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| native_name = الجامعة العربية المفتوحة
| native_name = الجامعة العربية المفتوحة
| motto = ''Towards a promising future''
| motto = ''Towards a promising future''
| established = 2002
| established = {{Start date and age|2002|df=yes}}
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| chairman = HRH Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz
| chairman = [[Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz]]
| president = Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri
| president = [[Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri]]
| city = [[Al-Hasa]] · [[Dammam]] · [[Ha'il]] · [[Jeddah]] · [[Medina]] · [[Riyadh]] · [[Amman]] · [[Bahrain]] · [[Beirut]] · [[Ardiya]] · [[Cairo]] · [[Oman]] · [[Khartoum]] · [[Al-Bireh]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]
| city = [[Hofuf|Al-Hasa]] · [[Dammam]] · [[Ha'il]] · [[Jeddah]] · [[Medina]] · [[Riyadh]] · [[Amman]] · [[Bahrain]] · [[Beirut]] · [[Ardiya]] · [[Cairo]] · [[Oman]] · [[Khartoum]] · [[Al-Bireh]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]
| country =
| country =
| website = {{plainlist |* [http://www.aou.org.bh Bahrain]* [http://www.aou.edu.eg Egypt]* [http://www.aou.edu.jo Jordan]* [http://www.aou.edu.kw Kuwait]* [http://www.aou.edu.lb Lebanon]* [http://www.aou.edu.om Oman]* [http://www.aou.edu.ps Palestine]* [http://www.arabou.org.sa Saudi Arabia]* [http://www.aou.edu.sd Sudan]}}
| website = {{plainlist |* [http://www.aou.org.bh Bahrain]* [http://www.aou.edu.eg Egypt]* [http://www.aou.edu.jo Jordan]* [http://www.aou.edu.kw Kuwait]* [http://www.aou.edu.lb Lebanon]* [http://www.aou.edu.om Oman]* [http://www.aou.edu.ps Palestine]* [http://www.arabou.edu.sa Saudi Arabia]* [http://www.aou.edu.sd Sudan]}}
| image_name = Arab_Open_University_Logo.jpg
| image_name = Arab_Open_University_Logo.jpg
}}
}}


The '''Arab Open University''' (AOU) is a non-profit university. The inception of AOU is a personal initiative by HRH Prince [[Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], the Chairman of the AOU Board of Trustees. In December 2000, Kuwait was designated to host the Headquarters of AOU.
The '''Arab Open University''' ('''AOU''') is a non-profit, private university established in 2002. The university operates under the chairmanship of [[Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz]] and the presidency of Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri. The headquarters of AOU is located in [[Kuwait]], designated in December 2000. The university has an academic partnership with the Open University, United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AOU-OU Partnership |url=https://www.arabou.edu.sa/partnerships/ou/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.arabou.edu.sa}}</ref>


The AOU first phase was launched in October 2002 in three branches: Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan. Branches in Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were opened in 2003. Branches were opened in Oman in February 2008 and in Sudan in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arabou.edu.kw/old/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3355%3Aaou-will-offer-new-undergraduate-programmes-to-meet-needs-of-labor-market-at-some-branches&catid=36%3Aaou-news&Itemid=107&lang=en|title=AOU will offer new undergraduate programmes to meet needs of labor market at some branches|publisher=Arab Open University|accessdate=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216052238/https://www.arabou.edu.kw/old/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3355%3Aaou-will-offer-new-undergraduate-programmes-to-meet-needs-of-labor-market-at-some-branches&catid=36%3Aaou-news&Itemid=107&lang=en|archive-date=16 February 2017|dead-url=yes}}</ref> In May 2015, AOU signed an agreement of opening a new branch in Palestine with the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education.
The AOU has a widespread presence with branches in several cities across the Middle East and North Africa, including [[Hofuf|Al-Hasa]], [[Dammam]], [[Ha'il]], [[Jeddah]], [[Medina]], [[Riyadh]], [[Amman]], [[Bahrain]], [[Beirut]], [[Ardiya]], [[Cairo]], [[Oman]], [[Khartoum]], and [[Al-Bireh]], [[State of Palestine|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=AOU will offer new undergraduate programmes to meet needs of labor market at some branches |url=https://www.arabou.edu.kw/old/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3355%3Aaou-will-offer-new-undergraduate-programmes-to-meet-needs-of-labor-market-at-some-branches&catid=36%3Aaou-news&Itemid=107&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216052238/https://www.arabou.edu.kw/old/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3355%3Aaou-will-offer-new-undergraduate-programmes-to-meet-needs-of-labor-market-at-some-branches&catid=36%3Aaou-news&Itemid=107&lang=en |archive-date=16 February 2017 |access-date=15 February 2017 |publisher=Arab Open University}}</ref> In May 2015, AOU signed an agreement to open a new branch in Palestine with the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education.
However, in the state of Qatar the ministry of foreign affairs and the ministry of education and higher education refuse attesting the degree of AOU and the university is not accredited.


