American Graduate School in Paris and American University in the Emirates Sign Partnership Agreement

PARIS, March 31, 2011 - On March 28th 2011, the American Graduate School in Paris (
www.ags.edu) signed a partnership agreement with the American
University in the Emirates (www.aue.ae). This agreement provides that
the two institutions will engage in academic cooperation at various levels:
joint degree programs, student and faculty exchange, joint research projects
and publications, sharing of academic resources and expertise, and
collaboration on strategic and academic planning.

This new partnership extends to the disciplines of business, finance,
economics, international relations, and diplomacy. The various parts of the
plan will be put in place progressively between May and December 2011. A
biannual seminar and symposium will punctuate this collaboration and ensure
its sustained development overtime.

Following preliminary discussions in Dubai in December, Alexis Delabre,
Chairman of the Board of the American Graduate School in Paris, and Professor
Ali Fatemi, President of its school of Business and Economics, met with
Muthanna G. Abdul Razzaq, President of the American University in the
Emirates, on March 28 in Paris, to finalize and sign the agreement.

"This partnership assumes full meaning not only in the emphasis that our
respective institutions both place on academic excellence, but also in our
shared values of cultural diversity, and in our common vision of preparing
students for careers in a global and diverse world. This has always been at
the very heart of the mission of the American Graduate School in Paris and
will form the basis for collaborative projects with our new partner," says
Alexis Delabre of the American Graduate School in Paris.

The American Graduate School in Paris is a nonprofit institution of
higher education located in France and offering US-accredited programs
delivered in English to students from around the world. It specializes in
Business, Finance, and Economics (www.ags.edu/business-economics), as
well as International Relations, Diplomacy, and International Affairs
(www.ags.edu/international-relations). Its main partners in the US are
Baruch College at the City University of New York, and Arcadia University in
Pennsylvania.

The American University in the Emirates is an institution licensed by the
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab
Emirates. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs modeled on the
American system of liberal education and accredited in the UAE. It is located
in Dubai International Academic City.

For more information:

Corentine Chaillet: corentine.chaillet@ags.edu - Tel: +33(0)1-47-20-00-94

Website: www.ags.edu

For more information: Corentine Chaillet: corentine.chaillet at ags.edu - Tel: +33(0)1-47-20-00-94