100% FREEFour days of Linux system-administration labs — AUS students
Build practical Linux skills in the full Red Hat System Administration I course at AUS. With Sameer Alawnah, work through laboratory exercises on installation, network connections, physical storage and basic security administration. The four-day programme includes task-based practice and a Red Hat Academy attendance certificate on completion.
Computer laboratory in the University of Hull Applied Sciences building (2019), by Robin S. Taylor. Representative computer-learning photograph; not AUS, its equipment or this course.
University City, Sharjah · American University of Sharjah, EB1-0012, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
4–7 January 2027, 09:00–17:00 daily. Register for the full four-day course by the published 2 January deadline.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
AUS students; course prerequisites apply · AUS students · OS/networking prerequisites · four-day commitment
What’s free & what to know
- The current registration form limits attendance to AUS students and explicitly excludes AUS employees. The hub also mentions alumni, but alumni should confirm eligibility because the active form is narrower.
- Prerequisites: Operating Systems and basic Computer Networking. The registration form asks about CMP310, COE371, Linux experience, GPA and college. No numeric age rule is published.
- Advance registration is required; the form lists a deadline of 2 January 2027 at 23:59. Places remain subject to availability and organiser confirmation.
- Attend the four-day course, 4–7 January 2027, 09:00–17:00 daily. The university lists the course, exam, materials and supplies as free.
- A Red Hat Academy attendance certificate is provided upon course completion; this is not a promise of a professional certification exam pass.
- The map pin identifies the AUS campus; the course room is EB1-0012. Travel and meals are not advertised as included.
Student offer
The original CEN professional-certification hub explicitly offers its courses free to AUS students; the Red Hat course lists fees, exam, materials and supplies as Free. Its current registration form states AUS students only and excludes employees.
- The current registration form limits attendance to AUS students and explicitly excludes AUS employees. The hub also mentions alumni, but alumni should confirm eligibility because the active form is narrower.
- Prerequisites: Operating Systems and basic Computer Networking. The registration form asks about CMP310, COE371, Linux experience, GPA and college. No numeric age rule is published.
- Advance registration is required; the form lists a deadline of 2 January 2027 at 23:59. Places remain subject to availability and organiser confirmation.
- Attend the four-day course, 4–7 January 2027, 09:00–17:00 daily. The university lists the course, exam, materials and supplies as free.
- A Red Hat Academy attendance certificate is provided upon course completion; this is not a promise of a professional certification exam pass.
- The map pin identifies the AUS campus; the course room is EB1-0012. Travel and meals are not advertised as included.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 8 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
8 November 2026: Current AUS directory explicitly lists free Red Hat Linux labs, 4–7 January 2027, 09:00–17:00, EB1-0012, operating-system/networking prerequisites. Active registration form specifies AUS students only and excludes employees, with course/prerequisite and major questions. Preserve the narrower student condition even though the directory also mentions alumni. The published deadline is 2 January 2027 at 23:59; its weekday label is inconsistent, so the catalogue correctly uses the date without the weekday. Full four-day commitment remains.
American University of Sharjah — CEN professional coursesCurrent Red Hat course registration
Photo: Robin S. Taylor / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition; derivatives remain CC BY-SA 4.0.