Aurak to introduce four new academic programs

  • Date: 26-Jun-2020
  • Source: Emirates Business
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:UAE
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Aurak to introduce four new academic programs

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RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM

American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak) is planning to introduce four new academic programmes. These comprise a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, a Master of Science in Infrastructure Engineering, and a Master of Science in Sustainable and Renewable Energy. "We're bringing out new and innovative programmes that are speaking to the future, particularly with artificial intelligence and data science. We're looking to the future workplace - what that might look like and what the jobs of the future are going to be - and we're meeting those needs,“ said Amanda Forte, Chief Strategy and Excellence Officer at Aurak. All nine of AURAK's engineering programmes are accredited by the American Board of Engineering and Technology and the School of Business is pursuing accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The university is one of only two accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, SACSCOC, in the United States. When talking about SACSCOC accreditation, AURAK's President, Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, emphasised the benefits for AURAK students by pointing out that, "SACSCOC