USC Annenberg school delegation visits American University in Dubai
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 16 - 2008 at 10:19
- PRESS RELEASE
The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Communication at The American University in Dubai will kick off its academic events for the current Fall semester with a lecture entitled, "Public Diplomacy, a New Tool for Dubai," to be delivered by Dr. Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean and Walther H. Annenberg Chair in Communication, at the university of southern California; the institution with which AUD is collaborating.
It is worth mentioning that a delegation from The University of Southern California is on a visit to AUD, where Dr. Wilson III, accompanied by Dr. Carola Weil, Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and Professor Philip Seib, Professor at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, met yesterday with Dr. Lance de Masi, AUD's President.
They discussed the academic collaboration between the USC and AUD that is embodied in the establishment of The MBR School of Communication at AUD.
The delegation then toured the different facilities and labs on campus, and had the chance to interact with the faculty body of the recently inaugurated MBR School of Communication.
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It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
AUD is officially licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry has accredited the university's programs in Business Administration (both undergraduate
and graduate), Communication and Information Studies, Engineering, Information Technology, Interior Design and Visual Communication.
AUD holds an Agent's License issued by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission (Washington, DC, USA). AUD is approved to operate by the State of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC).
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Rim Ibrahim, External Affairs Coordinator
Tel (04 3183139)
Fax (04 3998899)
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