AUK Receives ABET Accreditation for its Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Degree Programs

AUK announced that it had received international accreditation for two more degree programs, thereby reaching a total of 6 international program accreditations for its programs.  The AUK Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science program has been granted accreditation from the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission, while the AUK Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical Engineering has received accreditation from the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Dr. Ali Charara, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at AUK, recognized the thorough efforts of the Chair and members of the AUK ABET steering committees whose hard work led to this achievement, “This important achievement concludes the intense efforts of curriculum development, assessment, and evaluation in order to meet ABET standards. ABET accreditation ensures that the education offered in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science program at AUK meets international standards,” expressed Dean Charara.  

Sought worldwide, ABET’s voluntary peer-review process is highly respected because it adds critical value to academic programs and its graduates in the technical disciplines, where quality, precision, and safety are of the utmost importance.  Developed by technical professionals from ABET’s member societies, ABET criteria focus on what students experience and learn.  The accreditation process involves a rigorous review of the institution’s program curricula, faculty, facilities, and institutional support performed by a highly skilled accreditation team from ABET.

ABET is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). It currently accredits almost 3,900 programs at nearly 780 colleges and universities in 31 countries.

More information about ABET, its member societies, and the accreditation criteria used to evaluate programs can be found at www.abet.org.

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) currently offers 14 distinct degree programs in various academic disciplines. AUK is accredited institutionally by the Private Universities Council (PUC) in Kuwait.   Its business programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP); its social sciences, arts and humanities programs are accredited by The American Academy for Liberal Education's (AALE); and its Intensive English program is accredited by the Commission for Intensive English Program Accreditation (CEA); its Computer Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET; and now, its Computer Science program has been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and the Electrical Engineering program has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.  For more information about the accredited programs at AUK, click here.