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Arab Open University (AOU) (Arabic: الجامعة العربية المفتوحة) is a non-profit, private university established in 2002. The university operates under the chairmanship of Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud and the presidency of Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri. The headquarters of the university is located in Kuwait, designated in 2000. The university has a long-standing academic partnership with the United Kingdom's Open University.[1]
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الجامعة العربية المفتوحة | |
Motto | Towards a promising future |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2002 |
Chairman | Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud |
President | Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri |
Location | |
Website |
The university has a presence with branches in cities across the Middle East and North Africa, including Al-Hasa, Dammam, Ha'il, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Ardiya, Cairo, Oman, Khartoum, and Al-Bireh, Palestine. The first phase of the university was launched in 2002 in Kuwait, Lebanon, and Jordan. Subsequent branches were opened in Bahrain, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in 2003, in Oman in 2008, and in Sudan in 2013.[2]
The university consists of 5 Faculties:
University | City | Website |
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Kuwait | ||
Arab Open University - Headquarters | Ardiya | https://www.arabou.edu.kw/ |
Saudi Arabia | ||
Arab Open University (Riyadh) | Riyadh | https://www.arabou.edu.sa/ |
Arab Open University (Jeddah) | Jeddah | |
Arab Open University (Dammam) | Dammam | |
Arab Open University (Al-Madinah) | Madinah | |
Arab Open University (Hail) | Ḥail | |
Arab Open University (Al-Ahsa) | Al-Ahsa | |
Oman | ||
Arab Open University (Oman) | Seeb | https://www.aou.edu.om/ |
Bahrain | ||
Arab Open University (Bahrain) | A'ali | https://www.aou.org.bh/ |
Jordan | ||
Arab Open University (Jordan) | Amman | https://www.aou.edu.jo/ |
Palestine | ||
Arab Open University (Palestine) | Al-Bireh | https://www.aou.edu.ps/ |
Lebanon | ||
Arab Open University (Beirut) | Beirut | https://web.aou.edu.lb/ |
Arab Open University (Antelias) | Antelias | |
Arab Open University (Tripoli) | Tripoli | |
Egypt | ||
Arab Open University (Egypt) | El Shorouk | https://www.aou.edu.eg/ |
Sudan | ||
Arab Open University (Sudan) | Khartoum | https://www.aou.edu.sd/ |
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