Ahlia University

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Ahlia University (AU) is a private university in Manama, Bahrain, established in 2001. An autonomous institution independently chartered, funded and managed by the private sector, AU is the first private university to be licensed by the Government of Bahrain. The founders articulated their vision of a distinctive institution of higher education to ensure that science and education take their rightful place in the building and advancement of Bahraini society.

All the professional programmes offered by AU are accredited by Bahrain's Higher Education Council as well as highly reputed and distinguished leading universities in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Ahlia University was among the first Bahraini private universities to be recognized by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education.

Ahlia University currently consists of six colleges, one deanship and one centre:

• Colleges:
  • College of Arts, Science and Education
  • College of Business and Finance
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Graduate Studies and Research
  • College of Information Technology
  • College of Medical and Health Sciences
• Deanship of Student Affairs
• Media Production Centre

Ahlia University, in collaboration with Brunel University (U.K.), offers a Ph.D. programme Without Residence in the Colleges of Business & Finance and Information Technology. The programme is fully recognized by the UK education authorities and accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Board of Trustees

• Mr. Abdelrazak H. Al-Qassim (C.E.O - National Bank of Bahrain)
• Prof. Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj (President of Ahlia University)
• H.E. Dr. Faisal Al-Mosawi (Chairman of the Board Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain)
• Dr. Ali Abdul Rahman (President of Cairo University)
• Dr. Marwan R. Al-Kamal (President of Philadelphia University- Jordan)
• Dr. Zamil A. Al-Mokrin
• Dr. Anwar Al-Naqi
• Mr. Saud A. Al-Ashqar