Arab Open University

الجامعة العربية المفتوحة
Motto	Towards a promising future
Type	Private
Established	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Chairman	Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz
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 university. In December 2000, Kuwait was designated to host the Headquarters of AOU. Arab Open University has an academic partnership with the United Kingdom, Open University

The AOU first phase was launched in October 2002 in three branches: Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan. Branches in Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were opened in 2003. Branches were opened in Oman in February 2008 and in Sudan in September 2013.^[1] In May 2015, AOU signed an agreement of opening a new branch in Palestine with the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education.

AOU offers a range of academic programmes taught in English:

Undergraduate Programme

•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
• BA Programme (Hons) in Special Education, offered in two tracks:
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mental Retardation
• Postgraduate Programmes (in some of AOU's branches)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MSc in Computing Programme
• 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

In alphabetical order:

•  Bahrain
•  Egypt
•  Jordan
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon
•  Oman
•  Palestine
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Sudan