As Provost and Chief Academic Officer, it is my great pleasure and distinct privilege to welcome you to American University of Sharjah (AUS). In doing so, I also want to assure our students, friends and supporters that we will continue to work with utmost dedication to foster an environment where excellence, achievement and outstanding scholarship will continue to be bedrock principles that guide everything we do at AUS. 

I welcome you to a remarkable and unique place in which the research, scholarship and creative activities of our faculty coexist with a well-recognized tradition of teaching excellence. Beyond the impact and recognition that the research and scholarship of our faculty has globally, of which we are all very proud at AUS, I am particularly pleased to see how such activities enrich and bring a new dimension to the learning experience of our students.

As we continue to grow our research and scholarly activities, we are committed to ensure that our undergraduate and graduate students will have access to state-of-the- art facilities and laboratories, internship opportunities with industry and business leaders in the UAE and beyond, unique and world-class research and scholarship experiences, and study abroad options that will expand their educational experience globally. We will, at the same time, foster an environment in which entrepreneurship and innovation will flourish, and will be pursued enthusiastically. The exceptional cultural and international diversity of our faculty and student body offers unbounded opportunities for our students to grow into confident and superbly qualified global leaders. 

Welcome to AUS and, if you are a student, be prepared to enjoy a truly unique educational experience.