NYUAD marks special 50th UAE Anniversary Jubilee

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will mark the UAE’s Golden Jubilee with a series of virtual and in-person events to celebrate the country’s history, cultural heritage, values, and achievements as the nation prepares for the next 50 years of transformation and advancement.

The celebration includes student-led events and activities, such as “Emirati Mandoos,” during which students will show a selection of Abayas throughout the week.

Kicking off today, a historic conference organized in partnership with the Oxford Commission on Constitutions will bring together local and international senior government officials, academics, and law experts, who will delve into the history and the future of the UAE’s constitution.

HE Zaki Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to HH the President and Chancellor of UAE University, will deliver the conference’s keynote address. Other notable speakers will include Ali Al Shaer Al Dhaheri, Director of the Judicial Inspection Division, John Sexton, President Emeritus of New York University and Butler Professor of Law; John Coughlin, Professor of Religious Studies and Law, NYUAD; Denis Galligan, Emeritus Professor of Law, Oxford University and Director, OCC Monika Magyar, Frauke Heard-Bey, UAE historian; and Yosef Edrey, Professor at Haifa University.

The Arts Center at NYUAD will continue the celebrations on November 24 with a line-up of poets, spoken word artists, musicians, and storytellers for the seventh annual Hekayah | The Story, a special 50th Anniversary Jubilee virtual edition that will showcase the UAE’s cultural diversity.

The UAE 50th anniversary celebrations will also include a webpage dedicated to UAE-focused faculty research and a video compilation of Emirati student testimonials.

Paying tribute to the 50th anniversary, the NYUAD campus will light up in the UAE’s national colors from November 24 until December 2.