At Ahlia University we are proud of our growing reputation as a provider of quality higher education in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the wider Gulf region. The high quality of education at Ahlia University is at the core of everything we do and the reviews by the Quality Assurance Agency continue to recognise the quality of our teaching and learning.
Established in 2001, Ahlia University was the first private University to be licensed by the Government of Bahrain. Right from the start, the founders articulated their vision of a distinctive institution of higher education to ensure that science, humanities, business and education take their rightful place in the building and advancement of our society. Ahlia University is an autonomous institution, independently chartered, funded and managed by the private sector. All the professional programmes offered by AU are recognised by Bahrain’s Higher Education Council as well as highly reputed and distinguished leading Universities in the UK and USA. The University was amongst the first Bahraini private Universities to be recognized by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education.
Ahlia University currently consists of five colleges:
Ahlia University offers students throughout the Gulf and internationally, the opportunity to join a truly productive and challenging University to receive a technologically sophisticated education and a highly distinctive liberal arts education. All the courses are taught by leading faculty who possess outstanding academic credentials and have all the relevant practical and professional experience to ensure our students receive a first class education.
Our future is looking very bright. With the building of a state of the art campus underway, further development with our international partners ensuring students have the opportunity to study internationally and the highest quality of teaching and learning, Ahlia University can offer you the opportunity to create your future success with one of the most exciting and growing Universities in the Gulf.
Vision
Ahlia University aspires to be a leading institution of higher learning in the MENA region, recognised for global academic influence, dedicated to the betterment of the human condition.
Mission
- To foster thought leadership through world-leading research, scholarship, and global engagement.
- To provide a distinctive education, characterised by the co-creation of transformative learning experiences, cultivating sustainability-driven agents of change who inspire positive societal transformation in Bahrain and beyond.
Strategic Goals
- Goal 1: Governance, Effectiveness and Sustainability
- Goal 2: Education Excellence and Learner Experience
- Goal 3: Research Impact and Thought Leadership.
- Goal 4: Social Responsibility and Community Engagement
Strategic Objectives
- Strategic Objective 1: Attract, develop, engage and retain a talented and diverse culturally agile student body
- Strategic Objective 2: Maintain a people-focused culture to attract, develop, engage and retain top talent and exceptional faculty that support the university’s global competitiveness
- Strategic Objective 3: Develop and maintain smart campus infrastructure that contributes to a sustainable future
- Strategic Objective 4: Digitally transform quality assurance operations to sustain institutionalised quality management, accreditation, and ranking standards
- Strategic Objective 5: Provide transformative learning opportunities and a distinctive learner experience through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence and digitally augmented pedagogies
- Strategic Objective 6: Promote future proof sustainable education skills and competencies by embedding UNSDGs within and across curricula
- Strategic Objective 7: Develop a specialised hub for intellectual contribution through promotion of knowledge-transfer partnerships
- Strategic Objective 8: Establish a culture of research commercialisation and grant seeking
- Strategic Objective 9: Sustain and develop relationships with the local and regional community with demonstrable impact
- Strategic Objective 10: Promote value-led and socially responsible learner engagement that is responsive to societal needs
Our Core Values
Ambition
Collegiality
We uphold collegiality as an important core value that epitomises the aspirational organisational culture, manifest in collaboration, cooperation, trust, and partnership.
Engagement
We believe in family, community, and society, and the bonds and ties that hold us together. We strive to engage, serve, and build constructive partnerships that create a positive societal impact.
Excellence
We value excellence in all its forms, including academic excellence, research excellence, service and operational excellence.
Inclusion
We champion inclusivity, diversity, and equity both within and outside the institution. We strive to mainstream the principle of equal opportunity in all our operations, and in relation to all stakeholders.
Integrity
We look towards integrity as being a multifaceted value that encompasses ethics, morals, respect, honesty, truthfulness and transparency. We aspire to embody and personify these attributes in all our endeavor