The AOU offers a range of academic programmes taught in English.
==Academic programs==
Under the partnership agreement with the [[Open University]], UK, AOU offers a range of academic programs taught in English:


===Undergraduate Programmes===
== Undergraduate programme ==
*BA Programme (Hons) in Business Studies (BS), offered in one of the following tracks:
•BA (Hons) in Business Administration
•BA (Hons) Business Studies/Accounting track
** Management
** Marketing
•BA (Hons) Business Studies/Marketing track
BA* (Hons) Business Studies/ Finance track
** Accounting
BA* (Hons) Business Studies/ Human Resources Management track
** Accounting (Arabic)
BA* (Hons) Business Studies/ Management track
** Economics
** Systems Practice
** Finance/ Microfinance
** HR
*BSc Programme (Hons) in Information Technology and Computing (ITC), offered in one of the following tracks:
*BSc Programme (Hons) in Information Technology and Computing (ITC), offered in one of the following tracks:
** Information Technology and Computing (ITC)
** Information Technology and Computing (ITC)
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** Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
** Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
** Computing with Business (CwB)
** Computing with Business (CwB)
*BSc Programme (Hons) in Graphic and Multimedia Design (in some of AOU’s branches)
*BSc Programme (Hons) in Graphic and Multimedia Design (in some of AOU's branches)
*BA Programme (Hons) in English language & Literature (ELL):
*BA Programme (Hons) in English language & Literature (ELL):
** Translation Track
** Translation Track
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** Learning Disabilities
** Learning Disabilities
** Mental Retardation
** Mental Retardation
*Postgraduate Programmes (in some of AOU’s branches)
*Postgraduate Programmes (in some of AOU's branches)
*Master of Business Administration (MBA)
*Master of Business Administration (MBA)
*MSc in Computing Programme
*MSc in Computing Programme
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* {{flag|Sudan}}
* {{flag|Sudan}}

==See also==
* [[List of universities in Kuwait]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Universities in Bahrain]]
[[Category:Universities in Bahrain]]
[[Category:Universities in Egypt]]
[[Category:Universities in Egypt]]
[[Category:Universities in Jordan]]
[[Category:Universities in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Universities in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Universities in Oman]]
[[Category:Universities in Oman]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Sudan]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Sudan]]
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[[Category:Organizations based in Kuwait City]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Kuwait City]]
[[Category:Open universities]]

Revision as of 12:44, 8 May 2024

Arab Open University
الجامعة العربية المفتوحة
MottoTowards a promising future
TypePrivate
Established2002; 22 years ago (2002)
ChairmanPrince Talal bin Abdulaziz
PresidentMohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri
Location
Al-Hasa · Dammam · Ha'il · Jeddah · Medina · Riyadh · Amman · Bahrain · Beirut · Ardiya · Cairo · Oman · Khartoum · Al-Bireh, Palestine
Website

The Arab Open University (AOU) is a non-profit, private university established in 2002. The university operates under the chairmanship of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz and the presidency of Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri. The headquarters of AOU is located in Kuwait, designated in December 2000. The university has an academic partnership with the Open University, United Kingdom.[1]

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 programme

•BA (Hons) in Business Administration •BA (Hons) Business Studies/Accounting track •BA (Hons) Business Studies/Marketing track BA* (Hons) Business Studies/ Finance track BA* (Hons) Business Studies/ Human Resources Management track BA* (Hons) Business Studies/ Management track

  • BSc Programme (Hons) in Information Technology and Computing (ITC), offered in one of the following tracks:
    • Information Technology and Computing (ITC)
    • Computing (C)
    • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
    • Computing with Business (CwB)
  • BSc Programme (Hons) in Graphic and Multimedia Design (in some of AOU's branches)
  • BA Programme (Hons) in English language & Literature (ELL):
    • Translation Track
  • BA Programme (Hons) in English Language and Literature with Business (ELL with BS)
  • BA Programme (Hons) in Media is offered in the following specializations (Egypt Branch):
    • Electronic Media
    • Radio and Television
    • Public Relations
  • And offered in the following tracks:
    • Electronic Media (Track) (Jordan & Lebanon)
    • Public Relations (Track) (Jordan)
  • BA Programme (Hons) in Education in Elementary Education
  • BA Programme (Hons) in Special Education / Learning Disabilities
  • BA Programme (Hons) in Special Education, offered in two tracks:
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Mental Retardation
  • Postgraduate Programmes (in some of AOU's branches)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • MSc in Computing Programme
  • MSc in Computing – Information Security and Forensics
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Computing*MA in English Literature*High/General Diploma in Education
  • Master of Education in Education Technology
  • Master of Education in Educational Leadership

Branches

In alphabetical order:

See also

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.

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