الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين | |
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Type | Private |
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Established | 2019 |
President | Dr. Bradley J. Cook |
Provost | Jeffrey Zabudsky |
Location | , , 38884 , 26°06′08″N 50°32′50″E / 26.102122°N 50.54722°E |
Campus | 75,000 square meter campus |
Language | English |
Website |
www |
The American University of Bahrain ( Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين, abbreviated AUBH) is a private university situated in Riffa, Bahrain. 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. [1]
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. [2] In June 2021, Dr. Jeffrey Zabudsky was appointed as AUBH Provost. [3]
In November 2021, AUBH announced the finalization of an academic partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN), part of the largest university system in the U.S.: California State University. CSUN in the city of Los Angeles accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. [4] This partnership is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain. [5]
The university's 75,000-square-metre (19-acre) 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 22,865 square metres (5.650 acres); there are 878 parking spaces. [6] [7] [8]
AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council [9] of the Ministry of Education of Bahrain.
On 3 June 2021, a WSCUC panel reviewed the appropriate eligibility criteria and determined that the institution is eligible to proceed with an Application for Accreditation. [10] In 2022, the university formally gained accreditation. [11]
The university offers programs within three colleges: Business and Management, Engineering, and Media & Design. [12]
الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين | |
![]() Campus entrance | |
Type | Private |
---|---|
Established | 2019 |
President | Dr. Bradley J. Cook |
Provost | Jeffrey Zabudsky |
Location | , , 38884 , 26°06′08″N 50°32′50″E / 26.102122°N 50.54722°E |
Campus | 75,000 square meter campus |
Language | English |
Website |
www |
The American University of Bahrain ( Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين, abbreviated AUBH) is a private university situated in Riffa, Bahrain. 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. [1]
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. [2] In June 2021, Dr. Jeffrey Zabudsky was appointed as AUBH Provost. [3]
In November 2021, AUBH announced the finalization of an academic partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN), part of the largest university system in the U.S.: California State University. CSUN in the city of Los Angeles accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. [4] This partnership is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain. [5]
The university's 75,000-square-metre (19-acre) 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 22,865 square metres (5.650 acres); there are 878 parking spaces. [6] [7] [8]
AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council [9] of the Ministry of Education of Bahrain.
On 3 June 2021, a WSCUC panel reviewed the appropriate eligibility criteria and determined that the institution is eligible to proceed with an Application for Accreditation. [10] In 2022, the university formally gained accreditation. [11]
The university offers programs within three colleges: Business and Management, Engineering, and Media & Design. [12]