In Memoriam: Dr. Osama Hassanein
January 18, 2026
The AMENA Center for Entrepreneurship and Development at UC Berkeley mourns the passing of Dr. Osama Hassanein, Honorary Chairman of the Center. Dr. Hassanein was
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Technology Training and Innovation in Palestine
April 16, 2025
Berkeley-AMENA has created a comprehensive plan for technology training and innovation for Palestine
Berkeley-AMENA co-sponsors the International Summit on Artificial Intelligence
February 20, 2024
March 4, 2024. The AMENA Center collaborates with the American University of the Middle East to organize the International Summit on Artificial Intelligence in Kuwait.
Berkeley-AMENA Partners with WIN for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Program
December 14, 2023
UC Berkeley’s AMENA Center for Entrepreneurship and Development Partners with the World Innovations Network (WIN) for the Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Program UC Berkeley’s
1st Berkeley-AMENA AUM SMARTVERSE Graduation Ceremony
August 10, 2023
The first cohort of participants in the two semester AUM SMARTVERSE Program, designed and run by Berkeley-AMENA to promote hands-on and project-based training in applied
The 1st Berkeley-AMENA and Silicon Valley Business Forum
June 13, 2023
Business Plan Competition was held on May 2, 2023, in Jeju, South Korea. The event featured 13 university finalist teams from top university teams in
Establishing the Center for AI and Innovation at the AUM in Kuwait
September 24, 2022
Berkeley-AMENA designed and helped to establish the Center for AI and Innovation at the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait
Berkeley’s Bold New Home for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
May 21, 2021
The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub will rent space to science-based startups, and provide campus programs for scholars and researchers
MENA AI and Data Science Series
April 19, 2021
AMENA is sponsoring the MENA AI and Data Science Series In collaboration with PhazeRo, a flourishing startup company in Muscat, Oman
AMENA Center Brings Malaysian Minister of Finance to UC Berkeley
October 28, 2019
“It is always energizing to come to the San Francisco Bay Area and its universities,” said Eng in opening his address. “There is much to learn here.”