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Revision as of 13:06, 15 August 2010
| Arab Open University | |
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| General Info. | |
| Established | 2002 |
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| Founder | HRH Prince Talal ibn Abdulaziz |
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| AOU Forum | |
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| 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
- Faculty of Educational Studies
Saudi Arabia Branches (SAB)
In 2003 a year after establishing the AOU, the first branch in Saudi Arabia was opened in Riyadh. it had around a 1500 student[1], the main reason for it getting all of that success is because; Saudi Arabia's universities mainly excepted national students, the other student usually get sent to another country to continue there education there. The AOU was a new useful idea, that covered the essential needs for more universities to cover the huge number of student the university went a long way since then. In 2008 the SAB gone even bigger and opened more types of certifications, instead of having only one option in each Department; the university started to offer three more programs, which attracted even more student to study in the university.
The AOU is a mixture between a distant learning system, and a normal university system. Students go to the branch very frequently; especially full time students might need to visit the branch 3 times a week. The university also offer each student the online Learning management System (LMS).where students can access assessment components, participants, and tutors online.
Undergraduate Programs 2010
The Arab Open University (AOU) offers three programs co-awarded in collaboration with the United Kingdom Open University (UKOU). The program contents are licensed by the UKOU for the AOU use, accredited and validated by the Open University Validation Services (OUVS).
The AOU is offering following types of certification:
- IT Department
Bachelor of Science in Computing
Bachelor of Science Computing with Business
Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technologies
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Computing
- Business Department
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies - Systems Track
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies - Economics Track
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies - Accounting Track
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies - Marketing Track
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies
- English Department
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature
Bachelor of Arts in English Language with Business
- Education Department
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
Bachelor of Arts in Special Education - Mental Retardation [2]
Academic Calendar
The AOU each year have three semesters:
- First Semester.
- Second Semester.
- Summer Semester.[3]
References
- ^ SAB, History. [2008]. find from:' http://www.arabou.org.sa/en/history.php '(assessed 15 Aug 2010)
- ^ AOU, undergraduate prgrams. [2010], Avilble from:' http://www.arabou.org.sa/en/undergraduateprg.php# ' (Accessed 15 Aug 2010).
- ^ AOU, KSA. Academic Calendar. [2010]. Available from:'http://www.arabou.org.sa/en/calendar.php' (Accessed 15 Aug 2010).
See also
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