Arab Open University

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Arab Open University
الجامعة العربية المفتوحة
Www.arabou.edu.sa.png
MottoTowards a promising future
Type Private
Established2002;22 years ago (2002)
Chairman Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud
President Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri
Location
Website

The Arab Open University (AOU) 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 AOU is located in Kuwait, designated in December 2000. The university has a long-standing academic partnership with the United Kingdom's Open University. [1]

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The AOU has a widespread presence with branches in several 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 AOU was launched in October 2002 in Kuwait, Lebanon, and Jordan. Subsequent branches were opened in Bahrain, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in 2003, in Oman in February 2008, and in Sudan in September 2013. [2] In May 2015, AOU signed an agreement to open a new branch in Palestine with the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education.

The AOU offers a range of academic programmes taught in English.

Undergraduate programmes

Postgraduate programmes

Note: only available in some AOU branches.

Branches

UniversityCityWebsite
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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References

  1. "AOU-OU Partnership". www.arabou.edu.sa. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. "AOU will offer new undergraduate programmes to meet needs of labor market at some branches". Arab Open University. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.