[Alb-Educ] Fwd: american university in kosova

[MithatG at aol.com]

Mithat,
  
Below is copy of our press release and a link to our website.  If you could 
try to post it on the list serve. I would be most grateful.  Also attached is 
an advert for faculty positions, if you could also post this, it would be 
great.  Thanks
 Andy
  
 
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN KOSOVO OPENS IN OCTOBER 2003
 
    [Pristina, Kosovo] -- The American University in Kosovo (AUK) will begin 
its first freshman class on October 6, 2003.  According to Louis Sell, 
Executive Director of the American University in Kosovo Foundation, “What has been a 
dream of the Kosovar and American organizers is now becoming reality – Kosovo 
will now have its own American University offering a full program of 
instruction in English that will prepare Kosovo’s youth for the 21st century.”
    The AUK is a private institution of higher learning with rigorous 
standards of admission and academic performance.  The AUK will provide an American 
curriculum primarily delivered by American professors.  Instruction, admission, 
and administration will be in English. The AUK will offer a quality, American 
education to all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or religious affiliation.  
Admission will be strictly on merit through a competitive exam process.        
 
    Dr. Andrew Gridinsky, Director of Academic Planning at the AUKF, noted 
the importance of this development for Kosovo’s higher education landscape.  “
An American university,” he said, “offers more than simply knowledge.  Our 
goal is to enable our students to develop true critical thinking and to learn how 
to present themselves in a professional and credible manner.  A university 
education should prepare students for real jobs in the real world and our 
curriculum has a strong career focus.  We want to be part of building Kosovo’s 
economy and our students will play a key role in that,” he concluded. 
    The AUK is established by the American University in Kosovo Foundation 
(AUKF), an organization registered in both Kosovo and the United States, for the 
purpose of creating, supporting and providing broad oversight to this 
American institution of higher learning in Kosovo.  The AUKF is directed by a board 
of distinguished Americans and Kosovars.  Its Chair is former Ambassador 
William Walker and its Vice Chair is Richard Lukaj, President of Babcock Capital 
Partners, Inc.
    The pursuit of excellence is central to the AUK’s mission.  To this end 
the AUK is partnering with the highly respected American university; Rochester 
Institute of Technology (RIT), which will manage all aspects of the academic 
curriculum.  Founded in 1829 and located in Rochester, New York, RIT is a 
private, non-profit university with more than 15,000 students.  It offers over 230 
academic programs, ranging from photographic arts to micro-electric 
engineering.  Its programs, with their focus on preparing students for careers in 
business and industry, have a national and international reputation for excellence.  
Students attending AUK will earn credits recognized both in Kosovo and by 
RIT.  Kosovo will become RIT’s tenth overseas location.  Within Eastern Europe, 
RIT has extensive programs in Dubrovnik and Prague. 
    Initially, the AUK will offer an associate’s degree, a two year program 
focusing on business, economics, and computers.  Enrollment in the first year 
will be limited to approximately 120 students.  A central element of the 
program will be the development of initiative and the practical application of 
management and technology to solving economic, manufacturing, and business 
development challenges in Kosovo.
    Students attending the AUK will have full access to RIT's impressive 
array of on-line data bases, libraries, and distance learning tools.  AUK students 
will have the use of a large number of modern, highly capable computers at a 
very favorable student to computer ratio.  
    As AUK expands its operations into its anticipated newly renovated 
facilities on the outskirts of Pristina, both the size of the student body and the 
range of course offerings will grow. It is the intention of the AUK, working 
with U.S. university partners, to establish a four-year American university in 
Kosovo, providing a full range of university programs with credits recognized 
in both Kosovo and the United States.  
    Applications to AUK are available at the AUK web site: (<A HREF="http://www.rit.edu/aukadmin">
www.rit.edu/aukadmin</A>). All applications must be submitted on-line, through the AUK web site.  
    All applicants will be required to take a written exam, administered by 
representatives of RIT and AUK, and an interview.  The exam will include an 
English language and a math component. There is an application fee of $75, which 
is payable to the AUKF account at the Raiffeisen bank in Pristina. (Account 
number 1501001002441485.)  
    One year’s tuition to attend AUK is $5,500, which is also payable to the 
AUKF account at the Raiffeisen bank in Pristina. (Account number 
1501001002441485.)  At less than a quarter of the cost of studying in the United States, 
the AUK’s program will give many more students in Kosovo the chance to get a 
quality American university-level education, without having to travel abroad.  
AUK offers a discount for payment in advance.
    Additional information about AUK can be found on its web site (<A HREF="http://www.rit.edu/aukadmin">
www.rit.edu/aukadmin</A>).   
 
The American University in Kosovo
 Telephone 038-540-197 
 e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:admissions at aukf.org">admissions at aukf.org</A> 


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <A HREF="mailto:MithatG at aol.com">MithatG at aol.com</A> 
> To: <A HREF="mailto:gridinsky at aukf.org">gridinsky at aukf.org</A> 
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:08 AM
>  Subject: Re: 
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> Dear Andrew:
> 
> It says that you have subscribed and that you should be able to post 
> information to the list. I am not so sure why you were not able to post.  Try one 
> more time.  
> 
> Thank you, and please tell me about the American University in Kosova.  I am 
> an assistant principal in a high school in New York City and I also work as 
> an adjunct professor at Lehman College in New York. 
> 
> With Best Regards,
> Mithat Gashi
> mg558 at columbia.edu 


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