U.S. Ambassador and AUK Sign the American Corner MOU

The Embassy of the United States of America represented by Ambassador Deborah K. Jones and the American University of Kuwait (AUK) represented by Dr. Marina Tolmacheva signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the operation of an American Corner located in the library at AUK in September 11, 2008. To date, the American Embassy has established American Corners in Kuwait at the American University of Kuwait, Kuwait University, and the Gulf University of Science and Technology.

The American Corner offers opportunities to serve the public by providing information and speakers on a variety of topics. The American University of Kuwait now has Digital Video Conferencing (DVC) capability which enables AUK faculty and students to bring experts from the United States and all over the world into their own classrooms for live interactions and discussions on education, history and politics. Last spring, over eighty students participated in a DVC on primary election campaigns in the United States with an American academic expert. 

The Embassy's Public Affairs Section and the American Corner provide a wealth of information through extensive databases, books, articles, speakers from the U.S. and the local American community, on a range of topics about American society, history and policies.

The American University of Kuwait, founded in 2003, offers a learning environment based on the American model of higher education. It is dedicated to enhancing students knowledge, self-awareness, and personal growth experiences that can strengthen critical thinking, effective communication, and respect for diversity.