American University of Bahrain

The American University of Bahrain (Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين‎, abbreviated AUBH) 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.

American University of Bahrain
الجامعة الأمريكية بالبحرين
Campus entrance
TypePrivate
Established2019 (2019)
PresidentDr. Susan E. Saxton
ProvostDr. Mark D. Shermis
Location
Riffa
,
Southern Governorate
,
38884
,
Bahrain

26.102122°N 50.54722°E / 26.102122; 50.54722
Campus75,000 square meter campus
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.aubh.edu.bh

The University is governed by a Board of Trustees.[1]

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.[2]

In April 2020, AUBH announced its pursuit of an academic partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN), a university in the City of Los Angeles accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[3] This partnership will be the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Campus

The university's 75,000-square-metre (19-acre) 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 22,865 square metres (5.650 acres); there are 878 parking spaces.[4][5][6]

Colleges

The University offers programs within fthree colleges: Business and Management, Engineering, and Architecture & Design.[7]

  • College of Business and Management
  • College of Engineering


  • Reception desk
  • Auditorium
  • Soccer field


References
  1. "Board of Trustees". American University of Bahrain. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Founding President". American University of Bahrain. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. "The American University of Bahrain Forming an Academic Partnership with California State University, Northridge". American University of Bahrain. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "American University of Bahrain". Gulf House Engineering. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "Startup MGZN – Bahrain has a new university in town – The American University of Bahrain". Startup MGZN. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. Warrier, Ranju (25 July 2019). "Nass's work on American University of Bahrain campus 95% complete". Construction Week.
  7. "Our degree programs". American University of Bahrain. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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