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Build and visualise a digital building — AUS students

Use building-information-modelling software to create and modify building components, add dimensions and explore three-dimensional visualisation. This substantial one-day certificate course is led by Prof Aqeel Ahmed and Riyad Temam for AUS students who have completed the required engineering-graphics module.

American University of Sharjah main building, photographed by Gureni in2017. Campus photograph; not the ESB-1006 classroom or this course.

University City, Sharjah · American University of Sharjah, ESB-1006, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

7 January 2027, 09:00–16:30. Advance registration and completed AUS prerequisite course required.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

AUS students; course prerequisites apply · AUS students · completed CVE211 or CVE111 · advance registration

What’s free & what to know

  • For AUS students. This is a university certificate course, not general public campus access.
  • Prerequisite: completed CVE211 (Fundamentals of Graphics and Computer Programming) or CVE111 (Fundamentals of Engineering Graphics). The active registration asks participants to confirm this.
  • Advance registration is required through the linked AUS form; places remain subject to availability and organiser confirmation.
  • The university explicitly lists exam, materials and supplies as free. No compulsory equipment purchase is stated. Travel and meals are not advertised as included.
  • Attend the full 7 January 2027 session,09:00–16:30, in ESB-1006. The map pin identifies the university campus, not the individual room.

Student offer

Original CEN course hub states the training is completely free for AUS students and specifically lists BIM exam/materials/supplies as Free. Current university form confirms date,room,instructors and required CVE211/CVE111 prerequisite.

  • For AUS students. This is a university certificate course, not general public campus access.
  • Prerequisite: completed CVE211 (Fundamentals of Graphics and Computer Programming) or CVE111 (Fundamentals of Engineering Graphics). The active registration asks participants to confirm this.
  • Advance registration is required through the linked AUS form; places remain subject to availability and organiser confirmation.
  • The university explicitly lists exam, materials and supplies as free. No compulsory equipment purchase is stated. Travel and meals are not advertised as included.
  • Attend the full 7 January 2027 session,09:00–16:30, in ESB-1006. The map pin identifies the university campus, not the individual room.
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Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

10 November 2026: The current AUS student hub’s BIM section confirms 7 January 2027, 09:00–16:30, ESB-1006, CVE 211 or CVE 111 prerequisites, and free exam/materials/supplies fees. The original Google form remains open and matches the date, time, room, prerequisites, UG/GR levels and AUS origin. Preserve AUS student restrictions; no general-public eligibility is inferred. No form was submitted.

American University of Sharjah — CEN professional courses

Current BIM course registration

Official AUS campus map

Photo: Gureni / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition; derivatives remain CC BY-SA 4.0.