University of Bahrain (UoB)
University of Bahrain (UoB) is a public institution in Sakhir, Bahrain, accredited by Higher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks.. Primary language: Arabic + English (HE bilingual medium). AlmiStudy lists 9 canonical subject areas, all verified against Higher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks..
- Country
- Bahrain (BH)
- City
- Sakhir
- Control
- public
- Language
- Arabic + English (HE bilingual medium)
- Accreditation
- Higher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- University of Bahrain (UoB) — collector batch + HEC/BQA cross-verification (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.uob.edu.bh
Subjects offered
Show all 9 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT · Law · Natural Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences · Education · Social Sciences
Founded 1986 (chartered as the University of Bahrain on 6 May 1986 by merger of the Gulf Polytechnic and the University College of Arts, Sciences and Education — Bahrain's flagship public university, established to consolidate higher education shortly after national independence consolidation). Bahrain's flagship and largest public university, with the main Sakhir campus in the Southern Governorate (south of Manama) plus the Isa Town and Manama campuses. Founded 6 May 1986 by merger of the Gulf Polytechnic (founded 1968) and the University College of Arts, Sciences and Education (founded 1979). ~30,000+ students. Colleges: Arts, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Law, Science, Health and Sport Sciences, Applied Studies, and the Bahrain Teachers' College. UoB is recognised for strong programmes in engineering, business, and education. Member of the Association of Arab Universities (AArU) and the GCC University Federation. Bilingual Arabic-English instruction depending on programme.
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