Arab Open University

Arab Open University
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Motto	Towards a promising future
Type	Private
Established	2002 ; 22 years ago
Chairman	Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud
President	Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri
Location	Al-Hasa · Dammam · Ha'il · Jeddah · Medina · Riyadh · Amman · Bahrain · Beirut · Ardiya · Cairo · Oman · Khartoum · Al-Bireh , Palestine
Website	Bahrain ; Egypt ; Jordan ; Kuwait ; Lebanon ; Oman ; Palestine ; Saudi Arabia ; Sudan ;

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

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

Postgraduate programmes [ edit ]

Note : only available in some AOU branches.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
MSc in Computer Programming
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 [ edit ]

In alphabetical order:

References [ edit ]

^ "AOU-OU Partnership" . www.arabou.edu.sa . Retrieved 2024-04-29 .
^ "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 .

[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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Undergraduate programmes [ edit ]

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