American University of Kuwait
الجامعة الأمريكية في الكويت
Mottoتعلَّم، فكِّر، تُصبِح
Motto in English
Learn • Think • Become
TypePrivate
EstablishedBy Amiri Decree 139 in 2003
PresidentDr. Rawda Awwad
Academic staff
109
Undergraduates2100
Location,
29°20′38″N 48°4′59″E / 29.34389°N 48.08306°E / 29.34389; 48.08306
CampusUrban
NewspaperThe Voice
Colors
  garnet and gold
MascotWolfpack
Websitewww.auk.edu.kw

American University of Kuwait (Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية في الكويت) is a private liberal arts university in Salmiya, Kuwait. Although established in 2003, the institution opened to students, faculty and the general public in September 2004 and is based on the American model of higher education. It is sister colleges with Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Professor Dr. Rawda Awwad currently serves the office of the President.[1]

Campus

The AUK Campus is located in Salmiya, one of Kuwait's most cosmopolitan areas. The campus has spacious, modern classrooms; computer, science, and language laboratories; an administration building; a state-of-the-art library; and cafes, restaurants, shops, and recreation courts.

AUK offers 24-hour security service to ensure the safety of its community. Athletic facilities include tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as a soccer field, and fitness center. There are also respective prayer rooms for men and women located on campus.

The American University of Kuwait

Faculty and staff

The American University of Kuwait has professors from Canada, US, UK, as well as Kuwait, among other parts of the world. Unique to other universities, AUK also offers a Student Worker Program, where students are hired in various departments to perform tasks from administrative work to assisting in the development of departmental missions.

Degree programs

See also

References

  1. "American University of Kuwait". 20 October 2021.
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