American University of the Middle East

The American University of the Middle East, known by its initials AUM, is a private university established in 2005 in Kuwait and housed on an integrated campus in Egaila.中东美国大学（American University of the Middle East，简称 AUM）是科威特一所私立大学，创立于2005年，校址位于埃盖拉的一体化校园。

It has two colleges, the College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Business Administration, alongside a Liberal Arts Department and an English Preparatory Program.该校设两个学院，即工程与技术学院和工商管理学院，另设博雅教育系与英语预科课程。

With more than 11,000 students on a campus of 261,190 square metres it styles itself an oasis of learning, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed 616th in the world, competing across engineering, business and technology with Kuwait's other private universities.该校拥有逾1.1万名学生、26万1190平方米的校园，自称一片「求学绿洲」，在2027年QS世界大学排名中位列全球第616位，在工程、商学与技术领域与科威特其他私立大学竞争。

History

• AUM was established in 2005 as a privately owned higher education institution in Kuwait.AUM 于2005年作为科威特一所私立高教机构创立。

• Some of the university's own brochures date its establishment to 2008 and describe an affiliation with Purdue University in the United States, so its founding year is given variously as 2005 or 2008.该校部分自编手册将创立年记为2008年，并称与美国普渡大学有校际关系，因此其创办年份有2005年与2008年两说。

• In the years after 2005 the university occupied a single small building and enrolled only hundreds of students.2005年之后的几年里，该校仅占用一栋小楼，招生不过数百人。

• Its two colleges, the College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Business Administration, form the academic core alongside a Liberal Arts Department and an English Preparatory Program.其工程与技术学院与工商管理学院两所学院，连同博雅教育系与英语预科课程，构成学术核心。

• In 2019 the AUM teams were crowned University Athletics Association of Kuwait champions in categories including female table tennis, female basketball, female squash, female futsal and male swimming.2019年 AUM 代表队夺得科威特大学体育协会冠军，涵盖女子乒乓球、女子篮球、女子壁球、女子五人制足球与男子游泳等项目。

• That same year, 2019, the football team won the EUROIJADA tournament in Germany undefeated.同年即2019年，其足球队在德国举行的 EUROIJADA 锦标赛中全胜夺冠。

• In the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2021 AUM was ranked first in Kuwait.在2021年泰晤士高等教育阿拉伯大学排名中，AUM 位列科威特第一。

• It stood 21st in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2023.2023年泰晤士高等教育阿拉伯大学排名中其位列第21。

• In the QS World University Rankings 2022 it appeared in the 751-800 band, and by the 2023 edition it was ranked first in Kuwait and placed 701-750 worldwide.在2022年QS世界大学排名中其位列第751-800档，而到2023年版已居科威特第一、全球第701-750档。

• By 2027 its world position had improved to 616th in the QS World University Rankings and to the 651-700 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.至2027年，其世界名次提升至QS世界大学排名第616位与泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名第651-700档。

• In the US News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 it is placed 1,471st, while it does not appear in the 2026 Shanghai Ranking.在2026-2027年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中其位列第1471名，但未进入2026年软科排名。

• Campus development continued between 2015 and 2024 as the university extended its integrated campus to 261,190 square metres, described by the university as the largest private university campus in the region.该校在2015至2024年间持续推进校园建设，将一体化校园扩展至26万1190平方米，校方称之为本地区规模最大的私立大学校园。

• By the mid-2020s the institution employed over 700 faculty and staff drawn from around 62 nationalities.至2020年代中期，该校聘有逾700名来自约62个国家或地区的教学与行政人员。

• The College of Engineering and Technology grew from a handful of programmes into a suite covering architectural, civil, industrial, computer, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, plus two technology programmes.工程与技术学院由最初寥寥数个课程，扩展为涵盖建筑、土木、工业、计算机、电气、机械与化学工程，外加两个技术课程的体系。

• Its first full academic year of operation as a degree-granting university followed its establishment, and by 2010 the two colleges were offering both undergraduate and graduate programmes.作为可授予学位的大学，其首个完整学年紧随创校而来，至2010年两所学院已同时提供本科与研究生课程。

• It sought AACSB and ABET accreditation between 2015 and 2022, embedding international quality benchmarks into the curriculum as the university expanded.该校在2015至2022年间争取 AACSB 与 ABET 认证，在扩张之际将国际质量基准嵌入课程。

• By 2025 the university had enrolled more than 11,000 students and built a fully integrated campus, marking two decades of growth since 2005.至2025年，该校在校生已逾1.1万名并建成完全一体化的校园，标志着自2005年以来二十年的成长。

