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USC Annenberg school delegation visits American University in Dubai

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 16 - 2008 at 10:19
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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.

The lecture will take place on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008, at 11:30a.m.,on the AUD campus. Among the attendees will be Mr. Ali M. Jaber, Dean of The MBR School of Communication and AUD faculty, administrative bodies and students, as well as prominent dignitaries from the media sector in the region

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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The American University in Dubai is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1995; it serves UAE nationals and international students who seek world-class career-oriented education.

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).

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