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Author Archives: Dr. David A. Schmidt
Dr. David A. Schmidt, president of American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has over 30 years of broad-based experience as an executive academic leader and faculty member, spanning a wide range of institutions – public, private, and international, including the University of Wisconsin System. He was formerly president of the American University in Dubai (AUD).
Dr. Schmidt regards himself as a “global nomad,” having had the privilege of working or studying at 16 different universities in 15 cities across five countries. He holds a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University, an MA from The Ohio State University and a BA from the University of Wisconsin. After serving as the founding coordinator of the Fox Fellowship Program at the Yale centre for International and Area Studies, he led the University of Wisconsin System’s Institute for Global Studies, where he created a framework that emphasises the importance of international education to maximising the benefits of the state’s social, economic, and cultural progress.
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