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04, Mar 2008
AUK Goes to Harvard
The Model United Nations of the American University of Kuwait (MUNAUK) @ The Harvard National Model United Nations Conference (HNMUN)
Under the generous patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, six students and two faculty advisors took off to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America on 11 February 2008 to participate in the 54th Harvard National Model United Nations Conference (HNMUN) from 14-17 February.
HNMUN is the oldest and most prestigious MUN conference and has participants from all over the world. This year, over 3,000 participants, from 170 different participating universities from over 35 countries took part representing 192 countries in 24 committees over four days. The American University of Kuwait was the first university from Kuwait to participate in the history of American Model United Nations conferences. AUK was one of three Arab delegations to take part this year; the other two being from Morocco and Iraq.
Model United Nations is a simulation of the functional dynamics of the well-known international organization, the United Nations. Each student represents the foreign policy of an assigned state and applies this towards various topics in certain committees.
For this conference, the Model United Nations at the American University of Kuwait team was assigned by the Harvard conference administration to represent the countries of Namibia and Grenada in four committees. The following students participated in the conference:
The students were accompanied by Faculty Advisor and Assistant to the President of AUK, Ms. Shareefa Al-Adwani, and Assistant Professor of History, Dr. Christopher Ohan.
Prior to the HNMUN conference, MUNAUK was eager to meet up with Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States Sheikh Salim Al-Jabir Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah in Washington, D.C., as well as with Kuwait's Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah Al-Murad in New York.
Sheikh Salim, Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States, listened to the MUNAUK member's topics to be discussed at the conference and stressed that the key to successful diplomacy was extensive lobbying to garner the support of people. He also emphasized creating a comprehensive argument with feasible solutions for the topic at hand with regards to the assigned state's interest.
Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad spoke to MUNAUK about Kuwait's role in the United Nations and its workings with other regional organizations, primarily the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC).
Both Ambassadors warmly received the MUNAUK members and advised the members on a number of items to remember, primarily, the key traits required of a successful diplomat: to be hard working, determined to succeed, willing to make sacrifices, and to have discipline.
Also, Kuwait's Cultural Attache Dr. Fatima Nazar, warmly welcomed MUNAUK at the Cultural Division of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington DC and engaged in fruitful discussions on our future career paths and Kuwaiti politics. Her encouragement and support of Kuwaiti students provided to be positive motivation for students seeking higher education as well as positions in diplomatic arenas.
In addition, MUNAUK also took tours of the United Nations building in New York as well as of the Capitol building and the Congressional gallery in Washington, D.C.
After several months of preparation including participating in the Bahrain Universities Model United Nations (BUMUN) December 2007, confidence was high and unwavering as the MUNAUK members stepped into the committees.
The double delegation of Yusuf Al-Rashed and Norah Al-Hilaly representing Grenada in the Organization of American States (OAS) saw them discuss the sensitive topic of drug trafficking and its relation with terrorism with both Yusuf and Norah engaging in behind the scenes negotiations with 34 other double delegations to pass several important clauses in the final resolution and an amendment.
In the African Union, composed of over 40 delegates, Dana Shamlawi represented Namibia and was very active in collaborating with other African States on some major issues, and was most notable for leading debate on the topic of empowering women in African societies. Her focus was on importance of women's education and the ample social and economic opportunities that come out of education, and was able to pass a clause on that notion.
In the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees, Farah Al-Shamali represented Namibia and was very active in finding common ground with other delegates on the very sensitive issue of the plight of Iraqi refugees following the 2003 Iraq War, proposing that neighboring countries taking in these refugees must be aided by the international community. She passed several amendments on the issue.
The World Trade Organization had both Fahad Mohammad and Fahad Al-Tukhaim representing Namibia and Grenada respectively as they negotiated and debated with over 100 other delegates on the topic of Trade and development. Fahad Al-Tukhaim led the Caribbean interests with regards to development and trade, noting that it is impossible to continue on the path of development when Caribbean nations are prone to suffer from natural disasters. He was successful in passing a clause that ensured an insurance policy with regards to natural disasters on loans taken by Caribbean nations and successfully lobbied for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to ease their agreements on those nations that are prone to natural disasters.
Fahad Mohammad, representing Namibia, was successful in writing up a working paper that became one of the pillars of the final WTO resolution, arguing that less developed nations require much economic diversity, more foreign direct investment in the fields of logistics, telecommunications, and communications and much more concerted technical and financial assistance in order to alleviate the poverty and unemployment in the third world. Collaborating with the EU and the US, their resolution passed with a vote of 56 for, 13 against and 6 abstaining. For his diplomatic skill, Fahad Mohammad was awarded the Best Delegate in the World Trade Organization becoming the first Kuwaiti to win the highest award.
