American University in Dubai

The American University in Dubai (AUD, Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية في دبي) is a private university in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1995 and offering American-style undergraduate and graduate education.迪拜美国大学（American University in Dubai，简称 AUD，阿拉伯文：الجامعة الأمريكية في دبي）是位于阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜媒体城的私立大学，创办于 1995 年，提供美式本科与研究生教育。

It was established by Elias Bou Saab as a branch campus of the American College in Atlanta and became the first institution outside the United States and Latin America to earn accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).该校由埃利亚斯·布萨阿卜（Elias Bou Saab）创办，最初是佐治亚州亚特兰大美国学院的分校，后来成为美国与拉丁美洲以外第一所获得美国南方院校协会学院委员会（SACSCOC）认证的院校。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed 620th in the world, and it serves more than 2,000 students from over 100 nationalities on a campus of roughly 1.3 million square feet.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列世界第 620 位；其校区面积约 130 万平方英尺，在校学生逾 2000 人，来自 100 多个国家和地区。

History

• The university traces its origins to a fact-finding mission in 1991 led by Elias Bou Saab of the American College in Atlanta, who travelled across the Gulf to build relationships with ministries of higher education.该校的源头可追溯到 1991 年由亚特兰大美国学院的埃利亚斯·布萨阿卜率领的一次考察之旅，他走访海湾各国，与各国高等教育主管部门建立联系。
• In 1995 Bou Saab formally established the American University in Dubai with the support of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, then Crown Prince and later Ruler of Dubai.1995 年，布萨阿卜在谢赫·穆罕默德·本·拉希德·阿勒马克图姆殿下（时为迪拜王储、后为迪拜酋长）的支持下正式创办迪拜美国大学。
• The guiding principle of the institution was to bring the American educational system to the region without interfering with the culture or values of the local community.该校的创办宗旨是把美国教育体系引入本地区，同时不冒犯当地社群的文化与价值观。
• AUD opened its doors in the autumn of 1995 as a branch campus of the American College in Atlanta, enrolling 165 students, about half of them women.1995 年秋，迪拜美国大学作为亚特兰大美国学院的分校开学，首批招收 165 名学生，其中约半数为女性。
• In January 1996 the university added a Master of Business Administration programme, extending its offerings beyond undergraduate study.1996 年 1 月，该校增设工商管理硕士（MBA）课程，将办学层次扩展到研究生阶段。
• In December 1996 AUD received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, one of its earliest American recognitions.1996 年 12 月，该校获得美国南方院校协会学院委员会（SACSCOC）的认证，这是其最早获得的美国资质认可之一。
• In January 1997 its advertising programmes were accredited by the International Advertising Association in New York, and in June 1997 Dr. Lance de Masi became President and Chief Academic Officer.1997 年 1 月，该校广告专业获得纽约国际广告协会（IAA）认证；1997 年 6 月，兰斯·德马西博士出任校长兼首席学术官。
• In March 1998 the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission granted AUD degree-granting rights, and the first commencement exercises were held in June 1998 with James Baker as keynote speaker.1998 年 3 月，佐治亚州非公立高等教育委员会授予该校学位授予权；1998 年 6 月举行首届毕业典礼，由詹姆斯·贝克担任主讲嘉宾。
• In 2000 the university moved into a purpose-built campus in the district that would become known as New Dubai, with enrollment rising to 648 and licensure granted by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education.2000 年，该校迁入位于后来被称作「新迪拜」地区的新建校园，在校生增至 648 人，并获得阿联酋高等教育部的办学执照。
