Governance

Management Committee

The Management Committee is the decision-making authority of the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland (AUS) with oversight for strategic planning, academic, research, administration and resources of the institution.

Composition

  • Dr. Mohamad El Khansa
    President
  • Mrs. Elya El Khansa
    Acting Director
  • Dr. Anca Prisacariu
    Quality Assurance Director
  • Dr. Gaidi Faraj
    Dean of Academics
  • Dr. Giuseppe Catenazzo
    Head of Research

  • Alexandros Katsidonis
    Head of Marketing and Community Engagement
  • Alina Onufrey
    Head of Student Affairs

Academic Committee

The Academic Committee at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland (AUS) is a sub-structure of the Management Committee charged with ensuring that program development, monitoring and review are consistent with AUS formal policies and procedures, and undertaken in full compliance with regulatory expectations. In conducting its activity, the Committee will ensure that AUS programs are consonant with the institution’s mission and goals, meet the needs of the labor market and the students, and are intellectually credible.

Composition

2022-2023 Academic Year

  1. Dr. Gaidi Faraj, Dean of Academics
  2. Dr. Anca Prisacariu, Quality Assurance Director
  3. Dr. Attila Shelley, Head of Master’s Programs
  4. Sanja Fabrio, Head of Bachelor’s Programs
  5. Javiera Francisca Jara Fuentealba, Student Representative
  6. Philipp Spaeti, Distinguished Engineer, Director Technical Sales and Expert Lab Leader, IBM Technology
  7. Siina Heimo, Administrative Assistant

Admissions Committee

The Admissions Committee at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland (AUS) is a sub-structure of the Management Committee in charge with overseeing the admissions policy and process with transparency, predictability and consistency.
  • Terms of Reference
  • Summary of decisions
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Composition

2022-2023 Academic Year

  1. Ms. Alina Onufrey, Head of Student Affairs, as the Chair of the Admission Committee
  2. Dr. Anca Prisacariu, Quality Assurance Director
  3. Dr. Gaidi Faraj, Dean of Academics
  4. Dr. Attila Shelly, Heads of Master’s Programs
  5. Mrs. Sanja Fabrio, Head of Bachelor’s Programs

Research Committee

The Research Committee at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland (AUS) is a sub-structure of the Management Committee responsible for promoting and supporting research and research ethics. The committee acts as a planning forum for the discussion and promotion of developments in research, and ensuring that research in conducted within the highest standards of professionalism and rigor.
  • Terms of Reference
  • Summary of decisions
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Composition

2022-2023 Academic Year

  1. Dr. Giuseppe Catenazzo, Head of Research, as the chair of the Committee
  2. Dr. Anca Prisacariu, Quality Assurance Director
  3. Dr. Gaidi Faraj, Dean of Academics
  4. Dr. Attila Shelley, Head of Master’s Programs
  5. Sanja Fabrio, Head of Bachelor’s Programs
  6. Marco Gimmi, Student Representative
  7. Dr. Aleksandra Zajac, Ad-Hoc Member
  8. Siina Heimo, Administrative Assistant