All MUNAUK members emerged from those four days with stronger negotiating skills and increased diplomatic experience as well as a greater belief in their abilities to make a change for the future. Through compromise and collaboration, students had to put aside their preconceived notions and instead listened earnestly to others while still holding on to the assigned states principles and interests in order to come up with feasible resolutions, clauses and agreements.
Numerous goals set out by the MUNAUK members were achieved. First of all, MUNAUK was able to represent the youth of Kuwait positively. It was able to put the American University of Kuwait on the academic map as it competed against the most prestigious American and international universities. The trip was proof that once students are given the opportunity to practice what was learned and platform to pragmatically exercise education, they can accomplish grand things and challenge the best of the best.
It was an accomplishment to participate in the biggest and most prestigious MUN conference after only 15 months after MUNAUK's founding. It was satisfying to see three founding members of MUNAUK, Fahad Mohammed, Fahad Al-Tukhaim, and Ms. Shareefa Al-Adwani enjoy the fruit of their hard work so soon.
Under the generous patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, six students and two faculty advisors took off to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America on 11 February 2008 to participate in the 54th Harvard National Model United Nations Conference (HNMUN) from 14-17 February.
HNMUN is the oldest and most prestigious MUN conference and has participants from all over the world. This year, over 3,000 participants, from 170 different participating universities from over 35 countries took part representing 192 countries in 24 committees over four days. The American University of Kuwait was the first university from Kuwait to participate in the history of American Model United Nations conferences. AUK was one of three Arab delegations to take part this year; the other two being from Morocco and Iraq.
Model United Nations is a simulation of the functional dynamics of the well-known international organization, the United Nations. Each student represents the foreign policy of an assigned state and applies this towards various topics in certain committees.
For this conference, the Model United Nations at the American University of Kuwait team was assigned by the Harvard conference administration to represent the countries of Namibia and Grenada in four committees. The following students participated in the conference:
| Name | Country Representing | Committee |
| Fahad Mohammed (President of MUNAUK and Head Delegate) |
Namibia | World Trade Organization |
| Fahad Al-Tukhaim (Vice President of MUNAUK) |
Grenada | World Trade Organization |
| Yusuf Al-Rashed | Grenada | Organization of American States |
| Norah Al-Hilaly | Grenada | Organization of American States |
| Dana Shamlawi | Namibia | African Union |
| Farah Al-Shamali | Grenada | United Nations Higher Commissions for Refugees |
The students were accompanied by Faculty Advisor and Assistant to the President of AUK, Ms. Shareefa Al-Adwani, and Assistant Professor of History, Dr. Christopher Ohan.
Prior to the HNMUN conference, MUNAUK was eager to meet up with Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States Sheikh Salim Al-Jabir Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah in Washington, D.C., as well as with Kuwait's Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah Al-Murad in New York.
Sheikh Salim, Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States, listened to the MUNAUK member's topics to be discussed at the conference and stressed that the key to successful diplomacy was extensive lobbying to garner the support of people. He also emphasized creating a comprehensive argument with feasible solutions for the topic at hand with regards to the assigned state's interest.
Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad spoke to MUNAUK about Kuwait's role in the United Nations and its workings with other regional organizations, primarily the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC).
Both Ambassadors warmly received the MUNAUK members and advised the members on a number of items to remember, primarily, the key traits required of a successful diplomat: to be hard working, determined to succeed, willing to make sacrifices, and to have discipline.
Also, Kuwait's Cultural Attache Dr. Fatima Nazar, warmly welcomed MUNAUK at the Cultural Division of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington DC and engaged in fruitful discussions on our future career paths and Kuwaiti politics. Her encouragement and support of Kuwaiti students provided to be positive motivation for students seeking higher education as well as positions in diplomatic arenas.
In addition, MUNAUK also took tours of the United Nations building in New York as well as of the Capitol building and the Congressional gallery in Washington, D.C.
After several months of preparation including participating in the Bahrain Universities Model United Nations (BUMUN) December 2007, confidence was high and unwavering as the MUNAUK members stepped into the committees.
The double delegation of Yusuf Al-Rashed and Norah Al-Hilaly representing Grenada in the Organization of American States (OAS) saw them discuss the sensitive topic of drug trafficking and its relation with terrorism with both Yusuf and Norah engaging in behind the scenes negotiations with 34 other double delegations to pass several important clauses in the final resolution and an amendment.
