragon Boat
·         Karting
·         Shooting
·         Beach Volleyball

Pendant ce WE (23 et 24 novembre) PSUAD accueillera plus de 200 joueurs de Badminton et tennis de table.


Conferences pluridisciplinaires ouvertes au public


Panorama de la piraterie en océan Indien et enjeux juridiques


Les examens des langues d’option


Chères étudiantes, Chers étudiants,

Les examens des langues d’option du premier semestre auront lieu les mardi et mercredi 11 et 12 décembre 2012, aux horaires et aux salles des cours habituelles.


Dear students, 

The Exams of your language classes of your first semester will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday 11 and 12 December 2012, during your usual class timings and class room.

mardi 13 novembre 2012

Islamic New Years

Dear all, 

This Thursday is the Islamic New Year. We would like to wish all those who celebrate a very happy New Year, may the new year bring you joy and happiness to you and your loved ones. 


Bonjour à tous,

Ce jeudi, c'est le Nouvel An islamique. Nous souhaitons à tous ceux qui célèbrent une très bonne année, que la nouvelle année vous apporter joie et bonheur à vous et vos proches.

jeudi 8 novembre 2012

Speak Abu Dhabi 2nd Edition


Parking Procedure - IMPORTANT


Please read carefully the following notification from our General Services Department regarding car passes and parking access:

1.       Until November 08,  2012 the existing access procedure will be followed for students without passes. Students with passes will have free entry.

2.       From November 11, 2012 , if a student drives up to the car park entrance and does not have a car park pass:

a.       Security takes the ID card of the driver and records the details, time and date of collection and also the car details if it is not a busy hour.
b.       If it is busy hour ,security will inform the student to go to the PSUAD reception in B1 to fill in their car details
c.       Security to collect the car details from the reception and prepare the car passes.
d.       Security to Pass the collected ID cards and new car passes to JBI admin team to prepare transmittal.

3.    New Car Passes along with the ID card taken will be formally transmitted to PSUAD General Services who will issue them to concerned Department  and return their ID cards

4.    If a student has already had their ID card taken by security, they may access the  car park for 48 hours signing in as visitors by which time they should receive their new car pass. Once the 48 hour grace period has passed they should be denied access to the campus and referred to PSUAD Reception.

5     Should security face any major problems with students, i.e. any form of verbal abuse or aggressive behavior, it will be notified straight away so that a disciplinary procedure can be taken.

6.    All car passes from last year must be returned to Admissions department at the time of collecting the new pass.

7.   Car passes can be collected from the Admissions office from 10 am to 2pm, Sunday to Thursday.

November Events "Already on our Calendar"

November 5-17, 2012 | 10am – 7pm
Dress Code Abu Dhabi, Portraits of a Generation
An exhibition jointly organized by Institut Français des Emirats Arabes Unis and Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi featuring natural untouched-up portraits by master photographer Stéphane Gizard and aiming to initiate a French-Emirati dialogue about self-awareness and perception of fashion codes.
5 au 17 Novembre 2012 | 10h00 – 19h00
Dress Code Abou Dhabi, Portraits d’une Génération
Une exposition conjointement organisée par l’Institut Français des Émirats Arabes Unis et l’Université Paris-Sorbonne Abou Dhabi présentée par le photographe parisien Stéphane Gizard . L’exposition crée un dialogue entre attitudes et perceptions émirienne et étrangère au sujet de la mode.

5 – 17 نوفمبر 2012 ô العاشرة صباحاً – السابعة مساء
قوانين اللباس، لوحة جيل
معرض بتنظيم مشترك من المعهد الفرنسي في دولة الإمارات وجامعة باريس- السوربون أبوظبي يقدم لوحات غير محسنة للمصور الشهير ستيفان جيزار تهدف لخلق حوار إماراتي – فرنسي حول الاطلاع حول الذات ومناظير ثقافات اللباس.
November 11, 2012 | 6 :00 pm
Splendeur des arts de la couleur au Moyen Age
Film Projection on Medieval art animated by Professor Philippe Lorentz – Archaeology and History of Art Department
11 Novembre 2012 | 18h00
Splendeur des arts de la couleur au Moyen Age
Projection de film sur l’art médiéval animé par Monsieur le Professeur Philippe Lorentz – Département d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de l’Art.
11 نوفمبر  2012 ô السادسة مساء
فنون روعة الألوان في العصور الوسطى
عرض لفيلم حول الفن العصور الوسطى يعلق عليه البروفيسور فيليب لورينتز – قسم علم الآثار وتاريخ الفن
November 14, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Poetic Evening
‘Speak Abu Dhabi’ in collaboration with Sorbonne Abu Dhabi presents a first-of-its- kind series of poetry performances uniting the past and the present, the local and the international.
14 Novembre 2012 | 19h30
Soirée poétique
‘Speak Abu Dhabi’ en collaboration avec Sorbonne Abou Dhabi présente une série unique en son genre de récits poétiques unifiant le passé et le présent, le local et l’international.
14نوفمبر  2012 ô السابعة والنصف مساء
أمسية شعرية
بالتعاون مع "سبيك أبوظبي" تقدم جامعة باريس-السوربون أبوظبي سلسلة فريدة من نوعها لإلقاء الشعر تستحضر الماضي والحاضر، والمحلي والدولي تحت سقف واحد.


mardi 6 novembre 2012

Calendar / Calendrier

To All MAC/APPLE users, 

If you would like to follow our calendar on to your iCal application on your laptop, iPhone, iPod or iPad.


We have not been able to figur out how to apply it to your blackberry or other smart phone. 
You can try with these two other formarts 



Pour tous les utilisateurs de MAC / APPLE,

Si vous souhaitez suivre notre calendrier à votre application iCal sur votre ordinateur portable, iPhone, iPod, ou iPad. 


Nous ne savons pas comment l'appliquer à votre blackberry ou autre téléphone.
Vous pouvez essayer avec ces deux autres formarts


dimanche 4 novembre 2012

Bienvenue / Welcome


Bienvenue sur le Blog du Conseil des Etudiants (Student Council) de l'université Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi.

Ce blog a été créé par le Student Council, pour informer tous les étudiants et enseignants de l’Université Paris Sorbonne Abou Dhabi.

Le blog sera bilingue, parce que nous avons des étudiants en « FLE ou MASTERS » qui ne comprennent pas le français.

Dans ce blog, vous trouverez toutes les informations sur toutes les activités parascolaires comme le sport et les activités culturelles, les événements nouveaux dans le campus ou hors campus, ainsi que les comptes rendus de chaque réunion du Student Council.

Le conseil souhaite être transparent lors de ses réunions, pour que vous, les étudiants, soyez informés sur ce que nous voulons faire.

Ci-dessous vous trouverez un calendrier avec toutes les informations sur toutes les activités qui se déroulent à la Sorbonne AD, pour que vous puissiez mieux vous organiser entre les classes.




Welcome to the Student Council Blog of Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. 

The blog was created by the Student council, with the mission to inform all the students and alumines at the Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. The Blog will be bilingual, to make sure we inform new students in FLE and those in the masters program. 

In this blog, you will find all the informations on all the extra-curricular activities "such as Sports or Cultural Activities", upcoming events taking place on or off campus, and all the updates of every Student Council Meetings. 

The Council wishes to be as transparent as possible, to keep all the students at the PSUAD aware of our work and of our plans at the university. 

Below you will find a calendar that contains all the activities and upcoming events that PSUAD students can attend. This calendar will help you organise yourself with your class schedule.