KEY DATES IN AUD’S HISTORY Jan, 1995
Mr. Elias Bou Saab moves to Dubai and establishes The American University in Dubai
Fall, 1995
Opening Enrollment of 165
Jan, 1996
Addition of MBA program
Dec, 1996
SACSCOC accreditation
Jan, 1997
IAA Accreditation (advertising programs)
Jun, 1997
Dr. Lance de Masi becomes President/Chief Academic Officer
Mar, 1998
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Commission (NPEC) issues degree-granting rights
Jun, 1998
First Commencement Exercises – James Baker, Keynote Speaker Move to new premises
Jan, 2000
Enrollment, 648 Licensure by UAE Ministry of Higher Education
May, 2000
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially inaugurates AUD Campus
Apr, 2001
SACSCOC Substantive Change Prospectus (School of Engineering)
Jun, 2002
Fifth Commencement Exercises – Bill Clinton, Keynote Speaker
Fall, 2002
First Engineering student admitted
Feb, 2003
Dubai Quality Award, Appreciation Program
Nov, 2003
School of Business Administration accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially inaugurates the School of Engineering
Dec, 2003
SACSCOC reaffirms AUD accreditation
Jun, 2004
Dr. Jihad Nader appointed Provost/Chief Academic Officer
May, 2005
Ministry completes accreditation of all AUD programs
Dec, 2006
Re-licensure by UAE Ministry
Sept, 2007
AUD opens School of Communication
Mar, 2008
Inaugural Harvard-AUD student exchange
May, 2008
Revised Mission/Purpose-related Goals ratified
Jun, 2008
Naming of Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication
Sept, 2008
Engineering programs (Civil, Computer, and Electrical) receive ABET accreditation B.Arch program (five year) launched
Sept, 2009
Revised Arts and Sciences Core takes effect First Certificate program launched – Middle Eastern Studies B.I.T. (re-named, B.S.C.I.T.) program receives ABET accreditation
Spring, 2011
University completes round of Ministry reviews resulting in re-accreditation of programs in Business Administration, Computer and Information Technology,Visual Communication, and Interior Design
Sept, 2011
The School of Arts and Sciences is formed with the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (B.A.I.S.) launched as its first degree program
Jan, 2012
ID,VC, and Architecture departments form in a new School of Architecture, Art and Design
Dec, 2012
Granted SACSCOC Reaffirmation (ten-year re-accreditation)
Spring, 2013
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