In the African Union, composed of over 40 delegates, Dana Shamlawi represented Namibia and was very active in collaborating with other African States on some major issues, and was most notable for leading debate on the topic of empowering women in African societies. Her focus was on importance of women's education and the ample social and economic opportunities that come out of education, and was able to pass a clause on that notion.
In the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees, Farah Al-Shamali represented Namibia and was very active in finding common ground with other delegates on the very sensitive issue of the plight of Iraqi refugees following the 2003 Iraq War, proposing that neighboring countries taking in these refugees must be aided by the international community. She passed several amendments on the issue.
The World Trade Organization had both Fahad Mohammad and Fahad Al-Tukhaim representing Namibia and Grenada respectively as they negotiated and debated with over 100 other delegates on the topic of Trade and development. Fahad Al-Tukhaim led the Caribbean interests with regards to development and trade, noting that it is impossible to continue on the path of development when Caribbean nations are prone to suffer from natural disasters. He was successful in passing a clause that ensured an insurance policy with regards to natural disasters on loans taken by Caribbean nations and successfully lobbied for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to ease their agreements on those nations that are prone to natural disasters.
Fahad Mohammad, representing Namibia, was successful in writing up a working paper that became one of the pillars of the final WTO resolution, arguing that less developed nations require much economic diversity, more foreign direct investment in the fields of logistics, telecommunications, and communications and much more concerted technical and financial assistance in order to alleviate the poverty and unemployment in the third world. Collaborating with the EU and the US, their resolution passed with a vote of 56 for, 13 against and 6 abstaining. For his diplomatic skill, Fahad Mohammad was awarded the Best Delegate in the World Trade Organization becoming the first Kuwaiti to win the highest award.
All MUNAUK members emerged from those four days with stronger negotiating skills and increased diplomatic experience as well as a greater belief in their abilities to make a change for the future. Through compromise and collaboration, students had to put aside their preconceived notions and instead listened earnestly to others while still holding on to the assigned states principles and interests in order to come up with feasible resolutions, clauses and agreements.
Numerous goals set out by the MUNAUK members were achieved. First of all, MUNAUK was able to represent the youth of Kuwait positively. It was able to put the American University of Kuwait on the academic map as it competed against the most prestigious American and international universities. The trip was proof that once students are given the opportunity to practice what was learned and platform to pragmatically exercise education, they can accomplish grand things and challenge the best of the best.
It was an accomplishment to participate in the biggest and most prestigious MUN conference after only 15 months after MUNAUK's founding. It was satisfying to see three founding members of MUNAUK, Fahad Mohammed, Fahad Al-Tukhaim, and Ms. Shareefa Al-Adwani enjoy the fruit of their hard work so soon.
MUNAUK students at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York
The three founders of MUNAUK, Faculty advisor Shareefa Al-Adwani, President Fahad Mohammad and Vice President Fahad Al-Tukhaim meeting the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs his Excellency Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salim Al Sabah in his office prior to their trip to Harvard
Meeting the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Ambassador Sheikh Salim Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah along with the Cultural Attache Dr. Fatima Nazar in Washington DC
Meeting the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations His Excellency Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad in New york
MUNAUK students hard at work on their speeches and Arguments
MUNAUK students with their certificates of Participation from Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN)
02, Mar 2008
All Classes are Canceled for Today
Classes are canceled today and will resume tomorrow, Monday the 3rd of March.
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23, Feb 2008
AUK Design Team Participates in Qatar Event
Two American University of Kuwait professors and their students took part in a major conference held in Qatar this week.
Graphic Design professors Maryam Hosseinnia, Marcella Kulchitsky and 12 AUK undergraduates were invited to participate in a four-day graphic design event at the Virginia Commowealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ), in Doha from March 3-6. The conference was entitled 'Design at the Cross Roads: The Interaction of Change and the Future.' The theme of the gathering addressed the transformations observed in traditional Bedouin art when their culture interacts with modern big city life.
"The VCUQ design program has been a beacon in the Middle East and it was great to see them draw speakers, students and academics from around the world to Qatar," Kulchitsky said.
The event attracted more than 12 design professionals from countries around the world, including the United States, South Korea and Kuwait. The occasion also provided academics and students the opportunity to take in design exhibitions, presentations and panel discussions from prominent experts and scholars.
