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- ↑ Kuwait University (KU)
- ↑ "Abdullah Al Salem University receives first batch of students". Kuwait Times . 25 Sep 2023.
- ↑ Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST)
- ↑ American University of Kuwait (AUK) Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Australian College of Kuwait (ACK)
- ↑ American University of the Middle East (AUM)
- ↑ American International University (AIU)
- ↑ Arab Open University (AOU) Archived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ https://pay.paaet.edu.kw/%5B%5D
- ↑ Kuwait Maastricht Business School
- ↑ Algonquin College - Kuwait (AC)
- ↑ American College of Middle East (ACM)
- ↑ Box Hill College - Kuwait (BHCK)
- ↑ Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST)
- ↑ "Home". collegeofaviation.com.
