As part the University of Sharjah’s (UoS) activities at the pavilion of the Ministry of Education, the UoS, in collaboration with the University of California and the University of Oxford, organized a panel discussion among universities on climate justice, equality, transition to clean energy, and climate actions during the sixth day of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). The session discussed the future of clean energy, sustainable technologies to reduce carbon emissions, and other energy production technologies. Participants included Prof. Maamar Bettayeb, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, Prof. Faker Al Gharaibeh, Director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, and Prof. Chaouki Ghenai, Chairman of the Research Funding Department, Leader of Energy and Climate Change at the University of Sharjah's Sustainability Office, and Chairman of the Coordination Committee for organizing the University’s participation at COP28 event.

Honoring University of Sharjah as a Strategic Partner

On the sideline of the event and in the presence of Her Excellency Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Development, Vice Chairman of the Arab Youth Centre, the University of Sharjah was honored for its participation as a strategic academic partner in the third edition of the Arab Youth Technology Fellowship Programme launched by the Arab Youth Centre. The Programme aims to empower and promote ​the capabilities of youth and invest in their competencies and potentials in the fields of advanced technology, artificial intelligence applications, and the digital economy through a series of workshops and lectures to create sustainable technological solutions. This edition focused on three main axes: technology, sustainability, and climate change.

Research on Climate Change Mitigation

Several UoS faculty members and researchers presented research projects covering various topics including artificial intelligence driven environmental sustainability for UAE steel manufacturing industries, and the integrated approach for sustainable production and storage of green hydrogen. In addition to a research on artificial networks for predicting hydrogen production through solar energy, and showcasing the University of Sharjah’s charging station for electric cars with solar energy and the carbon emissions reduction project using deep energy.