One notable guest speaker, Amsterdam based graphic designer Irma Boom, explained in her talk how the role of the graphic artist is evolving:
"The designer has become more of an author. They don't just serve a commissioner's needs, they are part of the total creative process and raise new questions and look for unusual answers."
For many students this was their first exposure to professionals in the interdisciplinary field of design. The students at VCUQ provided private tours of their studio space and shared their classroom projects with the AUK undergraduates.
Hosseinnia and Kulchitsky said they were pleased with the experience, noting the trip was a great opportunity and opened up a world of ideas for the American University of Kuwait.
"At AUK we are very excited to have the graphic design program now as a major. The program has grown with the support of the community and one day we hope to organize a similar design conference in Kuwait," Kulchitsky said.
Graphic Design professors Maryam Hosseinnia, Marcella Kulchitsky and 12 AUK undergraduates were invited to participate in a four-day graphic design event at the Virginia Commowealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ), in Doha from March 3-6. The conference was entitled 'Design at the Cross Roads: The Interaction of Change and the Future.' The theme of the gathering addressed the transformations observed in traditional Bedouin art when their culture interacts with modern big city life.
"The VCUQ design program has been a beacon in the Middle East and it was great to see them draw speakers, students and academics from around the world to Qatar," Kulchitsky said.
The event attracted more than 12 design professionals from countries around the world, including the United States, South Korea and Kuwait. The occasion also provided academics and students the opportunity to take in design exhibitions, presentations and panel discussions from prominent experts and scholars.
One notable guest speaker, Amsterdam based graphic designer Irma Boom, explained in her talk how the role of the graphic artist is evolving:
"The designer has become more of an author. They don't just serve a commissioner's needs, they are part of the total creative process and raise new questions and look for unusual answers."
For many students this was their first exposure to professionals in the interdisciplinary field of design. The students at VCUQ provided private tours of their studio space and shared their classroom projects with the AUK undergraduates.
Hosseinnia and Kulchitsky said they were pleased with the experience, noting the trip was a great opportunity and opened up a world of ideas for the American University of Kuwait.
"At AUK we are very excited to have the graphic design program now as a major. The program has grown with the support of the community and one day we hope to organize a similar design conference in Kuwait," Kulchitsky said.
AUK graphic design students attend one of the presentations that was held during the conference
21, Feb 2008
AUK Celebrates National Day in Pure Academic Style
The American University of Kuwait honored today the country's upcoming occasions of National Day and Liberation Day by hosting two young poets, Noha Nabeel and Majed Al-Khaldi, in the library to recite their poetry, most of which was written in a nationalistic style.
A truly impressive exhibition of rare and old books and magazines on Kuwait, as well as antique items was also on display in the AUK library. The collection is owned by Saleh Al-Mesbah, a book collector and researcher in Kuwaiti heritage.
Al-Mesbah's collection includes a National Geographic Magazine published in December 1952, which features an article titled "Boom Time in Kuwait" and another from a Reader's Digest published in 1952 titled "Croesus of Kuwait."
In another corner of the library sat a sadu weaver from Sadu House, who gave a live demonstration of the age-old Kuwait custom.
A truly impressive exhibition of rare and old books and magazines on Kuwait, as well as antique items was also on display in the AUK library. The collection is owned by Saleh Al-Mesbah, a book collector and researcher in Kuwaiti heritage.
Al-Mesbah's collection includes a National Geographic Magazine published in December 1952, which features an article titled "Boom Time in Kuwait" and another from a Reader's Digest published in 1952 titled "Croesus of Kuwait."
In another corner of the library sat a sadu weaver from Sadu House, who gave a live demonstration of the age-old Kuwait custom.
Right to left: The AUK President Dr. Marina Tolmacheva, Saleh Al-Mesbah, and the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Nizar Hamzeh
Miss Asma Yaqoub, Reference/Instruction Librarian introduces the poets for AUK community
Young poets, Noha Nabeel and Majed Al-Khaldi
19, Feb 2008
Enrollment Grows 17% in One Year
Spring semester 2008 is now underway at the American University of Kuwait, which has just completed the enrollment and registration of 295 new students, marking a healthy 17% growth rate from spring 2007.
Of the 295 new students, 178 enter the Undergraduate program while the remaining 117 students enter the Intensive English Program (IEP) at the university. This brings the total student population at AUK to 1670 registered students.
The American University of Kuwait is a liberal arts institution, based on the American model of higher education. It is dedicated to providing students with knowledge, self-awareness, and personal growth experiences that can enhance critical thinking, effective communication, and respect for diversity. AUK seeks to create leaders and life-long learners who aspire to the highest standards of moral and ethical responsibility in their societies.
