American University of Bahrain
الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين | |
 Campus entrance | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2019 |
| Location | , , 38884 , 26°06′08″N 50°32′50″E / 26.102122°N 50.54722°E |
| Campus | 75,000 square meter campus |
| 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. AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council of the Ministry of Education of Bahrain. Dr. Bradley J. Cook is the current AUBH President.
The university is governed by a board of trustees.[1]
Academic leadership at (AUBH)
[edit]AUBH is the first comprehensive, purpose-built, American-model co-educational University in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is supported through the Mumtalakat portfolio. Dr. Susan E. Saxton was appointed as the founding president and first president since the university opened the campus during the autumn of 2019.
Dr. Susan E. Saxton an experienced higher education leader having decades of experience in higher education in the U.S, Capella University by 1999 founding dean of the school of business and technology, and Lynn University 2002, Walden University 2006, University of St. Augustine 2015. Dr. Bradley J. Cook entered the role of the second president and higher education leader of AUBH and recently as president of Snow College, Ephraim, Utah.
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.[2] This partnership is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain.[3]
Campus
[edit]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.[4][5][6]
The sports center is located opposite the football field, consists of two floors, sports hall, nursing room, coach reception are located at the bottom. At the top floor is the fitness floor, treadmills, elliptical machines, weights.
Library (L)
Library is located near the football field, the library is equipped with computers and rooms at the bottom and top floor, workshop rooms. Shelves equipped with all, magazines, textbooks.
IT (Information Technology)
An IT office with its employees is situated at the bottom entrance floor of library. IT office is responsible for IT services and managing student digital program such as Canvas, instructure learning platform, Microsoft Outlook communication.
Academic floor(s):
• Academic A: Ground floor Caribou Coffee, Lecture Halls.
• Academic B: College of Business and Management, lecture halls, staff office.
• Academic C: College of Engineering, project space, Engineering Labs, ICE lab.
• Academic D: College of Architecture & Design, staff, college of multi-media design, lecture halls.
• Academic E: Computer labs, lecture halls, college of computing, computer science lab, iMac lab. Academic E; Department of computer science.
Accreditation
[edit]AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council[7] of the Ministry of Education of the kingdom 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.[8] In March 2023, the university formally gained full WASC accreditation.[9]
Colleges
[edit]The university offers programs within three colleges: Business and Management, Engineering, and Media & Design.[10]
- 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 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
- Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
- 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
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Reception desk -
Auditorium -
Soccer field
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Board of Trustees". American University of Bahrain. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "The American University of Bahrain Forming an Academic Partnership with California State University, Northridge". American University of Bahrain. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "The American University of Bahrain finalizes academic partnership with California State University, Northridge". zawya.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "American University of Bahrain". Gulf House Engineering. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Startup MGZN – Bahrain has a new university in town – The American University of Bahrain". Startup MGZN. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Warrier, Ranju (25 July 2019). "Nass's work on American University of Bahrain campus 95% complete". Construction Week.
- ^ "About AUBH | American University of Bahrain". aubh.edu.bh. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Regional Accreditor WSCUC Visits Bahrain: the American University of Bahrain (AUBH) and key constituents". zawya.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "American University of Bahrain". WSCUC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Our degree programs". American University of Bahrain. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
