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At its new state-of-the-art campus in Dubai Silicon Oasis, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai aims to build a culture of innovation. The university is working to realise this vision through a blend of advanced technology, a reworked co-op work programme and a host of strategic partnerships with corporations.
“Because innovation is a journey within the fabric of the curricula and extracurricular activities on the campus, we are designing it so that all students either have their own start-ups or when they join a company, they are already innovators and will be an asset to any organisation they join,” says Dr Yousef Al Assaf, President of RIT Dubai.
RIT Dubai s state-of-the-art new campus in the Dubai Silicon Oasis is now operational
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai is collaborating with a Saudi Arabia-based engineering group, Jubail Pearl, to produce and commercialise biofuel production from oil palm and palm oil wastes.
Over the past decades, the palm oil industry has been growing rapidly due to increasing demand for food, cosmetic and hygienic products. Tapping into such opportunities, the UAE has been leveraging its abundant renewable resources and partnering with global companies to reduce its carbon footprint.
Under the initiative, fallen leaves of trees are gathered and raw materials are shredded to produce biomass pellets that are both energy-efficient and carbon neutral.