ACK Signs Partnering Agreement with Engineers Australia

Kuwait, 11 April 2017

The Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) has signed a Strategic Partnering Agreement with the Engineers Australia Association (EA). The Partnering Agreement consents ACK to become EA’s Primary Partner in the Middle East and North African countries as well as Cyprus and Turkey. The signing ceremony was held at ACK in the presence of Mr. Abdullah Al-Sharhan, Chairman of ACK, Prof. Isam Zabalawi, President of ACK as well as Mr. John McIntosh, Engineers Australia National President.

Dr. Mohamed Gaith – Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at ACK, stated: “The Partnering Agreement is a first step in establishing Engineers Australia overseas chapters in Kuwait and other countries in the region. ACK and EA will work collaboratively towards joint community and government engagement initiatives to raise quality and perception of engineering in the Middle East. This includes conferences, hosting of renowned international speakers, online professional development, as well as online and digital presence in the region. Dr. Gaith emphasized that this Partnering Agreement is very crucial to ACK as it will not only serve professional engineers in the region, but will also act as a catalyst for professional development of ACK’s engineering students and faculty.

The presence of EA in the region will facilitate non-Australian engineering professionals who are keen to advance their career and get their experience recognized by a reputable engineering body such as EA and work towards EA chartered status.

ACK is honored of this achievement and is looking forward to work with engineering professionals, regional engineering firms as well as local companies and agencies for the best interest of the engineering community in the region.

About Australian College of Kuwait (ACK):
Interview with Mr. Abdullah Al-Sharhan, Chairman of ACK: Experiential Learning at Australian College of Kuwait (ACK), the Pioneers of Education in Kuwait

In an exclusive interview for Marcopolis, Mr. Al-Sharhan further commented on the institutional cooperation of ACK followingly: “Our main partner is the Central Queensland University in Australia. It provides ACK with programs in mechanical and civil engineering as well as business. Our other partner is Cape Breton University in Canada that provides ACK with petroleum programs in addition to electronics and control. ACK also collaborates with Aalborg University in Denmark, which is a leader in Project Based Learning. We send our faculty to be trained by them as well as hosting workshops conducted by their instructors.”

When it comes to local partnering agreements, “ACK has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to enable our students to gain field experience. Another MOU was signed with The Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) to conduct joint research in various aspects of the petroleum industry and the environment. Another MOU was signed with the Arab Planning Institute (API) to collaborate in supporting entrepreneurship. Where funding research and convening specialised seminars are concerned, ACK enjoys the support of The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). They have been collaborating with us for a long time.”

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