Contributing to Economic Diversification in AMENA Countries
AMENA Center for Entrepreneurship
and Development
boot camps, programs, and events held per year
of countries from the AMENA region participate
Why UC Berkeley
Developing pathways to promote entrepreneurship and sustainable economic growth in the AMENA region requires an interdisciplinary approach. With its world-class schools and departments, and its proximity to and extensive contacts with Silicon Valley, UC Berkeley has the expertise to make a meaningful difference.
In 2021, Forbes ranked UC Berkeley as the best university in the United States.
According to US News & World Report, America’s longest standing and most widely-read university rankings, UC Berkeley:
- Is the #1 ranked public university in the world.
- Has the #1 ranked computer science, electrical engineering, environmental/health engineering, civil engineering, chemistry, economics, physics, biological sciences, and ecology departments in the United States.
- Has produced the most number of Nobel Laureates in the US after Harvard.
According to Networkworld.com, UC Berkeley is the #1 University for Producing US Technology Industry CEO’s. Also according to PitchBook 2020 university rankings, UC Berkeley ranks nationally as the #1 public and second-best university in the world overall for programs that produce entrepreneurs who go on to obtain venture funding.
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AI Innovation Challenge
The AMENA Center collaborated with the American University of the Middle East (AUM) to convene an AI Innovation Challenge at the AUM
Rare Disease AI Hackathon
The AMENA Center will sponsor a hackathon and a panel discussion on April 19th focused on using generative AI to transform the
Berkeley-AMENA co-sponsors the International Summit on Artificial Intelligence
March 4, 2024. The AMENA Center collaborates with the American University of the Middle East to organize the International Summit on Artificial
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