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within the Kingdom of Bahrain. Founded by Bahraini academic Waheeb Al-Khaja, ASU was licensed by the

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in 2004. Gulf Education Project W.L.L. Company, based in Bahrain, owns the university. It was one of the first

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in Bahrain to teach in both Arabic and English. ASU publishes an open access, peer reviewed journal on

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called ''Applied Science Journal'' under the auspices of the

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Academics

Among the programs offered by the university are eleven

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programs and seven

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programs. The university has colleges of administrative sciences,

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, and

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and

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Campus

The university relocated to a new campus in September 2013. Spread out over an area of 24,400 square meters, the new campus has been built to host up to 6,300 students.

Enrollment and faculty

According to a report published by the Bahraini Ministry of Education, there were 1,623 students enrolled at the time of the report's release in January 2012. In regards to university officials, there were 75 faculty members and 41 administrative staff members. Enrollment numbers increased to approximately 2,400 in 2014 and 3,254 in 2019.

Partnerships

ASU signed a memorandum of understanding with

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in 2014. In 2016, in a collaborative

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between the two universities, the

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launched a new

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School at ASU.

Colleges

College of Administrative Sciences

College of Law

College of Arts and Science

College of Engineering

Alumni

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(born 1991 or 1992), author and peace activist * Ali bin Majid Al-Naimi, lawyer and politician

Faculty

* Hussein S. M. Zedan (1953–2019), computer scientist

References

External links

Applied Science University (Bahrain) website

Applied Science University (Bahrain) Calendar

Applied Science University (Bahrain) Student portal

Applied Science University (Bahrain) News

Applied Science University (Bahrain) Programmes
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