His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued royal decree no. 15 of 2017, forming the board of directors for Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) free zone authority. The park is currently being developed, adjacent to American University of Sharjah campus, by the university’s commercial and investment arm ...
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China technology transfer venture to open regional headquarters in Sharjah
China Arab International Technology Transfer Co. Ltd. (CAITTC), a platform for technology transfer and scientific cooperation between China and Arab countries, will open its regional technology centre and headquarters at Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP)*. As part of the memorandum of understanding signed between the company and SRTIP, a centre for technology transfer will be established to help ...
Read More »QS World University Ranking confirms AUS as top ten Arab university
American University of Sharjah (AUS) has been ranked among the top ten universities in the Arab world by the 2017/2018 QS World University Rankings. Compiled by British education specialist Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the ranking puts AUS in joint 411th place globally and placed joint 8th highest among Arab universities in the survey. AUS has consistently been ranked among the top ...
Read More »Sharjah to invest $500m to make AUS top research university in the Arab world
The Government of Sharjah plans to invest half a billion dollars (AED 1.8 billion) in the American University of Sharjah (AUS) over the next five years to fund the university’s goal of becoming the top research university in the Arab world. According to an interview by the Gulf Today with Hussein Al Mahmoudi, Chief Executive Officer of AUS Enterprises, investments ...
Read More »AUS set to become top research university within 5 years
H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and President of American University of Sharjah (AUS) has announced university plans to become the top research university in the Arab world within five years. Founded in 1997, the American University of Sharjah is a not-for-profit, independent, institution of higher education located in Sharjah’s University ...
Read More »Sharjah to establish digital government centre
Sharjah plans to establish a Centre of Excellence for Digital Government in the American University of Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) Park. The news was revealed during a meeting between His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah and President of American University of Sharjah and visiting SAP CEO Bill ...
Read More »Sharjah to create new R&D park
AUS Enterprises, a new holding company established by Amiri decree in 2015 to develop projects for the American University of Sharjah (AUS), is to establish an economic free zone dedicated to research and development. According to UAE newspaper The National, the first phase of the AUS Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) Park* is expected to be completed in 2018 and ...
Read More »CEO appointed to head AUS Enterprises
American University of Sharjah (AUS) has appointed Hussain Al Mahmoudi as Chief Executive Officer of AUS Enterprises, a new holding company mandated to develop revenue-generating commercial activities for AUS via special purpose vehicles. AUS Enterprises was established by Amiri decree in November 2015. The appointment of the new CEO was approved by the AUS Board of Trustees, chaired by His ...
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