AUK Moves Toward Establishing Regional and International Presence

Having completed a decade of excellence in higher education in Kuwait, AUK is moving with steady steps toward expanding its presence both, on a regional and an international level. The expansion plan includes introduction of new majors and programs, completing the international accreditation of existing programs (AACSB, ABET, NASAD), and introducing study abroad opportunities with selected U.S. universities for AUK students. In addition, development plans have been approved by the AUK Board of Trustees to expand the campus facilities and the overall quality of the services offered to students. In the lines that follow, we share with you some of the latest acknowledgements AUK has received on regional and international levels:

• The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that AUK's planned HR major fully aligns with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Throughout the world, 335 programs in 234 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. AUK has the first SHRM-aligned HR major in the Middle East.
• The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines -- created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013 -- are part of SHRM's Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.
• The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. The Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 250,000 members in 140 countries and more than 575 affiliated chapters. 
• The American University of Kuwait (AUK) has been listed among the top universities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The list, which has been published last June by YourMiddleeast.com complied the top universities in 10 MENA countries, including Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. AUK was the only University from Kuwait that appeared on the list. 
• As the partnership between AUK and Ellucian (AUK's IT partner) approaches its 10th year, Ellucian nominated AUK this year for the ACN Arab Technology Awards 2013 for Education Implementation of the Year. In addition, Ellucian has recognized its long relationship with AUK by publishing a case study about AUK's campus technology last September. The full length case study will be republished in the next issue of AUK's higher education magazine, the AUK Chronicle. 
• AUK is institutionally accredited by the Private Universities Council in the State of Kuwait. Business Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Programs in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities are accredited by The American Academy for Liberal Education's (AALE). The AUK Intensive English program is accredited by the Commission for Intensive English Program Accreditation (CEA).

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 11th November 2013