• In May 2000 H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially inaugurated the AUD campus, cementing the institution's ties with the government of Dubai.2000 年 5 月，谢赫·穆罕默德·本·拉希德·阿勒马克图姆殿下为该校校园正式揭幕，进一步巩固了学校与迪拜政府的关系。
• In April 2001 AUD filed a SACSCOC substantive change prospectus in order to establish a School of Engineering, and the first engineering student was admitted in the autumn of 2002.2001 年 4 月，该校向 SACSCOC 提交设立工程学院的实质性变更申请；2002 年秋招收首位工程专业学生。
• The fifth commencement exercises in June 2002 featured President William J. Clinton as keynote speaker, and the School of Engineering was officially inaugurated in November 2003.2002 年 6 月的第五届毕业典礼由美国总统威廉·克林顿担任主讲嘉宾；工程学院于 2003 年 11 月正式揭幕。
• In May 2005 the UAE Ministry of Education completed accreditation of all AUD programmes, and in September 2007 the university opened its School of Communication.2005 年 5 月，阿联酋教育部完成了对该校全部专业的认证；2007 年 9 月，该校开设传播学院。
• In December 2007 AUD became the only institution of higher learning outside the United States and Latin America to hold independent SACSCOC accreditation.2007 年 12 月，该校成为美国与拉丁美洲以外唯一获得 SACSCOC 独立认证的高等学府。
• In 2008 AUD launched its inaugural Harvard student exchange and named its communication school after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, while its civil, computer and electrical engineering programmes gained ABET accreditation.2008 年，该校启动首届与哈佛大学的学生交换项目，并以谢赫·穆罕默德·本·拉希德之名命名其传播学院；同年其土木、计算机与电气工程专业获得 ABET 认证。
• In September 2009 a five-year Bachelor of Architecture programme was launched and the first certificate programme, in Middle Eastern Studies, was introduced.2009 年 9 月，该校推出五年制建筑学学士课程，并开设首个证书课程——中东研究。
• In September 2011 the School of Arts and Sciences was established with the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies as its first degree, and in January 2012 the School of Architecture, Art and Design was formed.2011 年 9 月，该校成立文理学院，以国际研究文学学士为首个学位；2012 年 1 月，又组建建筑、艺术与设计学院。
• In 2012 the mechanical engineering programme received ABET accreditation and SACSCOC granted the university a ten-year reaffirmation of accreditation.2012 年，其机械工程专业获得 ABET 认证，SACSCOC 亦给予该校为期十年的认证重申。
• In November 2017 the School of Business Administration earned AACSB accreditation, and in January 2018 the Bachelor of Architecture gained initial NAAB accreditation.2017 年 11 月，该校商学院获得 AACSB 认证；2018 年 1 月，建筑学学士课程获得 NAAB 初步认证。
• In September 2018 the UAE Ministry of Education accredited the Executive MBA, President Lance de Masi retired in December 2018, and Dr. David A. Schmidt was appointed President in July 2019.2018 年 9 月，阿联酋教育部认证其高级工商管理硕士（EMBA）项目；校长兰斯·德马西于 2018 年 12 月荣休，大卫·A·施密特博士于 2019 年 7 月获任命为校长。
• After an interim presidency by Dr. Lance de Masi in 2023, Dr. Kyle Long was appointed President in August 2024, and in April 2024 the university secured renewal of its UAE institutional licensure.2023 年兰斯·德马西博士短暂回任过渡校长后，凯尔·朗博士于 2024 年 8 月获任命为校长；2024 年 4 月，该校获得阿联酋办学执照的续期。
• In December 2024 the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research accredited a new Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development, extending its portfolio into digital media.2024 年 12 月，阿联酋高等教育与科学研究部认证了新增的游戏设计与开发理学学士课程，将其学科布局拓展至数字媒体领域。

