AUK Drive Digital Solutions to Help Graduating Students Prepare for Their Next Step
06th Jan 2021 | by the Department of PR & Marketing
American University of Kuwait in partnership with KFAS Academy, a fully owned subsidiary of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), announced it will be incorporating KFAS Academy’s Fresh Graduate Program as an offering for final-year students at a minimum fee to complete as part of their graduation.
Aimed at providing a digital, self-paced, journey-based online learning experience, the Fresh Graduate Program has been developed to focus on tackling the challenges faced by the youth after their graduation and moving into the workforce.
Students will have the opportunity to access a fully immersive online experience in developing their CVs, job searching techniques, keys skills required by the private sector and much more, all at their own time and pace.
AUK president, Dr. Rawda Awwad explained the value of this course on University students, “We require an approach to post-secondary education and lifelong learning that is authentic to the values that we espouse, practical in terms of its application and sustainable. Our partnership with KFAS academy is an important example of what is possible “together” in continuing to ensure our students’ competitiveness and employability, especially today than at any other time before in more recent history.”
Dr. Ziad Najem, CEO of KFAS Academy said: “The Fresh Graduate program is one of our Professional development flagship programs and we have seen huge success with it this year. The decision for AUK to include this as part of a student’s learning journey is a real testament to their values for their students to succeed and essential for us to drive our objective of creating impactful online learning experiences”.
About KFAS Academy
KFAS Academy is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing online, self-paced, high-quality university, and professional development courses. Its primary focus is to empower excellence through quality learning in Kuwait and in the region, by providing a holistic, personalized, and adaptive self-learning experience. KFAS Academy aims to become the pioneer of unconventional online education by reinventing self-learning. Understanding that everyone’s learning journey is different, The Academy has identified the obstacles hindering that journey, and is tackling them head on, providing its learners with a unique and engaging e-learning experience.
Established in 2017, the Academy is wholly owned by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).
