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American University Of Sharjah
American University of Sharjah (abbreviated AUS; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية في الشارقة) is a private university in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 1997 by Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. Located in University City in Sharjah, AUS has more than 5,000 students from more than 94 countries and a full-time faculty of more than 360 from 48 countries. AUS offers 26 majors and 48 minors at undergraduate level as well as 16 master's degrees and a PhD in Engineering Systems Management. The university is organized into three colleges and one school. The university is licensed by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (UAE) in the United Arab Emirates, which recognizes all undergraduate and graduate programs. American University of Sharjah is accredited in the United States by the Middle States Commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private University
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money), grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities may be contrasted with public university, public universities and national university, national universities. Many private universities are nonprofit organizations. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 20 public universities (with about two million students) and 23 private universities (60,000 students). Egypt has many private universities, including The American University in Cairo, the German University in Cairo, the British University in Egypt, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Misr University for Science and Technology, Misr International University, Future University in Egypt and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University Of Iraq - Sulaimani
American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) ( ku, زانکۆی ئەمریکی لە عێراق، سلێمانی; Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية في العراق، السليمانية) is a not-for-profit, private institution for public benefit, located in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The university offers an American-style liberal arts education to students from various economic, ethnic and religious backgrounds. History American University of Iraq, Sulaimani was founded in 2006 by a Board of Trustees as an institution dedicated to offering a comprehensive, American-style education in Iraq. The university, modeled after the famous private universities in Cairo and Beirut, was created amid the turmoil of war but in the relatively secure Kurdish region of Iraq. The purpose of founding such a university, according to Dr. Barham Salih was to stimulate reform in the Iraqi education system. Intellectuals such as Kanan Makiya, Fouad Ajami, and John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University Of Beirut
The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, autonomous board of trustees and offers programs leading to bachelor's, master's, MD, and PhD degrees. AUB has an operating budget of $423 million with an endowment of approximately $768 million. The campus is composed of 64 buildings, including the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC, formerly known as AUH – American University Hospital) (420 beds), four libraries, three museums and seven dormitories. Almost one-fifth of AUB's students attended secondary school or university outside Lebanon before coming to AUB. AUB graduates reside in more than 120 countries worldwide. The language of instruction is English. Degrees awarded at the university are officially registered with the New York Board of Regents. History On J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University Of Cairo
The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. The AUC student body represents over 50 countries. AUC's faculty members, adjunct teaching staff and visiting lecturers are internationally diverse and include academics, business professionals, diplomats, journalists, writers and others from the United States, Egypt and other countries. AUC holds institutional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the United States and from Egypt's National Authority for Quality Assurance and Assessment of Education. History The American University in Cairo was founded in 1919 by the American Mission in Egypt, a Protestant mission sponsored by the United Presbyterian Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americans In The United Arab Emirates
Americans in the United Arab Emirates are residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who originate from the United States. As of 2015, there are over 50,000 Americans living in the country. Demographics The majority of Americans are based in Dubai. Due to the extensive military cooperation between both countries, there is also around 5,000 American military personnel stationed at the Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi. The base, which is operated jointly, is one of the key US military bases in the region. Education There are numerous American international schools in the UAE, serving expatriate students. Some of the notable schools are the American Community School of Abu Dhabi, American International School in Abu Dhabi, American School of Dubai, Dubai American Academy, GEMS American Academy and the Sharjah American International School. In addition, there are also several American-accredited universities in the country, such as the American University in Dubai, Hult Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adib Fahim
