AURAK Attends SACSCOC Annual Conference

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has this week attended the annual conference of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).  The conference was held in Houston, Texas, in the United States between the 5th and 8th of December 2015.

The travelling delegation consisted of Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, President of AURAK, Dr. Claudette Williams, Vice President of Quality Assurance, Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation, Prof. Mousa Mohsen, Dean of the School of Engineering, and Prof. Abdullah Alhumoud, Dean of the School of Business.

At the conference, the AURAK representatives had the opportunity to meet SACSCOC President, Dr. Belle Wheelan, and discussed the steps currently being taken by the University in order to gain the ‘SACS’ accreditation.  The delegation also explained AURAK’s effort in implementing the recommendations received by ‘SACS’, in order to fulfil the conditions required to achieve institutional accreditation.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is one of the most prestigious accrediting bodies in the United States and on an international level.  It focuses on the quality of learning in accordance with the very highest standards of education.  AURAK is striving to obtain this institutional accreditation, and is making a concerted effort to ensure that it adheres to ‘SACS’ guidelines, in terms of both administration and academics.

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) is an independent co-education institution of Higher Education that provides an integrated American-style, undergraduate and graduate education with a strong focus on local indigenous culture. The UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research accredit all of AURAK’s programs.