About American University of Sharjah
The American University of Sharjah, known as AUS, is one of the leading universities in the UAE. It was founded in 1997 by Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah, and is located in University City in Sharjah.
AUS offers undergraduate and graduate programmes based on the American model of higher education. Its colleges include engineering, business, architecture, art and design, and arts and sciences.
The university is accredited in the United States as well as by the UAE Ministry of Education, and its engineering and business programmes hold international accreditations.
Its campus is known for its architecture and facilities, and it attracts students from the UAE, the Arab world and beyond.
AUS is also home to Sheraa, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, which supports student and alumni startups, and it is close to the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park.
Graduates of AUS work across the region in fields such as engineering, finance, consulting, design and government.
Startups UAE lists the American University of Sharjah among the UAE's leading universities.
AUS offers undergraduate and graduate programmes based on the American model of higher education. Its colleges include engineering, business, architecture, art and design, and arts and sciences.
The university is accredited in the United States as well as by the UAE Ministry of Education, and its engineering and business programmes hold international accreditations.
Its campus is known for its architecture and facilities, and it attracts students from the UAE, the Arab world and beyond.
AUS is also home to Sheraa, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, which supports student and alumni startups, and it is close to the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park.
Graduates of AUS work across the region in fields such as engineering, finance, consulting, design and government.
Startups UAE lists the American University of Sharjah among the UAE's leading universities.