Adib Fahim is the former deputy director general of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. His father, Marshal Mohammad Fahim, was the first vice president of Afghanistan. Following the death of his father in March 2014, Adib was appointed as his father's successor in the social arena at a ceremony organized by then president Karzai in Afghanistan's Presidential Palace. He was featured on the Time Magazine and the National Public Radio (NPR). Early Life Adib Fahim was born in the late 1980s. He grew up in Afghanistan during the Afghan Jihad. Later on he received a B.A. in international relations from the American University of Sharjah and a master's in public administration and policy from New York University. In 2010, Adib worked with a group of consultants who were assigned by the United Nations Development Programme and the Egyptian Ministry of Local Development to study decentralization planning and program in Egypt. As a child, he accompanied his father to importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Al Amiri
Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri ( ar, سارة بنت يوسف الأميري, born 1987) is the Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and Chair of the Board of Directors of thEmirates Schools Establishment She is the former Minister of State for Advanced Technology within the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology in the government of the United Arab Emirates. Al Amiri is also the chair of the UAE Space Agency and the United Arab Emirates Council of Scientists, and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission. Early life and education Al Amiri was born in the United Arab Emirates in 1987. She grew up in Abu Dhabi. She studied computer science at the American University of Sharjah, earning bachelor's and master's degrees. She was always interested in aerospace engineering but grew up at a time when United Arab Emirates did not have a space program. Research and career Al Amiri began her career at the Emirates Institution for Advanced Sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, (born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. She was previously the Minister of State for Tolerance, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister of Economic and Planning of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She was the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates. In March 2014, she was appointed President of Zayed University. As of 2017, she is listed as the 36th most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''. She was listed in the "Top 100 most powerful Arabs" in 2013 and from 2016-18 by ''Gulf Business''. History Lubna graduated from the California State University, Chico with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and has an Executive MBA from the American University of Sharjah. Lubna received an honorary doctorate of science from California State University, Chico. She returned to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kanoo Group
The Kanoo Group (Arabic: مجموعة كانو) is a large family-owned by conglomerate based in the UAE and Oman. It is a part of the parent company Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group (established in ), founded in Bahrain by Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo which started from a trading and shipping enterprise. From Bahrain, the business spread to Saudi Arabia in the 1930s. Business overview The family business first made its name in the shipping industry, challenging the long-established British firms that had come to dominate the Arabian Peninsula. Kanoo Shipping is the first Arab shipping agency in the region in 1911 and one of the founders of S5 Agency World Ltd. At present, Kanoo Shipping is the largest regional shipping agency in the Middle East which operates in 20 countries and all principal ports and offshore tanker loading terminals around the Arabian Peninsula, including Iraq. Kanoo Shipping handles 20,000 port calls every year through its professional network, which covers al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishal Hamed Kanoo
Mishal Hamed Kanoo (, born 25 February 1969), is an Emirati business magnate and currently serves as the Chairman of The Kanoo Group based in UAE and Oman. Kanoo was listed as one of the ''Top 100 Powerful Arabs 2017'', ''Power 100'', ''Rich List 2009'', and ''The World's Richest Arabs''. Kanoo is the 4th generation to run the Kanoo family business. Established in Bahrain in 1890, The Kanoo Group's parent company, founded by Haji Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, grew from its early trading and shipping enterprise into a diversified conglomerate across the Middle East. From Bahrain, the business spread to Saudi Arabia in the 1930s. In 1967, Kanoo's father, Hamed Kanoo came to the UAE to expand the family business. He successfully put up The Kanoo Group as a trade name in the country, which currently operates in UAE and Oman. In 2015, Kanoo took over his role as the Chairman of The Kanoo Group after the death of Chairman Yusuf Ahmed Kanoo in 2014. Today, The Kanoo Group operates across a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadel Al Mheiri
Fadel Al Mheiri is an Emirati filmmaker. He graduated from the American University of Sharjah. Al Mheiri began making films at age 14. He has made six short films since 2001. In 2005, Al Mheiri produced the documentary ''Under Construction'', which was about a construction worker waiting to be paid. He wrote the drama ''A Corsair's Tale'' in 2007. It portrays two battles of Ras al-Khaimah where the British bombed the city of Julphar. The movie takes place in Ras al-Khaimah and India. Al Mheiri founded his own production company, Tent Pictures Productions, in 2013. His feature film, ''Abood Kandaishan'', was filmed guerrilla-style with a small budget that was raised mostly from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Al Mheiri created ''Abood Kandaishan'' to show what life is like in Emirati homes. The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2014. Al Mheiri wrote the book, ''Kingdom of Peacocks – Mists of Time'', the first of a trilogy, which is abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