Of the 295 new students, 178 enter the Undergraduate program while the remaining 117 students enter the Intensive English Program (IEP) at the university. This brings the total student population at AUK to 1670 registered students.
The American University of Kuwait is a liberal arts institution, based on the American model of higher education. It is dedicated to providing students with knowledge, self-awareness, and personal growth experiences that can enhance critical thinking, effective communication, and respect for diversity. AUK seeks to create leaders and life-long learners who aspire to the highest standards of moral and ethical responsibility in their societies.
A view of the AUK arch
19, Feb 2008
Lecture by Clifford Chanin
Addressing the Goals and Challenges of Higher Education in the Gulf
Clifford Chanin, President of the Legacy Project in the United States, returns to the American University of Kuwait to present a lecture on "Goals and Challenges of Higher Education in the Gulf."
To an audience of students, academics and staff of AUK, Chanin described the issue of Higher Education as being widely seen as "the way in which societies can master the training of young people, creation of quality jobs, and the integration into the global economy."
Chanin referred to two recently published front-page articles in the New York Times about the development of higher educational options in the Gulf region to show that American Liberal Arts education in the Gulf is rising to public attention in the United States and the West and further that it's a model of education that continues to be a model that people around the world are looking to.
Some of the challenges he presented, with references to a World Bank Study titled "The Road Not Travelled: Education Reform in the Middle East and North Africa" are that there is currently a "youth bulge" that is creating social and economical problems because there are too many university graduates and not enough quality jobs.
Another significant challenge shown by the World Bank study, he said, was that nearly 80% of GCC nationals are employed in the public sector.
Furthermore, Chanin emphasized the importance of thinking about the phenomenon of higher education in the Gulf in relation to elsewhere in the Middle East, in light of the particular circumstances of the Gulf countries- higher incomes, lower population- which have the potential of solidifying a higher education model that stimulates exchange and supports development with the larger Middle East and North Africa region.
Clifford Chanin, President of the Legacy Project in the United States, returns to the American University of Kuwait to present a lecture on "Goals and Challenges of Higher Education in the Gulf."
To an audience of students, academics and staff of AUK, Chanin described the issue of Higher Education as being widely seen as "the way in which societies can master the training of young people, creation of quality jobs, and the integration into the global economy."
Chanin referred to two recently published front-page articles in the New York Times about the development of higher educational options in the Gulf region to show that American Liberal Arts education in the Gulf is rising to public attention in the United States and the West and further that it's a model of education that continues to be a model that people around the world are looking to.
Some of the challenges he presented, with references to a World Bank Study titled "The Road Not Travelled: Education Reform in the Middle East and North Africa" are that there is currently a "youth bulge" that is creating social and economical problems because there are too many university graduates and not enough quality jobs.
Another significant challenge shown by the World Bank study, he said, was that nearly 80% of GCC nationals are employed in the public sector.
Furthermore, Chanin emphasized the importance of thinking about the phenomenon of higher education in the Gulf in relation to elsewhere in the Middle East, in light of the particular circumstances of the Gulf countries- higher incomes, lower population- which have the potential of solidifying a higher education model that stimulates exchange and supports development with the larger Middle East and North Africa region.
Dr. Marina Tolmacheva, the president of the AUK welcomes AUK guests and Mr. Clifford Chanin
Dr. Marjorie Kelly, Assistant Professor of Anthropology introduces Dr.Marina Tolmacheva
An audience of students, academics and staff of AUK attended the lecture
17, Feb 2008
AUK Recognized as 'Superbrand'
The American University of Kuwait has been awarded as one of the Superbrands in Kuwait for 2008.
Superbrands is an organization based in the United Kingdom that promotes the discipline of branding and pays tribute to exceptional brands in over 40 countries. The organization grants 'Superbrand' status to companies whose brand recognition is considered exceptional in the market. A Middle East headquarters of the organization has been established in Dubai, with a representative agency in Kuwait.
According to the organization "Superbrand has established the finest reputation in its field. It offers consumers significant emotional and/or tangible advantages over its competitors which consumers want to recognize."
AUK was awarded based on its strong and consistent branding identity, its name recognition within the local market, its distinct quality of service, promotional and media coverage, as well as the Selection Committee's own perceptions of AUK.
This is first time that Superbrands takes place in Kuwait, and AUK was selected and qualified as one of strongest brands in Kuwait. No other educational institution in Kuwait was awarded.
