Noura Al Matrooshi is part of a team to undergo training at NASA
The UAE University (UAEU) professors, who taught Noura Al Matrooshi, the first female Arab astronaut, have described her as a bright, talented, and dedicated pupil.
Al Matrooshi graduated from the UAEU in 2015, where she received a bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
The Emirati will be part of a UAE team of four astronauts to undergo training at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the US for missions to space.
Khalifa H. Harib, Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering, at the UAEU, said Al Matrooshi was a bright student, who was keen to work on projects and laboratory assignments during her university days.
Russian Sputnik vaccine in UAE: Trial partnership announced
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UAEU to be first university in the MENA region to study the vaccine and expected to publish the results of the trial.
The UAE University (UAEU) is supporting the clinical trial of the novel Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia called Sputnik V. This is the first university in the MENA region to study the vaccine and is expected to publish the results of the trial in international peer-reviewed journals.
Phase III trials have already been announced in selected partner countries including the UAE, which has already recruited more than 500 volunteers.