Arab Open University

Arab Open University
General Info.
Established	2002
Location	Kuwait City, Kuwait Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Ahsa, Hail, Medina) Bahrain Amman, Jordan Cairo, Egypt Beirut, Lebanon Oman
Founder	HRH Prince Talal ibn Abdulaziz
Phone	Bahrain: +97-340-7077. Egypt: +20-2-2671-1862. Jordan: +962-6-551-4851. Kuwait: +965-2471-0279. Lebanon: +961-1-392-139. Saudi Arabia: +966-1-274-2277. Oman: +968-246-99-444.
Arab Open University Forum	Arab Open University students Forums
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 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 Information Technology & Computing
• Faculty of Language Studies (English language)
• Faculty of Business Studies

See also

• List of Open University Alumni