Vision and Mission

Vision & Mission

AURAK Vision

Through inspired teaching, research, creative work, and community engagement, AURAK set a new standard in the Gulf Region for student-centered excellence that empowers graduates to change the world.

AURAK Mission

To be a leading institution in the Gulf Region, the American University of Ras Al Khaimah:

Provides a transformational, student-centered learning experience based on the North American model of higher education enriched by attention to the region’s culture.
Engages students, faculty, and staff in innovative undergraduate and graduate programs that generate high-impact research.
Prepares future leaders and entrepreneurs through community outreach and creative initiatives involving local, regional, and global partners.

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah pursues this mission as an independent, public, state-owned, non-profit, and coeducational institution.

AURAK Values

Integrity

To model adherence to a code of honesty, transparency, and accountability.

Excellence and Continuous Improvement

To set high expectations for every unit and every constituent of the university.

Collaborative Engagement

To ensure continual involvement of students, faculty, and staff in activities that contribute to the success of the institution and the solution of local, regional, and global problems.

Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Cultural Authenticity

To facilitate, through respectful dialogue, social and multicultural understanding that contributes to the success of all.

Scholarship and Research

To advance knowledge through discovery, dissemination, application, and community engagement.

Empowerment

To celebrate the power of inspired teaching to ignite transformational learning that shapes students into agents of positive change.

Academic Freedom

To cultivate an environment of critical thought and inquiry, tolerance for divergent views and beliefs, and open and respectful exchange of ideas.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

To encourage creative, enterprising ideas and the translation of those ideas into sustainable initiatives.

Global Interdependence

To promote engagement with the international community in ways that encourage university constituents to see themselves as citizens of the world.

Sustainability

To nurture an appreciation of the shared responsibility of humankind to preserve planet Earth for future generations.

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Last Updated: 27 Jul 2023

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