Applied Science University (Bahrain)

Applied Science University
	جامعة العلوم التطبيقية
	File:Applied Science University, Bahrain, front view in the evening.JPG Evening view from outside the front main entrance looking up at the clock tower of the ASU building in Sitra.
Type	Private
Established	September 2004; (present building in 2013)
President	Ghassan Aouad
Students	2,400 (2014)
Location	Building 166 – Rd 23 – AlEkir 623, Sitra, Bahrain; Coordinates: 26°08′36″N 50°36′54″E / 26.143282°N 50.614942°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽; ;
Website	www.asu.edu.bh

The Applied Science University (ASU, جامعة العلوم التطبيقية) is a university in Sitra, south of Manama within the Kingdom of Bahrain.^[3]

Founded by Bahraini academic Waheeb Al-Khaja,^[1] ASU was licensed by the Ministry of Education in 2004.^[4] Gulf Education Project W.L.L. Company, based in Bahrain, owns the university.^[5] It was one of the first private universities in Bahrain to teach in both the Arabic and the English languages.^{[citation needed]}

ASU publishes an open access, peer reviewed journal on risk management called Applied Science Journal under the auspices of the Institute of Risk Management.^[6]

Academics[edit]

Among the programs offered by the university are eleven undergraduate programs and seven postgraduate programs. The university has colleges of administrative sciences, law, and arts and sciences.^[7]

Campus[edit]

The university relocated to a new campus in September 2013. Spread out over an area of 24,400 square meters, the new campus has been built to host up to 6,300 students.^[4] The main building has a clock tower.

Enrollment and faculty[edit]

According to a report published by the Bahraini Ministry of Education, there were 1,623 students enrolled at the time of the report's release in January 2012. In regards to university officials, there were 75 faculty members and 41 administrative staff members.^[5] Enrollment numbers increased to approximately 2,400 in 2014.^[2]

Partnerships[edit]

ASU signed a memorandum of understanding with Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2014.^[2] In 2016, in a collaborative partnership between the two universities, the London South Bank University launched a new Engineering School at ASU.^[8]

Colleges[edit]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Message from the President". Bahrain: Applied Science University. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Cardiff Met signs MoU to explore collaboration in Bahrain". Cardiff Metropolitan University. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
↑ ASU Google Map, Google Maps.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "History of the University". Bahrain: Applied Science University. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Higher Education Review Unit - Institutional Follow-Up Review Report: Applied Science University" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Bahrain. 25 January 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
↑ "Call for Papers: Applied Science University, Kingdom of Bahrain". Institute of Risk Management. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
↑ 5 Applied Science University (ASU).
↑ "New Engineering School launched by LSBU and Applied Science University, Bahrain". London South Bank University. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

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[message-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Message from the President". Bahrain: Applied Science University. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[cardiff-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Cardiff Met signs MoU to explore collaboration in Bahrain". Cardiff Metropolitan University. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[3] ASU Google Map, Google Maps.

[history-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "History of the University". Bahrain: Applied Science University. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[moedu1-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Higher Education Review Unit - Institutional Follow-Up Review Report: Applied Science University" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Bahrain. 25 January 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[6] "Call for Papers: Applied Science University, Kingdom of Bahrain". Institute of Risk Management. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[Index-7] 5 Applied Science University (ASU).

[8] "New Engineering School launched by LSBU and Applied Science University, Bahrain". London South Bank University. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

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