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Community Engagement
Plan
2021 - 2022
Date: February 2022
Version: 1.3
The Abu Dhabi School of Management attempts to ensure the information contained in this publication is correct at the
time of production (February/2022). However, sections may be amended without notice by the School in response to
changing circumstances or for any other reason. Visit the ADSM website or contact the School for any updated information
ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RATable of Contents 1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Academic Calendar 2021 – 2022 ............................................................................................................................ 4 3.0 Holidays and International Days ............................................................................................................................. 5 4.0 The Shift in Community Engagement Activities and Events ................................................................................... 7 5.0 Faculty Webinar Series ........................................................................................................................................... 8 6.0 Employer Engagement............................................................................................................................................ 8 7.0 Alumni Engagement................................................................................................................................................ 8 7.1 Alumni Association ............................................................................................................................................. 9 7.2 Alumni Majlis Series............................................................................................................................................ 9 8.0 Student Advisory Panel ........................................................................................................................................... 9 ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 2 of 10
1.0 Introduction
ADSM maintains a productive and highly adaptable community engagement plan that places ties to local
business and charitable organizations at its core. The plan is a result of extensive planning and aims for
effective delivery to enable ADSM to meet its community engagement goal.
ADSM’s community engagement strategic plan descends from its Mission. ADSM’s mission is to develop
entrepreneurial managers and leaders with the knowledge and skills at international standards to
contribute to sustainable socio-economic development in the knowledge economy. ADSM has set
community engagement as one of its strategic goals. The fifth strategic goal in ADSM’s Strategic Plan (2021
– 2025) is set as ‘Strengthen our community, reputation and engagement’. In support of this goal, ADSM
created the following strategic objectives:
Strategic Goals Strategic Objectives
Strategic Goal 5: Strengthen Identify opportunities for building communication channels with
5.1
our community reputation the society.
and engagement. Promote ADSM as a premier graduate education partner for the
5.2
community.
ADSM’s Strategic Goal 5 and Associated Objectives
Subsequently, the following KPIs ensued as part of ADSM’s Community Engagement Operational Plan.
SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
KPIs Unit Level Objectives
Realistic, Time-bound) Unit KPIs
5.1.1.1.1 Develop and implement an 5.1.1.1.1.1 Organize a minimum of 3 events per
5.1.1.1
annual Community Engagement Plan academic year
5.2.2.1.1 Embed charity and 5.2.2.1.1.1 Ensure that one event at least relate to
5.2.2.1 volunteer work in the Community charity and volunteer work by establishing
Engagement Plan partnerships with local charitable organizations
A5.1.2.1.1 ADSM will seek to organize A5.1.2.1.1.1 Organize a minimum of two
A5.1.2.1 forums or presentations to the information sessions annually in line with ADSM's
community for promotion purposes. intake policy.
Community Engagement KPIs
ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 3 of 102.0 Academic Calendar 2021 – 2022
Fall 2021 Term
Events Dates
Start of Term 19 September 2021
Classes begin for new students (MBA) 22 September 2021
Classes begin for continuing students (MS) 26 September 2021
Admission Deadline (MS) 26 September 2021
Classes begin for new students (MS) 26 September 2021
Application Deadline (MBA) 6 October 2021
Admission Deadline (MBA) 13 October 2021
Classes end for new and continuing students (MS & MBA) 8 December 2021
End of Term 11 December 2021
Winter Break 12 December 2021
– 02 January 2022
Winter 2022 Term
Events Dates
Start of Term 03 January 2022
Application Deadline (MSLOD) 03 January 2022
Admission Deadline (MBA) 06 January 2022
Classes begin for continuing students (MBA) 06 January 2022
Registration Deadline (MSLOD) 10 January 2022
Classes begin for continuing and new students (MS) 10 January 2022
Registration Deadline (MBA) 13 January 2022
Classes begin for new students (MBA) 13 January 2022
Classes end for MS & MBA students 24 March 2022
End of Term 27 March 2022
Spring Break for students (MBA & MS) 28 March – 10 April 2022
Spring 2022 Term
Events Dates
Application Deadline (MS) 04 April 2022
Start of Term 11 April 2022
Classes begin for continuing students (MS) 11 April 2022
Classes begin for new students (MS) 12 April 2022
Classes begin for new and continuing students (MBA) 14 April 2022
ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 4 of 10Ramadan Break 25 April – 08 May 2022 Classes resume (MS) 09 May 2022 Classes resume (MBA) 09 May 2022 Application Deadline (MBA) 19 May 2022 Registration Deadline (MBA) 26 May 2022 Classes end for MS & MBA students 07 July 2022 End of Term 10 July 2022 Summer 2022 Term Events Dates Start of Term 01 August 2022 Classes begin for continuing students (MS) 01 August 2022 Classes begin for continuing students (MBA) 04 August 2022 Classes end for MS & MBA students 15 September 2022 End of Term 18 September 2022 3.0 Holidays and International Days October 2021 October: Breast cancer awareness 5th October: World Teachers’ Day 15th October: World Students’ Day 21st October: The Prophet’s Birthday November 2021 3rd November: UAE Flag Day 16th November: International Day for Tolerance 30th November: UAE Commemoration Day December 2021 2nd December: UAE National Day 18th December: World Arabic Language Day 31st December: New Year January 2022 ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 5 of 10