• Between 2005 and 2015 the young institution built out its teaching buildings, research laboratories and student facilities, moving from the single small building of its earliest years to a purpose-built integrated campus in Egaila.2005至2015年间，这所年轻院校陆续建成教学楼、科研实验室与学生设施，从最早那栋小楼迁至埃盖拉的专建一体化校园。

• By 2021 the university had earned its first place in Kuwait in a major international ranking, when it topped the country's institutions in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings, a standing it reinforced with a 21st place two years later.至2021年，该校在重要国际排名中首度位居科威特之首，即登顶泰晤士高等教育阿拉伯大学排名的国内第一，并在两年后以第21名巩固该地位。

Academics

• The College of Engineering and Technology offers undergraduate programmes in architectural, civil, industrial, computer, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, together with Information System and Technology, and Telecommunications and Networking Technology.工程与技术学院开设建筑、土木、工业、计算机、电气、机械与化学工程本科课程，另有信息系统与技术、电信与网络技术两个技术课程。

• The College of Business Administration offers a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in finance, management information systems, marketing and human resource management.工商管理学院开设会计学理学士与工商管理理学士，后者设金融、管理信息系统、市场营销与人力资源管理四个方向。

• The College of Business Administration also runs a graduate Master of Business Administration programme.工商管理学院还开设工商管理硕士（MBA）研究生课程。

• Six programmes of the College of Engineering and Technology are accredited by ABET, the global accreditor of programmes in applied and natural science, computing and engineering.工程与技术学院有六个课程获得 ABET 认证，该机构是应用与自然科学、计算及工程课程的全球认证方。

• The Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET has accredited the Bachelor of Science programmes in chemical, computer, electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering.ABET 的工程认证委员会认证了化学、计算机、电气、机械与工业工程的理学士课程。

• The Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET has accredited the Telecommunications and Networking Technology programme.ABET 的计算认证委员会认证了电信与网络技术课程。

• The College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International, an award held by fewer than six per cent of business schools worldwide.工商管理学院获得国际商学院协会（AACSB）认证，全球仅不足6%的商学院获此认证。

• Institutionally the university is accredited by the Private Universities Council of Kuwait.在机构层面，该校由科威特私立大学理事会认证。

• The Research and Innovation Center comprises a Robotics Center, a Nanotechnology Center and an Engineering Capstone Center.研究与创新中心下设机器人中心、纳米技术中心与工程毕业设计中心。

• The Business Innovation Center comprises a Business Consulting Center, a Business Capstone Center and six clubs covering finance, human resource management, accounting, marketing, management information systems and entrepreneurship.商业创新中心下设商业咨询中心、商业毕业设计中心以及金融、人力资源管理、会计、市场营销、管理信息系统与创业六个俱乐部。

• Teaching and learning are supported by more than 55 laboratories, a Tutoring Center, an Academic Advancement Center, a Writing Lab and the Tawteen Career Center.教学与学习由逾55个实验室、辅导中心、学业提升中心、写作实验室以及 Tawteen 职业中心支持。

• The university library is described as a high-tech library serving the two colleges, and a Cultural Center anchors the campus's cultural life.校图书馆被描述为服务两所学院的高科技图书馆，文化中心则支撑校园的文化生活。

• A Liberal Arts Department and an English Preparatory Program provide general education and language preparation for students entering the two colleges.博雅教育系与英语预科课程为进入两所学院的学生提供通识教育与语言准备。

• The institution is owned privately rather than by the state, and its Board of Trustees, which includes business and education leaders, is chaired by Fahad AlOthman, who also founded HumanSoft Holding.该校为私人所有而非国有，其董事会由商界与教育界人士组成，并由亦创办 HumanSoft Holding 的法哈德·奥思曼担任主席。

• Georges G. Yahchouchi, who holds a doctorate in business administration from Montesquieu Bordeaux University in France, serves as President of the university.拥有法国孟德斯鸠波尔多大学工商管理博士学位的乔治·亚赫舒希担任该校校长。

• A local and international accreditation portfolio and global partnerships are cited by the university among its distinguishing features.校方将本地与国际认证组合及全球合作伙伴关系列为自身的显著特征。

• Graduate study is concentrated in the Master of Business Administration, while research degrees and specialist technology programmes round out the provision.研究生教育集中于工商管理硕士，研究型学位与专门技术课程则完善了整体供给。

• In its own brochure the university states an affiliation with Purdue University in the United States, an arrangement that has shaped its engineering curriculum.该校在自编手册中与美国普渡大学建立了校际关系，这一安排塑造了其工程课程。

• Its engineering college teaches architectural, civil, industrial, computer, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering across eight undergraduate disciplines, supported by the two technology programmes.其工学院在八个本科专业方向教授建筑、土木、工业、计算机、电气、机械与化学工程，并由两个技术课程支持。

