To provide high-quality flexible education to all segments of society; through a professionally attractive technical learning environment, which incubates scientific research, innovation and community service, provides graduates with labour market skills and, ultimately contributes to the sustainable development of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Category	University
Course	Professional Courses
Area	Central
Address	Building No: 890, Road: 3220, Block: 732, PO Box: 18211
Governorate	Southern
Telephone	+973 1740 7077
Email address	[email protected]
Website	http://www.aou.org.bh
Accredited	Yes (Ministry of Education, Education & Training Evaluation Commission, The Open University)
Language of Instruction	English
Year of Establishment	1996
Annual Fees	Admission fees: 444 Re-extracting the University card: 64.4 Transfer fees between branches: 517.5 Objections to results and modification thereof: 215.05 Statement fee: 21.85 Academic record fees: 43.7 Transfer fees between programs: 43.7 Compensatory test fee: 561.2 Graduation certificate: 431.25 Graduation gown: 400.2 Examination fees at another branch outside the Kingdom: 431.25 Examination fees at another center within the Kingdom: 215.625 Final re-examination fees for students expected to graduate: 215.625

Admission Requirements

To be admitted in any Bachelor’s program the student should fulfill the following conditions:

Obtain a general secondary school certificate or equivalent, which must be approved by the Ministry of Education in Bahrain.​

​Completing the English Placement Test of Arab Open University or submitting internationally accredited English language examination results, if available. The minimum scores required for the internationally accredited English language examination are as follows: 

• TOFEL:   Paper based 477 
• Computer based 153 
• ​Internet based 53 
• IELTS: 4.5                                                                                                                                                                       To be admitted in any Master’s program the student should fulfill the following conditions:

The applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature, or any related programme, with a cumulative GPA of (2.5/4) or higher.

The BA certificate needs to be approved by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The applicant must submit evidence of passing one of the internationally accredited English language tests, according to the following table:

•       TOEFL:   Paper based 550 
•       IELTS:     6.0