11, Feb 2008
AUK Hosts Workshop for English Teachers in Kuwait
Teaching English through Songs
The American University of Kuwait yesterday hosted Johnette Downing, an eight-time National Children's Award winning singer-songwriter who incorporates music into teaching the English language to children.
The free workshop on "Building Language Skills through Music" was hosted by AUK's Center for Continuing Education, and offered for free to English educators based in Kuwait.
Downing showed teachers how to incorporate props such as musical instruments, games and toys to effectively teach a language, a method built on the fact that children learn better and faster when music is incorporated and when learning is made fun and interactive.
The workshop was made possible by a cooperation between AUK's Center for Continuing Education and the American Embassy of Kuwait.
Downing heads to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain next, to share her techniques with educators there.
The American University of Kuwait yesterday hosted Johnette Downing, an eight-time National Children's Award winning singer-songwriter who incorporates music into teaching the English language to children.
The free workshop on "Building Language Skills through Music" was hosted by AUK's Center for Continuing Education, and offered for free to English educators based in Kuwait.
Downing showed teachers how to incorporate props such as musical instruments, games and toys to effectively teach a language, a method built on the fact that children learn better and faster when music is incorporated and when learning is made fun and interactive.
The workshop was made possible by a cooperation between AUK's Center for Continuing Education and the American Embassy of Kuwait.
Downing heads to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain next, to share her techniques with educators there.
Johnette Downing, an eight-time National Children's Award winning singer-songwriter
Dr. Marina Tolmacheva, the President of the American University of Kuwait
Tunisia Owens from the American Embassy presents Miss Downing
03, Feb 2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sponsors AUK Students to Attend Harvard Conference
Today the three founders of the student organization, Model United Nations at the American University of Kuwait (MUNAUK) met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah at his office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faculty Advisor Shareefa Al-Adwani, President Fahad Mohammed, and Vice President Fahad Al-Tukhaim of MUNAUK thanked the Foreign Minister for his generous sponsorship of MUNAUK's attendance at the Harvard model United Nations Conference.
Six AUK students and two faculty advisors will be going to Boston, Massachusetts, USA on February 11 - 19 to participate in one of the largest international Model United Nations events. The Minister wished the students the best of luck and hoped that the students will represent their country with honor.
Six AUK students and two faculty advisors will be going to Boston, Massachusetts, USA on February 11 - 19 to participate in one of the largest international Model United Nations events. The Minister wished the students the best of luck and hoped that the students will represent their country with honor.
The founders of Model United Nations organization at the American University of Kuwait (MUNAUK) met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
31, Jan 2008
First Senior Graphic Design Portfolio Student Showcase
A Tremendous Success for Senior Graphic Design Students
Last week, a coordinated project between Dahlia Mahmoud and her upper-level Graphic Design students culminated in a great success. The students were provided with a press conference on January 24th, followed by the opening of the exhibition of their work on January 25th.
Press coverage was provided throughout, and professionals, namely directors and creative executives of local design firms, were in attendance for an opportunity to recruit AUK talent.
The exhibiting students were responsible for producing a full portfolio upholding international design standards, over the course of one semester.
"The portfolios exhibited showed creative interpretations of typography, digital imagery and multi-media solutions all applied within a practical and industrious context," explained Mahmoud.
The exhibiting students were:
Abdalla Abdelrahman
Diana Al-Hassibi
Nawar Al-Kazemi
Rawan Al-Nafisi
Athba Al-Nusif
Yousef Al-Tukhaim
Ala'a Ali-Reda
Adel El-Assaad
Images from the official opening of the exhibition
Last week, a coordinated project between Dahlia Mahmoud and her upper-level Graphic Design students culminated in a great success. The students were provided with a press conference on January 24th, followed by the opening of the exhibition of their work on January 25th.
Press coverage was provided throughout, and professionals, namely directors and creative executives of local design firms, were in attendance for an opportunity to recruit AUK talent.
The exhibiting students were responsible for producing a full portfolio upholding international design standards, over the course of one semester.
"The portfolios exhibited showed creative interpretations of typography, digital imagery and multi-media solutions all applied within a practical and industrious context," explained Mahmoud.
The exhibiting students were:
Abdalla Abdelrahman
Diana Al-Hassibi
Nawar Al-Kazemi
Rawan Al-Nafisi
Athba Al-Nusif
Yousef Al-Tukhaim
Ala'a Ali-Reda
Adel El-Assaad
Images from the official opening of the exhibition