• The business college's four concentrations, namely finance, management information systems, marketing and human resource management, sit under a single Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.商学院的四个方向，即金融、管理信息系统、市场营销与人力资源管理，归属于同一个工商管理理学士。

• The institution maintains global affiliations and partnerships intended to advance education, research and entrepreneurship, and hosts conferences and competitions.该机构维持全球性的校际联系与伙伴关系，旨在推进教育、研究与创业，并举办学术会议与竞赛。

• A local and international accreditation portfolio including the Private Universities Council, ABET and AACSB underpins the quality claims of the two colleges.涵盖私立大学理事会、ABET 与 AACSB 的本地及国际认证组合，为两所学院的质量主张提供支撑。

Campus

• The campus occupies 261,190 square metres in Egaila, Kuwait, at coordinates near latitude 29.18 and longitude 48.09.校园位于科威特埃盖拉，占地26万1190平方米，坐标约为北纬29.18、东经48.09。

• The university describes the site as among the largest and most beautiful private university campuses in the region, with green open spaces and modern buildings.校方称该校区为本地区规模最大、最美丽的私立大学校园之一，拥有绿色开放空间与现代建筑。

• The campus houses both colleges, a library, a Sports Center, a Cultural Center, a Career Development and Recruitment Center, a Research and Innovation Center and a Business and Innovation Center.校园内设两所学院、图书馆、体育中心、文化中心、职业发展与招聘中心、研究与创新中心及商业创新中心。

• An outdoor amphitheatre, fountain lakes, cafeterias and restaurants and a multi-storey parking complex are among the campus amenities.露天剧场、喷泉水池、食堂与餐厅以及多层停车楼，皆属校园设施。

• The Sports Center includes indoor and outdoor facilities such as a professional football field, four fully equipped gyms, multi-sports halls and basketball and tennis courts.体育中心设有室内外设施，包括一座专业足球场、四座设备齐全的健身房、多项运动馆以及篮球场与网球场。

• Two fully integrated campuses for men and women sit within the site, reflecting the separate-gender arrangements common in Kuwaiti higher education.校园内设男女两处功能完备的教学区，体现科威特高教中常见的男女分区安排。

• The campus is located in Egaila within the Ahmadi Governorate, south of Kuwait City along the country's coastal belt.校园坐落于艾哈迈迪省内的埃盖拉，位于科威特城以南的沿海地带。

• The high-tech library and more than 55 laboratories serve both colleges, complementing the cultural and sports facilities on the integrated campus.高科技图书馆与逾55个实验室服务两所学院，与一体化校园内的文化与体育设施相辅相成。

• The campus is designed for diversity and inclusiveness, with facilities supporting students of many nationalities and cultures within one integrated site.校园以多元与包容为设计理念，在一处一体化用地内为来自众多国家与文化的学生提供设施支持。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 AUM is placed 616th in the world, the position on which this entry is written.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，AUM 位列全球第616位，本条目即据此名次撰写。

• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 651-700 band of the global table.2027年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列入全球第651-700档。

• In the US News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 the university is ranked 1,471st worldwide.在2026-2027年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列全球第1471名。

• It does not appear in the 2026 Shanghai Ranking, the Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校未进入2026年软科世界大学学术排名。

• Within Kuwait the university presents itself as a leading institution, having been ranked first in Kuwait in the QS World University Rankings 2023 and in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2021.在科威特国内，该校自称领先院校，曾在2023年QS世界大学排名与2021年泰晤士高等教育阿拉伯大学排名中位居科威特第一。

• Its 2023 position in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings was 21st.其2023年在泰晤士高等教育阿拉伯大学排名中位列第21。

• The university holds an overall five stars in the QS Stars rating system, with five stars also in teaching, academic development, internationalisation, employability, online learning, facilities and inclusiveness.该校在 QS Stars 评级体系中获总体五星，并在教学、学术发展、国际化、就业力、在线学习、设施与包容性方面同样获五星。

• Its two flagship accreditations, ABET for engineering and AACSB for business, align its programmes with international professional standards.其两项旗舰认证，即工程的 ABET 与商科的 AACSB，使课程与国际专业标准接轨。

• Research output recorded for AUM stands at 6,214 works with 135,113 citations in OpenAlex.据 OpenAlex 记录，AUM 的科研产出为6214篇作品、被引13万5113次。

• It entered the QS table in the 751-800 band in 2022 and rose to the 701-750 band in 2023, a measure of its rapid climb among younger universities.其在2022年以第751-800档进入 QS 榜单，2023年升至第701-750档，反映出其作为年轻院校的快速攀升。

