American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Sharjah, who envisioned the university as a leading educational institution in the Gulf region. American University of Sharjah is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational institution.

Cairo University is an institute of higher education located in Giza, Egypt. Cairo University includes a School of Law and a School of Medicine.

AS strives to build itself into a scientific research base at advanced international level, a base for fostering and bringing up advanced S&T;talents, and a base for promoting the development of China's high and new technology industries.