AURAK Establishes Relationship with Irish University

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AURAK Establishes Relationship with Irish University

2017-( ME NewsWire): The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has actually authorized an arrangement which sees the University of Limerick (UL) ending up being the university's initial Irish partner.

The memorandum of understanding means to stimulate intercultural activities and projects in between the two universities, consisting of study abroad and student exchange possibilities. This plan would certainly permit trainees to participate in temporary research abroad programs, or a student exchange for a period of approximately one year. The partnership likewise advertises professors exchange and study cooperation.

Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, president of AURAK, commented, "Developing new collaborations with colleges across the world is always exciting. This new partnership stands for a terrific opportunity for our trainees to research in Western Europe, and intend to receive students from Ireland that have an interest in experiencing life in Ras Al Khaimah. I strongly believe in cross-cultural exchange and the wide variety of shared benefits that it brings."

High-achieving AURAK students will certainly also have the possibility to gain from a 'three-plus- one-plus-one' program, which would certainly see them finishing their last year of undergraduate research at UL, as well as a master's degree. Mr. Liam Ryan from UL's global education division included, "We invite the partnership with AURAK and the opportunities for collaboration that it brings. We wish to offer paths for AURAK students to further their researches in Ireland while also sending out Irish trainees to experience the scholastic and social life in Ras Al Khaimah."

Dr. Richard Gauvain, dean of academic support services at AURAK, kept in mind, "Study abroad experiences help students to contextualize and broaden their total instructional experiences. Nowadays, I could consider no place much more culturally awarding for our research study abroad students compared to Limerick."

The University of Limerick, which is based in the south-west of Ireland, is AURAK's 8th European partner, together with colleges in England, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Spain. AURAK likewise has greater than 10 North American partners, along with partner organizations in Asia and Africa.

A delegation from UL checked out AURAK in February in order to fulfill agents from AURAK's School of Engineering. The school offers ten undergraduate programs, with the goal of having every one of them recognized by ABET by 2020.