The American University of Bahrain ( ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين, abbreviated AUBH) is a
private university situated in
Riffa,
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an a ...
. Opened in September 2019 and licensed by the
Higher Education Council of Bahrain, it is the first purpose-built American-model university in the country.
The university is governed by a board of trustees.
History and leadership
AUBH is the first comprehensive, purpose-built, American-model co-educational University in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is supported through the
Mumtalakat portfolio.
AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council of the Ministry of Education of Bahrain,.
Dr. Bradley J. Cook is the current AUBH President. Dr. Jeff Zabudsky joined as Provost in June 2021. In June 2021, Dr. Jeffrey Zabudsky was appointed as AUBH Provost.
In November 2021, AUBH announced the finalization of an academic partnership with
California State University, Northridge
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(CSUN), part of the largest university system in the U.S.:
California State University
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. CSUN in the
City of Los Angeles
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accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This partnership is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Campus
The university's campus is located in Bahrain's
Southern Governorate, in
Riffa. It was designed by US-based architects
Ayers Saint Gross to accommodate up to 4,000 students and includes a library, four academic buildings each three storeys high, and an auditorium seating 250. The built-up area of campus totals ; there are 878 parking spaces.
Accreditation
AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council of the Ministry of Education of Bahrain.
On June 3, 2021, a
WSCUC panel reviewed the appropriate eligibility criteria and determined that the institution is eligible to proceed with an Application for Accreditation. The university is now seeking accreditation.
Colleges
The university offers programs within three colleges: Business and Management, Engineering, and Media & Design.
*College of Media and Design
**
Bachelor of Arts in
Multimedia Design
**Master of Arts in Multimedia Management
*College of Business and Management
**
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...
in Finance
**Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
**Bachelor of Business Administration in Digital Marketing & Social Media
**Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management
**Master of Business Administration
*College of Engineering
**Bachelor of Science in
Computer Engineering
Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...
**Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information an ...
**Bachelor of Science in
Civil Engineering
**Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science
**Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
**Master of Science in Engineering Management
Gallery
File:AUBH Reception Desk.jpg, Reception desk
File:AUBH Auditorium.jpg, Auditorium
File:AUBH Soccer Field.jpg, Soccer field
References
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Universities in Bahrain
2019 establishments in Bahrain