Academics

• AUD is organised into six schools, namely Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture Art and Design, Communication, Arts and Sciences, and Education, and it awards both bachelor's and master's degrees.迪拜美国大学设有六个学院，分别是商学院、工程学院、建筑艺术与设计学院、传播学院、文理学院与教育学院，可授予学士与硕士学位。
• The university is accredited to grant degrees by SACSCOC and licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates, which accredits all of its programmes.该校的学位授予权获 SACSCOC 认证，并由阿联酋高等教育与科学研究部核发执照，后者对其全部专业予以认证。
• Its engineering programmes in civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering hold ABET accreditation, granted in 2008 and 2012 respectively.其土木、计算机、电气与机械工程专业均持有 ABET 认证，分别于 2008 年与 2012 年获得。
• The School of Business Administration earned AACSB accreditation in November 2017, placing it among the internationally accredited business schools of the Gulf region.其商学院于 2017 年 11 月获得 AACSB 认证，跻身海湾地区获国际认证的商学院之列。
• The Bachelor of Architecture, a five-year professional degree launched in 2009, received initial accreditation from the National Architectural Accrediting Board in January 2018.2009 年推出的五年制专业学位建筑学学士，于 2018 年 1 月获得美国国家建筑认证委员会（NAAB）的初步认证。
• The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, which recognised its Bachelor of Communication and Information Studies in May 2015.穆罕默德·本·拉希德传播学院获美国新闻与大众传播教育认证委员会（ACEJMC）认证，其传播与信息研究学士课程于 2015 年 5 月获认可。
• Its visual communication and interior design programmes received substantial equivalency from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design in 2017, renewed in November 2024.其视觉传达与室内设计专业于 2017 年获得美国艺术与设计院校协会（NASAD）的实质等同认定，并于 2024 年 11 月获得续期。
• The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design was accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation in April 2016, and the advertising majors are accredited by the International Advertising Association.其室内设计美术学士课程于 2016 年 4 月获得美国室内设计认证委员会（CIDA）认证，广告专业则获国际广告协会（IAA）认证。
• Graduate offerings include the Executive MBA accredited in 2018, the Master of Arts in Leadership and Innovation in Contemporary Media from 2015, and the Master of Arts in Intellectual Property and Innovation Management from January 2020.其研究生课程包括 2018 年获认证的高级工商管理硕士、2015 年开设的当代媒体领导力与创新文学硕士，以及 2020 年 1 月获批的知识产权与创新管理文学硕士。
• Further master's programmes accredited in April 2020 are the Master of Urban Design and Digital Environments and the Master of Arts in International Affairs.2020 年 4 月获批的其他硕士项目还包括城市设计与数字环境硕士以及国际事务文学硕士。
• A Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence was accredited by the Ministry of Education in June 2023, reflecting the university's expansion into computing and data-driven fields.2023 年 6 月，该校获得教育部认证的人工智能理学硕士项目，体现其向计算与数据驱动领域的拓展。
• Undergraduate study is built on a revised Arts and Sciences Core, which took effect in 2009 alongside the first certificate programme in Middle Eastern Studies.本科教育以修订后的文理核心课程为基础，该体系于 2009 年与首个中东研究证书课程同步生效。
• The university is authorised to operate by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, which issued degree-granting rights in March 1998.该校获佐治亚州非公立高等教育委员会的办学许可，该委员会于 1998 年 3 月授予其学位授予权。
• Teaching is delivered in English by an international faculty in an American-style curriculum that emphasises experiential learning, industry engagement and career readiness.教学以英语进行，由国际化师资按美式课程授课，强调体验式学习、行业参与与职业准备。
• As of the mid-2020s the university educates more than 2,000 students drawn from over 100 nationalities, supported by academic and student-services staff across its schools.至 2020 年代中期，该校在校学生逾 2000 人，来自 100 多个国家和地区，由各学院的教学与学生服务人员提供支持。
• The university maintains international partnerships, including a student exchange with Harvard University begun in 2008 and a 2001 agreement with the Georgia Institute of Technology that supported the creation of its School of Engineering.该校开展国际合作，包括 2008 年启动的与哈佛大学的学生交换，以及 2001 年与佐治亚理工学院达成的、助力其创建工程学院的协议。
• Its programmes are recognised by professional bodies including the International Advertising Association, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.其专业获多个专业机构认可，包括国际广告协会、美国室内设计认证委员会以及美国艺术与设计院校协会。
• The university's institutional licensure is granted by the UAE Ministry of Education, while its programmes are reviewed by the Commission for Academic Accreditation, the country's higher-education regulator.该校的办学执照由阿联酋教育部核发，各项专业则由该国高等教育监管机构——学术认证委员会（CAA）审核。
• Its business accreditations are maintained through AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which accredited the School of Business Administration in 2017.其商科认证通过 AACSB International（国际商学院协会）维持，该机构于 2017 年为商学院授予认证。

