With some 79 postgraduate students receiving their awards Wednesday, this was BUiD’s largest graduation to date.

“It was a very successful day for BUiD and its students. We have seen yet another successful batch of professionals complete vital post-graduate studies that will be applied to the growth of our nation’s economy,” said Professor Abdulla Alshamsi, vice chancellor, BUiD.

This MSc IBDAA program is offered in association with UK’s Cardiff University and the University of Manchester and aims to educate practicing architects/building physicists in the theory and application of the design of sustainable built environments and automated control systems for energy efficiency.

The program will focus on the construction of building infrastructure which incorporates the controls and automation to ensure efficient long-term use of energy during construction and throughout the working life of the building. The course will also provide students with a thorough understanding of specific tools and techniques in intelligent building design and automation.

BUiD offers ministry-accredited full and part-time research based master's degree programs, the region’s first accredited doctorate in education and continuing professional development courses in: education, finance and banking, human resource management, information technology, IT management, project management, systems engineering, construction law and dispute resolution, and sustainable design of the built environment.