American University in Dubai

{{Short description|Private university in Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE}}

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| name = American University in Dubai

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| motto = Where potential is turned into success

| established = 1 October 1995 {{cite web |url=https://www.aud.edu/university-overview/history/ |title = HISTORY {{!}} American University in Dubai (AUD)}}

| type = Private for-profit university

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| president = Lance De Masi

| provost = Sabrina Joseph

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| students = 1,800 (Fall 2022)

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| academic_staff = 109 (Fall 2022)

| administrative_staff = 101

| city = Dubai

| country = United Arab Emirates

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| mascot = AUD Knights

| colors = {{colour box|Blue}} Blue

| website = https://www.aud.edu/

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The American University in Dubai (AUD) ({{langx|ar|الجامعة الأمريكية في دبي}}) is a private for-profit university in Dubai, United Arab Emirates located in Dubai Media City. Founded in October 1995, AUD offers programs leading to bachelor's and master's degrees.{{Cite web |title=Our History - American University in Dubai |url=https://www.aud.edu/university-overview/history/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Our History - American University in Dubai |language=en}} Being the first private university in the UAE, it provides an American-style liberal education.{{Cite web |last=صحفية |first=بيانات |title=ماجد الفطيم والجامعة الأمريكية بدبي تعلنان عن الفائزين في مسابقة تصميم كلوب هاوس تلال الغاف |url=https://www.zawya.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%81-enxfe1xv |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.zawya.com |language=ar}}{{cite web |title=Uniandi: American University in Dubai (AUD) |url=http://www.uniandi.com/?p=university_home&univid=4&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104174033/http://www.uniandi.com/?p=university_home&univid=4&lang=en |archive-date=4 November 2013 |access-date=5 April 2013 |publisher=Uniandi}}

AUD is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the UAE Ministry of Education. 2022–2023 enrollment was around 1,800 students. AUD has a faculty of over 110.[https://www.aud.edu/media/2350/fact-sheet_2018-1.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408101934/http://www.aud.edu/files/AUDFactSheet.pdf|date=April 8, 2012}}

AUD's campus is situated on grounds of approximately {{convert|1300000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, and encompasses three academic buildings, a student center, an administration building, residence halls, a cafeteria area, and an open air sports facilities.[https://www.aud.edu/university-overview/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107081434/http://www.aud.edu/About_AUD/Overview/overview_campus.asp|date=January 7, 2012}}

Academics

File:Training Sessions at the American University of Dubai, 22.03.2022 (2).jpg

The university is organized into schools: {{Cite web |title=Undergraduate program at AUD |url=https://www.aud.edu/admissions/undergraduate/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Undergraduate program at AUD |language=en}}

School of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture
Department of Interior Design
Department of Visual Communication
School of Arts and Sciences
Department of International Studies
Department of Psychology
Department of Biology
Middle Eastern Studies
School of Business Administration
Department of Business and Economics
Department of Finance and Accounting
Department of Management
Department of Marketing and Marketing Communications
Mohammed bin Rashid School for Communication
School of Education
School of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

AUD also contains Masters Programs, including: {{Cite web |title=Graduate Programs - American University in Dubai |url=https://www.aud.edu/admissions/graduate/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Graduate Programs - American University in Dubai |language=en}}

Masters of Arts in Leadership and innovation in Contemporary Media (MALICM)
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.)
Master of Science in Construction Management (MSCM)
Master of Arts In Intellectual Property and Innovation Management (MA. IPIM)
Master of Urban Design and Digital Environments (MUDDE)

=Accreditation=

The American University in Dubai (AUD) is accredited to grant bachelor's and master's degrees by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), one of seven regional accrediting bodies in the United States. The American University in Dubai is officially licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry has accredited all the university's programs.{{cite web|url=https://www.caa.ae/caa/DesktopModules/Institutions.aspx |title=CAA |publisher=Caa.ae |access-date=2015-04-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513194734/http://www.caa.ae/caa/DesktopModules/Institutions.aspx |archive-date=2015-05-13 }}

AUD is authorized to operate by the State of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC).[http://www.gnpec.org/DirOfAuthSchl.asp?Display=Degree] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415234309/http://www.gnpec.org/DirOfAuthSchl.asp?Display=Degree|date=April 15, 2012}} AUD's undergraduate majors in Marketing Communications and Advertising have been accredited by the International Advertising Association (IAA) in New York.{{cite web |url=http://iaa-resources.org/resources/IAA%20Accredited%20Institutes%20at%209%2010%202012.pdf |title=Accredited Institutes |publisher=Iaa-resources.org |access-date=2015-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512182229/http://iaa-resources.org/resources/IAA%20Accredited%20Institutes%20at%209%2010%202012.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-12 |url-status=dead }}

The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). {{Cite web |title=Bachelor of Communication and Information Studies (B.C.I.S.) |url=https://www.aud.edu/aud-school/mohammed-bin-rashid-school-for-communication/programs/bachelor-of-communication-and-information-studies-b-c-i-s/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Bachelor of Communication and Information Studies (B.C.I.S.) |language=en}}

Founding and history

Following the 1991 Gulf War, Elias Bou Saab and his team from the American Intercontinental University explored establishing an American-style university in the Persian Gulf due to a lack of quality private education.{{Cite web |title=Our History - American University in Dubai |url=https://www.aud.edu/university-overview/history/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Our History - American University in Dubai |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Architecture Program Report for 2021 NAAB First Visit for Continuation of Accreditation |url=https://www.aud.edu/media/e0djeb0n/08_naab-apr-march-2021.pdf |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.aud.edu}}

Dubai was identified as an ideal location due to political stability and growing education sector. Bou Saab then established the American University in Dubai in 1995 with the support of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

AUD rapidly grew after starting with 165 students. In 2000, it moved to a new campus of 1,400,000 square feet with 687 students. The university was then officially licensed by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2000, highlighting big growth in the region's private higher education sector.

On the same year, AUD's largest academic department & school, Business Administration, was established. In 2001, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the American University in Dubai (AUD) and the Georgia Institute of Technology of Atlanta, GA to establish a School of Engineering. {{cite web |title=Georgia Tech to help set up AUD engineering school | GulfNews.com |url=http://gulfnews.com/georgia-tech-to-help-set-up-aud-engineering-school-1.408897 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140624073854/http://gulfnews.com/georgia-tech-to-help-set-up-aud-engineering-school-1.408897 |archive-date=24 June 2014 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=gulfnews.com}}

Representatives from Georgia Tech, including six senior faculty and administrative officers, visited AUD to finalize the adaptation of curricula to the requirements of the UAE.{{Cite web |title=Architecture Program Report for 2021 NAAB First Visit for Continuation of Accreditation |url=https://www.aud.edu/media/e0djeb0n/08_naab-apr-march-2021.pdf |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.aud.edu}}