United Arab Emirates

Single Point of Contact

Prof. Dr. Hamid.M.K.AL-Naimiy, Dean of College of Arts Sciences
Sharjah University
P.O.BOX 27272
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Phone +971 6 505 0200 / + 971 6 505 0228
Fax +971 6 505 0489
E-mailalnaimiy@sharjah.ac.ae
Websitehttp://iya2009.uaeu.ac.ae/


Also serves as: President of Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences

 

 

Highlights

The 9th Gulf Astronomy Colloquium & Astronomy teachers' workshop in Al-ain /Abu Dhabi/UAE
28 - 29 March 2009
The Colloquium and workshop will be organised jointly by the three UAE Universities (UAEU, University of Sharjah and American University of Sharjah). Participants are astronomers and young and amateur astronomers, from UAE and other Gulf countries.

The UAE Physics and Astronomy Festival
7 - 9 April 2009
This Festival will be organized in Sharjah by the University of Sharjah in collaboration with UAEU & American University of Sharjah. The audience will be mainly high-school students and teachers from around the UAE along with their parents.

The Closing Ceremony of the national UAE IYA2009
4th week of December 2009
The Ceremony includes invited speakers, round table discussions; astronomy exhibition, public lectures, astronomy night and conclusion for the UAE IYA2009 activities. Participants' are senior and joiner astronomers, physicists and space scientists including public and media.

Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI


The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.