Arab Open University

Arab Open University
General Info.
Established	2002
Location	Kuwait City, Kuwait Saudi Arabia (Riyadh,Jeddah) Bahrain Amman, Jordan Cairo, Egypt Beirut, Lebanon Oman
AOU Forum	www.aouforum.org
Founder	Saudi Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz
Phone	Bahrain: +97-340-7077. Egypt: +20-2-2671-1862. Jordan: +962-6-551-4851. Kuwait: +965-471-0279. Lebanon: +961-1-392-139. Saudi Arabia: +966-1-274-2277. Oman: +968-246-99-444.
E-Mail	Saudi Arabia
Website	Bahrain Egypt Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Saudi Arabia Oman
Global Membership	None.

Arab Open University (AOU, in Arabic الجامعة العربية المفتوحة) is a non-profit private university founded in 2002 in Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. One year later it opened in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and soon in Oman. The AOU is affiliated with the UK Open University (UKOU). Agreements with the UKOU cover three major areas: licensing of materials, consultancies, accreditation, and validation.

It was established as a private university for Arabic speaking citizens in these countries. It has the following faculties:

• Faculty of Business Studies
• Faculty of Language Studies (English language)
• Faculty of Information Technology & Computing

See also

• List of Open University Alumni