The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) and the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) have signed an agreement to set up a collaborative academic program to maximize opportunities for students.

The deal means that students at AURAK who successfully complete three years of the undergraduate curriculum in Computer Engineering can be accepted at the Computer Science and Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Upon successful completion of the first year at UTA students will be awarded a bachelors degree from AURAK. Upon successful completion of the second year at UTA students will get hold of a masters degree from UTA.

President of AURAK, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, signed the three-year agreement along with the Dr. Teik C. Lim, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington.

AURAK is very delighted to be in a position to sign this agreement which will assist our students in tangible ways. The University of Texas at Arlington provides a excellent chance for our students to proceed their education at an outstanding institution in the United States and learn actual competencies that are in excessive demand on the job market, Prof. Hassan said.

UTAs international enrollment was almost 60,000 for the educational year 2018-19. International students come from more than one hundred countries, giving it one of the most various campus populations in the United States. It is the second-largest university in the University of Texas System and gives more than 180 baccalaureate, masters', and doctoral degree programs. The campus covers 170 hectares (420 acres) and consists of ultra-modern facilities.

AURAK is a nonprofit, government-owned institution of higher education which affords the local, regional and global communities with a North American-style education integrated with Arab customs and traditions. AURAK is licensed by the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates and has been approved in the United States of America by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) from December 2018. AURAK provides a total of 22 approved undergraduate and graduate programs throughout a vast vary of disciplines.