Campus

• The main campus occupies about 1.3 million square feet in Dubai Media City, one of the emirate's principal business and media districts.主校区占地约 130 万平方英尺，位于迪拜媒体城——该酋长国最重要的商务与传媒区域之一。
• The purpose-built campus was inaugurated by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in May 2000, after the university relocated in January 2000 from its original premises.这座专门建造的校园由谢赫·穆罕默德·本·拉希德·阿勒马克图姆殿下于 2000 年 5 月揭幕，此前该校于 2000 年 1 月从原址迁入。
• When the university moved in 2000 it occupied a site of about 1,400,000 square feet and enrolled 648 students, compared with only 165 at its opening in 1995.2000 年迁址时，校园面积约 140 万平方英尺，在校生 648 人，而 1995 年开办时仅有 165 人。
• The campus combines academic buildings, residential buildings and recreational facilities within a single integrated site.校园在单一综合地块内融合了教学楼、宿舍楼与康体设施。
• Its location beside Sheikh Zayed Road gives students access to internships and careers at leading regional and global organisations.校园毗邻谢赫扎耶德路，使学生得以在区域内外的领军机构获得实习与就业机会。
• Residential accommodation and sports and recreation centres are provided on site, and the campus includes dining and retail outlets serving its multinational community.校内提供住宿以及体育与康乐中心，并设有餐饮与零售设施，服务其多元国籍的社群。
• The campus lies at approximately 25.08 degrees north and 55.31 degrees east, within the coastal conurbation of Dubai.校园位于北纬约 25.08 度、东经约 55.31 度，处于迪拜沿海城市群之中。
• The site was carved out of a developing area that became known as New Dubai, reflecting the emirate's rapid urban growth around the turn of the millennium.该地块出自一片当时正在开发的区域，后来被称为「新迪拜」，折射出世纪之交该酋长国迅猛的城市扩张。
• The campus grew out of the university's origins as a branch campus of the American College in Atlanta, which had established links across the Gulf before the move to Dubai Media City.该校校园源自其作为亚特兰大美国学院分校的起点；这所美国学院在迁往迪拜媒体城之前已在海湾地区建立联系。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the American University in Dubai is placed 620th in the world, its principal ranked position in the global tables.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，迪拜美国大学位列世界第 620 位，这是其在全球榜单上的主要排名位置。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university is listed with Reporter status, appearing outside the numbered main table.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校以「Reporter」身份被收录，未进入带名次的主榜。 ^[1]
• The university is not placed in the U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026 to 2027, which lists only a limited set of institutions worldwide.该校未进入 2026 至 2027 年版《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳全球大学排名，该榜单仅收录全球范围内有限数量的院校。
• It is likewise absent from the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by ShanghaiRanking, which covers a selected group of research-intensive universities.该校同样未出现在上海软科发布的 2026 年世界大学学术排名中，该榜单仅覆盖一组精选的研究密集型大学。
• The OpenAlex database attributes 1,406 works to the university with 18,665 citations, a modest but growing research output for a young private institution.OpenAlex 数据库为该大学收录 1,406 篇成果、被引用 18,665 次，对一所年轻的私立院校而言，这是规模不大但持续增长的科研产出。
• AUD was the first institution outside the United States and Latin America to receive independent SACSCOC accreditation, in December 2007, a distinction that anchors its American credentials.2007 年 12 月，该校成为美国与拉丁美洲以外首个获得 SACSCOC 独立认证的院校，这一资历奠定了其美式学位的权威性。
• Its accreditations from AACSB, ABET, NAAB, ACEJMC and NASAD place its business, engineering, architecture and design programmes within internationally recognised frameworks.其经由 AACSB、ABET、NAAB、ACEJMC 与 NASAD 的认证，使商科、工程、建筑与设计专业置于国际认可的框架之内。
• The university presents itself as a point of reference for higher education within the Gulf region and the wider Middle East, especially for American-style degrees.该校自我定位为海湾地区乃至更广阔中东地区的高等教育标杆，尤其是在美式学位方面。
• AUD models its curriculum on American universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Georgia Institute of Technology, adapting their practices to the Gulf context.该校以麻省理工学院与佐治亚理工学院等美国大学的课程为蓝本，并把其做法调整以契合海湾地区的环境。
• It competes and cooperates with other international universities in the emirate, including the American University of Sharjah and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.它与该酋长国境内的其他国际大学——包括沙迦美国大学与索邦大学阿布扎比分校——既竞争又合作。

