Community-based Global Learning in Abu Dhabi, Abroad, and at Home
Through Community-based Learning Programs in the UAE and abroad, January Term, language studies, and the Engineers for Social Impact Program, NYU Abu Dhabi guides students in reading and engaging with the dynamic text of the real world. This is a different kind of literacy that requires disciplined observation, recognition of a variety of experts within and beyond academia, deep listening, spirited inquiry, collaboration with the local community with humility and respect, and bringing critical reflection to direct experience.
Below are examples of Community-based Learning engagements for NYUAD courses the Office of Global Education support for faculty and students and connections made with individuals, organizations, issues, and events in the UAE and globally.
Community-based Learning in the UAE for NYUAD Courses
Video: Students, faculty, and guest speakers paint a picture of Community-based Learning in NYUAD's 2020 January term.
Community-based Learning (CBL) Abroad for NYUAD Classes
Engineers for Social Impact
Engineers for Social Impact (EfSI) supports and complements the mission of the Engineering Division and the broad goals of NYU Abu Dhabi through courses that emphasize experiential learning and projects that develop globally-relevant, locally-sustainable designs to meet challenges and deliver on opportunities that enable individuals across global communities to more effectively realize their aspirations and ambitions.
Video: Engineers for Social Impact