Business Wire (May 13) -- The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), UAE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Illinois. The agreement, which was initiated by AURAK’s School of Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus, is centered on the establishment of a ‘3+2’ cooperative academic program in which students can earn a bachelor’s degree at AURAK and a master’s degree in Illinois. Also: Trade Arabia (May 14) Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette (May 16)