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Posted by / March 26, 2019

Writing Center novel competition: Winners display great writing skills across majors

By Alyazya Alkhazraji The American University of Sharjah’s Writing Center announced February 24 the winners of its Novel Writing Competition, in which participants were required to submit the first chapter of an original story. Shiza Khalid won first place for her chapter “Escape,” followed...
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Posted by / March 13, 2019

Rasha Shehada: Uniting different goals to achieve a common objective

By Alyazya Alkhazraji American University of Sharjah (AUS) alumna Rasha Shehada, Managing Director of Diamond Line, joined Dr. Rodrigo Basco, Associate Professor of Management and Sheikh Saoud bin Khalid bin Khalid Al-Qassimi Chair in Family Business, and a room of exceptional students over...
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Posted by / March 07, 2019

A conversation with Peter Harris, Director of Sustainability at UPS Europe

By Frederikke Christiansen During a keynote speech hosted by AUS Sustainability on February 25, Peter Harris, Director of Sustainability in Europe for UPS (NYSE:UPS), and Dr. John Katsos, Associate Professor of Management and Head of the Academic Sustainability Committee at AUS, discussed ideas and...
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Posted by / February 17, 2019

Thinking about taking your career to the next level? Why a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages might be for you

By Dr. Tammy Gregersen I am thrilled that you've come upon our blog about the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) at American University of Sharjah (AUS). Let me begin by expressing my delight in your interest. I am the ever-so-enthusiastic coordinator of...
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Posted by / February 12, 2019

Adjusting to university life: Practical tips for first-year students

By Abeer Khan The shift from kindergarten to elementary was not easy, the shift from elementary to middle school was no joke, and the shift from middle school to high school was difficult, to say the least. Similarly, the shift from high school to university will bring with it numerous challenges...
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Posted by / February 03, 2019

Calling all UAE high school students interested in space and robotics

2019 will see the internationally acclaimed FIRST ® Tech Challenge being run in the UAE for the first time ever, with American University of Sharjah (AUS) hosting the two-day event. The Challenge, which began in the United States in 1992, is a skill-building program for children in grades seven to...
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Posted by / January 22, 2019

Introducing the AUS NVC Judges: A roundup of the region’s most impressive entrepreneurs, philanthropists and business leaders

The countdown is on to the inaugural American University of Sharjah New Venture Challenge (AUS NVC). Just weeks remain before semifinalists from across the world converge in Sharjah to compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to pitch their ideas to some of the Middle East’s most successful...
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Posted by / January 20, 2019

How the ASC made me a better learner: A story of reflection, learning and success

By Hassan O. Al Suwaidi The beginning of my journey at AUS wasn’t smooth and transitioning to university was difficult. Usually, students go from high school to university directly, but this wasn’t the case for me. After high school, I immediately did my national service in the Armed Forces and...
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Posted by / November 29, 2018

What is it like to be a Fulbright Scholar? Join us as we follow the journey of Marcus Farr, AUS Architecture faculty member and 2019 Fulbright Scholar

As many of our readers will know, the Fulbright Scholar program is one of the world’s most recognizable – and prestigious – acknowledgements of an academic’s work. The program – which sees qualified recipients travel around the world to conduct research and teaching – has been in...
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Posted by / June 28, 2018

American University of Sharjah Redressing the Renaissance

By Martin Giesen Rarely do re-enactments add much substance to the original. Redressing the Renaissance , a recent project by students in the College of Architecture, Art and Design , is a laudable exception to the rule. In April 2018, when a team of graduating architecture students called the...
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