Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) was licensed by the Kuwait Ministry of Education and Higher Education under Amiri Decree 141/2003 and commenced operations on 2nd October 2004.

• First Career Fair was held to provide opportunity for students to meet representatives from local employers to discuss graduate opportunities.
• Introduced the Project Based Learning (PBL) to link theory with practical scenarios related to the workplace.

• First graduation ceremony for the Diploma graduates.
• Received first Institutional Accreditation
• The ‘Landing’ of Boeing B737-200 at the campus to become feature of new Aviation Program.

• Commencement of bachelor’s degree programs.
• Official opening of Aviation Hangar to provide Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.

• First cohort of graduates from Business Bachelor programs.
• 5-year re-accreditation from Kuwait Private Universities Council (PUC).
• The launch of the Maritime simulation facility.
• Started new bachelor programs – Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Petroleum) and Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electronics and Controls).

• First cohort of graduates from Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and (Mechanical)’s programs.
• Obtained approval to offer HR Diploma.
• Received approval for diplomas in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering by Kuwait Directorate General Civil Aviation (KCASR – Part 147 approval Certificate Number: DGCA/AMTO/002 Basic Training).
• Ministry of Communication Approval to deliver Maritime Courses.

• Maritime Center within ACK gained ISO9001:2008 certification.
• Received the EASA Approval of Part-147 for Aviation Diploma programs.

• 10th anniversary of opening.
• College sponsored ‘Journey of Hope’ international awareness project for young people with learning difficulties.
• Establishment of “Smoking Awareness Program” to highlight health risks of smoking within community.

• Obtained “Engineers Australia” Accreditation for Engineering Programs.
• Establishment of “Research Center”.
• Establishment of “Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship”.
• Accreditation from PUC for a period of 4 years
• Hosted International Conference SMART2015.
• Hosted the first Symposia for Private Higher Education – Road to Excellence (SPHERE).

• Gained Investors in People (IIP) certification reflecting best practice in people management.
• Secured ISO 9001:2008 Certification.

• Received accreditation from EAQUALS (Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services) for English Language Program.
• Hosted the second Symposia for Private Higher Education – Road to Excellence (SPHERE).
• Successfully became a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

• Obtained accreditation from Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for all College of Business Diploma and Bachelor programs.
• Achieved the new version of ISO 9001:2015.
• Adopted Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) model of teaching and learning.
• First Master’s Degree Scholarship Recipient Graduated from CQU.

• Won 1st and 2nd Places in the Huawei ICT Competition in China.
• Won 1st and 2nd Places in the KOC’s Science Innovation Competition.

• Won 1st and 3rd Places for Best Technological Projects in the 2020 Kuwait’s Maker Faire.
• Held First HR Symposium on Training and Development in Kuwaiti Organizations.
• Signed MoU with Huawei to Establish ICT Academy.
• Earned Re-accreditation from INVESTORS IN PEOPLE (IIP).

• The 1st Academic Institution from the Gulf Region to Hold the 2021 CDIO Asian Regional Meeting.
• Held the first virtual Career Fair.
• Held the first virtual Graduation Ceremony.
• Won 1st and 2nd Places in Hackathon 2021.

• Successfully transited from ACK to Australian University (AU) based on the Amiri Decree (No.: 3-year-2022) released on 16 January 2022.
• Received Outstanding Performance Award at Huawei ICT Competition.