• Within Kuwait it is positioned among the top private universities, competing with the American University of Kuwait and the Gulf University for Science and Technology, while its sister institution the American College of the Middle East concentrates on applied learning.在科威特国内，该校跻身顶尖私立大学之列，与美国科威特大学及海湾科技大学竞争，而其姊妹院校中东美国学院则专注应用型教学。

Student life

• AUM states no formal Latin motto and instead styles itself an oasis of learning within Kuwait.AUM 未订立正式校训，而是自称科威特境内的一片「求学绿洲」。

• Encouraging students and staff to engage in sport is presented as central to campus well-being.校方将鼓励师生参与体育运动视为校园福祉的核心。

• The university fields 11 sports teams made up of around 120 students representing it annually in local and international competitions.该校派出11支运动队、约120名学生，每年代表学校参加本地与国际赛事。

• In 2019 its teams swept University Athletics Association of Kuwait titles in female table tennis, female squash, female basketball, male basketball, male football, male volleyball and male swimming.2019年其队伍横扫科威特大学体育协会的女子乒乓球、女子壁球、女子篮球、男子篮球、男子足球、男子排球与男子游泳冠军。

• The football team won the EUROIJADA tournament in Germany without losing a match.其足球队在德国举行的 EUROIJADA 锦标赛中全胜夺冠。

• A Cultural Center, ongoing student activities and student clubs and societies give the campus a vibrant social life.文化中心、持续开展的学生活动以及各类学生社团，为校园带来活跃的社交生活。

• Support for student success is provided through the Tawteen Career Center, a Writing Lab, an Academic Advancement Center and a Tutoring Center.学校通过 Tawteen 职业中心、写作实验室、学业提升中心与辅导中心支持学生的成功。

• The Research and Innovation Center and the Business Innovation Center expose students to robotics, nanotechnology and enterprise through capstone projects and clubs.研究与创新中心和商业创新中心通过毕业设计与俱乐部，让学生接触机器人、纳米技术与创业实践。

• The institution presents itself as an empowered community in which sport and athletics play a large part.该校将自己呈现为一个体育运动扮演重要角色的赋能型社群。

• The university stages ongoing cultural, academic and athletic activities that shape a cosmopolitan campus culture.该校持续举办文化、学术与体育活动，塑造国际化的校园文化。

• Its stated aim is to shape future young leaders who can guide industries and economies towards innovation and technology.其明示目标是培养能够引领产业与经济走向创新与技术的未来青年领袖。

Notable people

• Fahad AlOthman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, founded HumanSoft Holding, a shareholding company specialising in knowledge transfer and learning in the Middle East.董事会主席法哈德·奥思曼创办了 HumanSoft Holding，一家专注中东知识转移与学习的股份制公司。

• Georges G. Yahchouchi, President of AUM, is an academic leader holding a doctorate in business administration from Montesquieu Bordeaux University.AUM 校长乔治·亚赫舒希是一位学术领导者，拥有孟德斯鸠波尔多大学工商管理博士学位。

• Bader Al-Fadhel, a Kuwaiti football player, is an alumnus of the university.科威特足球运动员巴德尔·阿尔-法德尔是该校校友。

• Abdulwahab Al-Awadi, another Kuwaiti football player, also graduated from AUM.另一位科威特足球运动员阿卜杜勒瓦哈卜·阿尔-阿瓦迪亦毕业于 AUM。

• Hamad Al-Qallaf, likewise a Kuwaiti football player, is counted among the university's notable alumni.同样身为科威特足球运动员的哈马德·阿尔-卡拉夫，亦被列为该校知名校友。

• Fatemah Alzelzela, a Kuwaiti electrical engineer and environmental advocate, is an alumna of the institution.科威特电气工程师兼环保倡导者法蒂玛·阿尔泽尔泽拉是该校校友。

• The university's athletics programme, which fields 11 teams of about 120 students, has produced athletes competing in local and international competitions.该校的体育项目派出11支队伍、约120名学生，培养出参加本地与国际赛事的运动员。

• Its academic leadership, including the President and the two college deans, oversees a faculty and staff of over 700 people from around 62 nationalities.其学术领导层，包括校长与两所学院的院长，管理着来自约62个国家或地区、逾700人的教职团队。

• The Board of Trustees that governs the university is chaired by Fahad AlOthman, linking the institution to one of Kuwait's established education holding companies.治理该校的董事会由法哈德·奥思曼担任主席，将该机构与科威特一家资深教育控股公司相联系。

• Its President and the deans of its two colleges lead a faculty described by the university as world-class in academic, professional and research experience.其校长与两所学院的院长领导着一支被校方称为在学术、专业与研究经验上世界一流的师资队伍。