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...
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...
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...
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 I...
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 existence since...
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...
AUS alum gets to the final round of Shell Ideas360 global competition
American University of Sharjah (AUS) alumna Apoorva Goel is among the top five finalists of Shell Ideas360 , a global competition in which students develop ideas to tackle the pressures on the world's food, water and energy resources. Goel made it into the finals with like-minded innovators from...
American University of Sharjah celebrates Earth Day 2018 with campaign to 'End Plastic Pollution'
By Ryan Highland Over the past 100 years, plastic has been integrated into our daily lives to the point itâs inescapable. It can be found in all products we use from morning to nightâfrom the soaps we use to wash our face to the pillows we sleep on. However, the properties that make plastics so...
By Rose Armour Did you know that if each student, faculty member and staff member used 15 fewer plastic bags a month, 1 million fewer plastic bags would end up in the landfill each year? In honor of Environmental Day 2018 and Earth Day 2018 , AUS Sustainability will be giving away reusable AUS-...
By Kateryna Kadabashy Being a student at American University of Sharjah can be challenging. Sometimes it is a matter of adaptation, while at other times it is about learning how to handle certain issues. Both situations are a perfect chance to visit a Peer Advisor at the Academic Support Center (...
