University of Bahrain
جامعة البحرين Jāmiʿat al-Baḥrayn | |
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The University of Bahrain (
The university is a member of the
History
The University of Bahrain was established in 1986 as a result of Amiri Decree No. 12 /1986. The decree resulted in the merger of two public colleges; the
Campus
The university has three campuses. Its main campus in
The university owns a total of 66 buildings, 240 classrooms, 183 labs, and three gymnasiums.[1] The university has four libraries, with the Central Library having an estimated 250,000 books in stock. The library also has access to the British Library database.[3]
Colleges
The University of Bahrain receives US$110 million as a budget from the Bahraini government. The university itself consists of 10 constituent colleges:[1]
- S1A - College of Arts
- S1B - College of Business Administration
- S20B & S20C - College of Applied Studies
- S20A - College of Physical Education & Physiotherapy
- S22 - Bahrain Teachers College (BTC)
- S39 - College of Law
- S40 - College of Information Technology
- S41 - College of Science
- College of Engineering (Isa Town)
- College of Health Sciences
Other buildings
Aside from colleges; the university includes other buildings around the main Sakhir campus for different purposes:
- S37 - Admission & Registration
- S17 - The Department of English Language and Literature & the Students Council Center
- I14 - Engineering
- I15 - Engineering
- S18 - Exams Hall
- S20 - The English Language Center
- S47 - The IT & Science Library
- Swimming Pool (Physical Education)
- The Bahrain Credit Media Center
- Zain E-Learning Center
- The Confucius Institute for Chinese Language Courses
- The King Sejong Institute for Korean Language Courses
- Student & Teachers' Apartments
- Gulf University Society Center
- Printing Center
Academia
The university offers more than 102 academic programs, including 42 Bachelor programs, 39 Master's degrees, 10 PhDs and 11 associate diplomas.
Research
Since 1986, more than 5,000 research papers and books were published by academics in the university, 80% of which was produced by the Colleges of Science and Engineering respectively. The university allocates US$11 million annually towards research and supports 38 full-time research personnel. More than 500 Masters thesis was published since the university's inception.[1]
Reputation
The university consistently ranks as the first nationally, 23rd amongst Arab universities and 801-1000 internationally according to QS World University Rankings as of 2020.[1]
Student life
The university has 30,317 registered students at the start of the 2014/15 academic year, more than 65% of whom are female. 10.5% of the student population are international students. There were an estimated 700 events and activities in the 2012–13 academic year.[1] The university has a student council elected annually, with each constituent college electing a representative.[5]
Notable alumni
- Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation
- Mohamed Ali Hasan Ali, Member of the Consultative Council
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fast Facts". About UOB. University of Bahrain. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Peck 2007, p. 86.
- ^ QAAET 2010, p. 28.
- ^ a b QAAET 2010, p. 6.
- ^ "UOB organizes 9th Student Council". University of Bahrain. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- Bibliography
- Peck, Malcolm C. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States (2. ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group. ISBN 9780810864160.
- QAAET (2010). Institutional Review Report: University of Bahrain (PDF) (Report). Higher Education Review Unit. Retrieved 30 June 2015.