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	1	2 NYUAD- Multimedia on Mobile Devices 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Journeys in Film History \| Open to the Public  In collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Film Festival Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's landmark 1929 novel, Pather Panchali is both Satyajit Ray's first film and the opening to his Apu Trilogy, helping to establish "parallel cinema" as a Bengali counterpart to Hindi and Tamil masalas. (Director: Satyajit Ray \| India \| 1955 \| 115 Minutes \| Bengali w/ English subtitles) 5 May 2012 \| 7:00-9:00 PM \| NYUAD Downtown Campus, Abu Dhabi	3	4	5 NYUAD- Pather Panchali/Song of the Little Road 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Journeys in Film History \| Open to the Public  In collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Film Festival Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's landmark 1929 novel, Pather Panchali is both Satyajit Ray's first film and the opening to his Apu Trilogy, helping to establish "parallel cinema" as a Bengali counterpart to Hindi and Tamil masalas. (Director: Satyajit Ray \| India \| 1955 \| 115 Minutes \| Bengali w/ English subtitles) 5 May 2012 \| 7:00-9:00 PM \| NYUAD Downtown Campus, Abu Dhabi	6 Paris-Sorbonne AUH- Open House for Master Programmes 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm 6 May 2012, from 6:00–9:00PM Sorbonne Open House for Master Programmes is the perfect chance to discover Paris-Sorbonne’s master programmes and network with other professionals, alumni and meet our academic body. Paris-Sorbonne AUH- Research Workshop: ENERGY 7:45 pm – 8:15 pm 6-7 May 2012 from: 7:45 to 8:10PM New researches, new topics on national pathways (UAE, France) and global approaches 6 May 2012 from 9:30AM - 6:30PM – Opening session + Lectures 7 May 2012 from 6:00-7.30PM – Round table
7 Paris-Sorbonne AUH- Research Workshop: ENERGY 7:45 pm – 8:15 pm 6-7 May 2012 from: 7:45 to 8:10PM New researches, new topics on national pathways (UAE, France) and global approaches 6 May 2012 from 9:30AM - 6:30PM – Opening session + Lectures 7 May 2012 from 6:00-7.30PM – Round table	8 NYUAD- Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Distinguished Lecture \| Open to the Public Based on 15 years of original research, this lecture utilizes historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the US, and Africa to build a new theory of prosperity in the modern world. James Robinson David Florence Professor of Government, Harvard University 8 May 2012 \| 6:30-8:30 PM \| Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi	9 Paris-Sorbonne AUH- The Annual Career Forum Astrolabe 2012 N/A This Career Forum is an important initiative aiming to provide an indispensable and highly interactive platform to connect public and private sector top organizations with our students and Alumni in order to facilitate their transition from education to professional life. 9 May 2012	10	11	12 ALHOSN University 4th Annual Open Day 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm ALHOSN University’s Annual Open Day invites graduating high school students from various government and private schools to learn more about the University’s academic programs, available scholarships, international opportunities, and career placement services. University departments will set up booths to inform visitors of their respective courses, educational methods and activities. On-site tours will also be conducted to show university facilities and introduce key personnel. Free TOEFL exams, iPad 3s and MP3 players will be raffled off every hour. Visitors will also be treated to free Lunch or Dinner. Date: Saturday, 12 May 2012 Time: 12:00PM-8:00PM Venue: ALHOSN University Campus ‘Kids Read’ Celebrates World Book Day 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Kids Read is celebrating World Book Day with a fun reading event for children. Open to kids between the ages of 6 and 10, Kids Read Storytelling Afternoon, sponsored exclusively by HSBC Bank Middle East, is a free event aimed at motivating children in the community to read for fun. The interactive event also offers workshops for parents on how to encourage reading in their families as well as hints and tips on how to connect to their children through books. Trained by the British Council, HSBC volunteers will be reading I want two birthdays and Elmer and facilitating various games and arts and crafts activities. Parents can register for their children to attend this Kids Read event at: English.projects@ae.britishcouncil.org. Venue: The Pavilion, Downtown Dubai Date: 12 May 2012 Timings: 3:00-6:00PM.	13
14	15	16 H.H Sultan to Open Art Exhibition 5:00 pm His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of American University of Sharjah (AUS) will open at the Sharjah Art Museum, the art exhibition of 25 AUS faculty members of the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD), called: ‘Opus5 CAAD Works.’ ‘Opus5 CAAD Works’ is the fifth expression of the creative and professional work of the faculty within the AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) in a very public venue. The faculty work exhibited will reference numerous traditions, trajectories, cultures and places and is a momentary sampling of research, interest, explorations and fascinations on the minds of the current faculty. Date: Wednesday, 16 May 2012  Time: 5:00PM   Venue: Sharjah Art Museum	17 NYUAD- Wages of Fear/La Salaire de la Peur 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Journeys in Film History \| Open to the Public  In collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Film Festival One of France's most controversial filmmakers for his involvement with Continental Films during the German occupation of France, Henri-Georges Clouzot became an international celebrity, even before his better-known Les Diaboliques (1955), with the release of Wages of Fear (Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot \| France \| 1953 \| 131 Minutes \| French w/ English subtitles) 17 May 2012 \| 7:00-9:00 PM \| NYUAD Downtown Campus, Abu Dhabi	18	19	20
21 NYUAD- Numbers in Nature, Arts, and Architecture 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm This lecture explores how role of numbers deeply affect art, science, and architecture, from the pioneering Greek philosophers through the Arab mathematicians of the Middle Ages, and finally to the artist and the architects of the old and the new world. Itamar Procaccia The Barbara and Morris L. Levinson Professorial Chair in Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science 21 May 2012 \| 6:30-8:30 PM \| Intercontinental Hotel Auditorium, Abu Dhabi  Distinguished Lecture \| Open to the Public	22	23	24	25	26	27
28 SHORTS! By Alliance Française 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm For the second year in a row, a renowned French international festival, the Festival of Short Films in Clermont-Ferrant, is exported to Abu Dhabi. The program will include Arabic, French and international short films with English subtitles, children movies, as well as an evening dedicated to the environment. On this occasion, students from Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi were invited to produce a short film on this topic, which will be broadcast that evening. Open to the public & free of charge Dates: 28-30 May 2012 Time: 7:00-9:00PM   Venue: Vox Cinemas, Marina Mall	29 SHORTS! By Alliance Française 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm For the second year in a row, a renowned French international festival, the Festival of Short Films in Clermont-Ferrant, is exported to Abu Dhabi. The program will include Arabic, French and international short films with English subtitles, children movies, as well as an evening dedicated to the environment. On this occasion, students from Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi were invited to produce a short film on this topic, which will be broadcast that evening. Open to the public & free of charge Dates: 28-30 May 2012 Time: 7:00-9:00PM   Venue: Vox Cinemas, Marina Mall	30 SHORTS! By Alliance Française 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm For the second year in a row, a renowned French international festival, the Festival of Short Films in Clermont-Ferrant, is exported to Abu Dhabi. The program will include Arabic, French and international short films with English subtitles, children movies, as well as an evening dedicated to the environment. On this occasion, students from Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi were invited to produce a short film on this topic, which will be broadcast that evening. Open to the public & free of charge Dates: 28-30 May 2012 Time: 7:00-9:00PM   Venue: Vox Cinemas, Marina Mall	31

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