Student life

• AUD has no formal Latin motto. Its mission, ratified in a revised form in March 2017, commits it to serving as a culturally diverse learning community devoted to teaching and scholarly endeavour.该校并无正式拉丁文校训；其于 2017 年 3 月修订确认的使命，是成为一个文化多元的学习社群，致力于教学与学术探索。
• The institution's Statement of Philosophy, also revised in 2017, describes AUD as a learning community that values the educational, professional and personal growth of each student.同样于 2017 年修订的《哲学声明》将该校描述为一个重视每位学生在学业、职业与个人层面成长的学习社群。
• Its student body of more than 2,000 learners drawn from over 100 nationalities makes cultural diversity a defining feature of campus life.其逾 2000 名来自 100 多个国家和地区的学生，使文化多元成为校园生活的鲜明特征。
• The university encourages global understanding and provides on-campus residential accommodation together with sports, recreation and dining facilities for its multinational community.该校倡导全球理解，并为其多国籍社群提供校内住宿以及体育、康乐与餐饮设施。
• Commencement is one of the institution's central ceremonies, held annually since 1998 and reaching its twentieth edition in May 2017.毕业典礼是该校最重要的仪式之一，自 1998 年起每年举行，并于 2017 年 5 月迎来第二十届。
• Notable commencement speakers have included former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker in 1998 and former U.S. President William J. Clinton in 2002.著名的毕业典礼演讲嘉宾包括 1998 年的美国前国务卿詹姆斯·贝克，以及 2002 年的美国前总统威廉·克林顿。
• The Arabic name of the university, الجامعة الأمريكية في دبي, reflects its identity as an American-model institution embedded in the Arab world.该校的阿拉伯文校名「الجامعة الأمريكية في دبي」体现其作为植根阿拉伯世界的美式院校的身份。
• Located in Dubai Media City, the campus sits at the heart of a city whose business, media and tourism sectors offer students a wide range of internships and part-time work.校园坐落于迪拜媒体城，处于这座城市的商业、传媒与旅游产业核心地带，为学生提供广泛的实习与兼职机会。

Notable people

• Elias Bou Saab, who led the 1991 fact-finding mission and formally established the university in 1995, is its founder and later served as Lebanon's Minister of National Defense.埃利亚斯·布萨阿卜于 1991 年率考察团并於 1995 年正式创办该校，是学校的创办人，其后出任黎巴嫩国防部长。
• H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, backed the university's founding and inaugurated its campus in 2000.阿联酋副总统兼总理、迪拜酋长谢赫·穆罕默德·本·拉希德·阿勒马克图姆殿下支持该校的创办，并于 2000 年为校园揭幕。
• Dr. Lance de Masi served as President and Chief Academic Officer from June 1997, retired in December 2018, and briefly returned as Interim President in 2023.兰斯·德马西博士自 1997 年 6 月起担任校长兼首席学术官，2018 年 12 月荣休，2023 年又短暂回任过渡校长。
• Dr. David A. Schmidt, President from July 2019, earlier taught and held administrative posts in American higher education before leading AUD.自 2019 年 7 月起任校长的大卫·A·施密特博士，此前曾在美国高等教育界任教并担任管理职务。
• Dr. Kyle Long was appointed President in August 2024 and leads the university as it expands its programmes in artificial intelligence and digital media.凯尔·朗博士于 2024 年 8 月获任命为校长，领导学校拓展人工智能与数字媒体领域的新专业。
• Dana Abulaban, a 2012 graduate in communication and digital production from Jordan, has become a recognised media and content-creation professional in the region.2012 年毕业于传播与数字制作专业的约旦校友达娜·阿布·拉班（Dana Abulaban），已成为区域内知名的媒体与内容创作专业人士。
• Rim Ghalayini, who earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance in 2018, works as a senior consultant at Knight Frank MENA.2018 年取得金融方向工商管理学士的里姆·加拉伊尼（Rim Ghalayini），现于莱坊中东与北非公司担任高级顾问。
• Hassan NK Khayal, an MBA graduate of 2019 and a business graduate of 2015, was named among the emerging leaders under 30 in the internal audit profession.2019 年工商管理硕士、2015 年商科毕业生的哈桑·NK·哈亚尔（Hassan NK Khayal），曾入选内部审计领域「30 岁以下新锐领袖」榜单。
• Liana Abou Zaki, a 2019 Bachelor of Business Administration graduate, and Rola Kobeissi, who graduated in information technology in 2006, are among the university's featured alumni.2019 年工商管理学士毕业生莉安娜·阿布·扎基（Liana Abou Zaki）与 2006 年信息技术专业毕业生罗拉·科贝西（Rola Kobeissi），都是该校重点介绍的校友。
• Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, the keynote speaker at the first commencement in 1998, and former U.S. President William J. Clinton, who spoke in 2002, addressed the university as visiting dignitaries rather than alumni.首届毕业典礼（1998 年）主讲嘉宾、美国前国务卿詹姆斯·贝克，以及 2002 年演讲的美国前总统威廉·克林顿，都是以访问贵宾而非校友身份到访该校。
• Georgia Tech faculty and administrators were closely involved in 2001 in adapting engineering curricula to UAE requirements, helping AUD establish its School of Engineering.佐治亚理工学院的教师与管理人员在 2001 年深度参与把工程课程改编以符合阿联酋要求的工作，协助该校建立工程学院。