American University of Bahrain


The American University of Bahrain 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-style university in the country.
The University is governed by a Board of Trustees.

History and leadership

AUBH is the first comprehensive, purpose-built, American-style co-educational university in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is supported through the Mumtalakat portfolio.
AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council of the Ministry of Education of Bahrain,.
Dr. Susan E. Saxton is the AUBH's founding president. Dr. Mark D. Shermis joined as Provost in October 2019.
In April 2020, AUBH announced its pursuit of an academic partnership with California State University, Northridge, a university in the City of Los Angeles accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This partnership will be the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Campus

The university's 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 ; there are 878 parking spaces.

Colleges

The University offers programs within fthree colleges: Business and Management, Engineering, and Architecture & Design.

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