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Ahlia University

Ahlia University

University in Bahrain

Ahlia University (AU) is a private, not-for-profit university in Manama, Bahrain and owned by a private holding company, The Arab Academy for Research and Studies (AARS).[1] The holding company is collectively owned by a group of companies and individuals from the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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The AU project became a reality when the Government of Bahrain issued the Cabinet Decision No. 03-1626 dated March 2001, making it the first private university to be licensed by the government.[2]

Ahlia University has five colleges:

The university includes a deanship of student affairs and a deanship of graduate studies and research, in addition to a number of centres.

In 2021, Ahila University partnered with Huawei to establish both the Huawei ICT Academy, as well as a research organization focusing on the Internet of things.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Fardoun, Habib M.; Downing, Kevin J.; Mok, Mandy (26 March 2018). The Future of Higher Education in the Middle East and Africa: QS Middle East and North Africa Professional Leaders in Education Conference. Springer. pp. 138–140. ISBN 978-3-319-64656-5.
  2. [2]
    The Report: Bahrain 2017. Oxford Business Group. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-910068-77-9.
  3. [3]
    "Huawei, Ahlia University to establish ICT academy in Bahrain". tradearabia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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