6th January: National Technology Day 24th January: International Education Day February 2022 February: UAE Innovation Month 4th February: World Cancer Day 28th February: Isra and Miraj March 2022 March: UAE Month of Reading 8th March: International Women's Day 15th March: Emirati Children’s Day 20th March: International Day of Happiness April 2022 2nd April: World Autism Awareness Day 2nd April: Ramadan (TBC) 7th April: World Health Day 21st April: Zayed Humanitarian Day (typically falls on 19th of Ramadan) 23rd April: World Book Day May 2022 2nd May: Eid Al Fitr (TBC) June 2022 5th June: World Environment Day July 2022 9th July: Eid Al Adha (TBC) 30th July: International Day of Friendship 30th July: Islamic New Year (TBC) August 2022 19th August: World Humanitarian Day ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 6 of 10
28th August: Emirati Women’s Day September 2022 5th September: International Day of Charity 21st September: International Day of Peace 4.0 The Shift in Community Engagement Activities and Events After over a year and a half of the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, its effects transformed and changed the traditional way of ADSM’s Community Engagement. However, Community Engagement Unit continues to make maximum effort to actively engage with the Community in new proactive ways. Even though some of the group gatherings are back in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, we prioritize the health and safety of ADSM Community as the pandemic didn’t end yet. The strategy for the next Academic Year (2021-2022) will be to stay little longer with virtual. We will start with online events and webinars on Microsoft Teams as a platform. Microsoft Teams provides great opportunities to engage with attendees before event, during event and after event. This format also allows for a much larger audience capacity and gives the flexibility to attendees to connect from anywhere using their device. But at a later stage during the Academic Year, we plan to move back to campus events depending on current campus restrictions. Despite the challenges being faced by the COVID-19, the Community Engagement Unit is adapting and strongly dedicated to developing collaborative partnerships that yield mutually beneficial outcomes for the community it belongs to, and to all the institution’s faculty, staff, students and alumni through various communication channels. ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 7 of 10
5.0 Faculty Webinar Series Community engagement will continue to involve faculty members in a series of webinars based on their expertise. The webinars are free of charge and open to the public. Those webinars have been successful in the past year and they promote ADSM as a premier graduate education partner for the community. Proposed faculty contribution topics can include: Developing Growth Mindset at the Time of the Pandemic Enhancing Emotional Intelligence for Managers During the Pandemic Future of Leadership after COVID-19 Pandemic The Power of Grit as a Predictor of Resilient and Effective Leadership Recognizing your entrepreneurial potential Entrepreneurship and its Importance in Organizations Important skills Entrepreneurs need 6.0 Employer Engagement ADSM seeks to build employer relationships for the benefit of their students. In the next Academic year, ADSM will be working with the developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network – Etihad Rail to organize a lecture for students where the session will cover importance of the Etihad Rail network project in supporting the UAE Vision for comprehensive development. Also, Etihad rail is implementing sustained environmental stewardship during the planning and construction of the Rail Project, which is considered one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UAE and they will talk to students about all of this in addition to the different development stages of the project. ADSM will be collaborating as well with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in UAE Innovation Month. ENEC is responsible for the deployment and ownership of nuclear energy plants in the United Arab Emirates. ENEC will be talking to students about Innovative Technologies in their UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program and will provide the latest updates on Barakah Nuclear Energy project. 7.0 Alumni Engagement Our Alumni are considered an important part of ADSM’s family. We are committed to finding proactive ways to engage with them on regular bases to strengthen our bond with them. ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 8 of 10
7.1 Alumni Association ADSM has started its first Alumni Association successfully. The purpose of the Association is to bring together former ADSM alumni from different programs to act as ambassadors representing Institutions’ alumni body. Chairman and Vice-Chairman were elected to be Fahad Saeed Al Hosani, MSLOD, Fall 2017 and Fahad Mohamed Alhammadi, MBA, Spring 2018. The Alumni Association is active and meets regularly to discuss their plans, strategies and missions. 7.2 Alumni Majlis Series ADSM Community Engagement Unit and Alumni Asociation has started Alumni Majlis idea in Ramadan 2021. This Majlis series seek to strengthen relationships between current students, alumni and faculty by inviting speakers to discuss various popular topics in an online Majlis setting. 7.3 Alumni Courses Discounts Aligned with the mandate of the Abu Dhabi Chamber and Abu Dhabi’s Policy Agenda /Economic Vision 2030, the UAE Academy’s education and training programs provide professionals with the requisite knowledge and skills to compete in the job market. We propose to offer ADSM Alumni 20% discount for any training courses they wish to enroll in at UAE Academy. This is to encourage our Alumni to never stop learning after graduation and to continue their professional development journey. 8.0 Student Advisory Panel ADSM’s Student Advisory Panel serves as a channel for communication between the management and student body to communicate any ideas or concerns about issues being faced ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 9 of 10
by students from all programs. This is in order to enrich students’ study experience at ADSM and get the best support they need. Chairman and Vice-Chairman are Fatema Falamarzi and Khaleefa Alhammadi from MBA program. ADSM-Quality-TMP-GD1-005-16.06.20.RA Page 10 of 10
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