Ahlia University

Ahlia University is a recognised university in Bahrain. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityManama

RegionAsia

TypePrivate

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Business & Management; Computer Science & IT; Arts & Humanities; Law; Natural Sciences

AccreditationHigher Education Council (HEC) of the Kingdom of Bahrain — established 2005 by Royal Decree under the Ministry of Education to oversee licensing, recognition, and quality of higher-education institutions. Operates jointly with the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA, formerly QAAET) which performs institutional and programme-level external review and quality assurance. Both bodies sit under the broader Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. Bahrain has been a member of the Bologna Process Quality Initiative and engages with regional GCC accreditation frameworks.

Official websitehttps://www.ahlia.edu.bh

Accreditation registryhttps://moe.gov.bh/en/recommended-universities

Founded 2001 (chartered as Ahlia University by Royal Decree as one of Bahrain's first private universities; "Ahlia" means "national/civic" in Arabic — same Arabic root as Al-Ahliyya Amman University Jordan 1989). Major private university in Manama, founded 2001 by Royal Decree as one of Bahrain's first private universities. 'Ahlia' means 'national/civic' in Arabic. Colleges: Engineering, Business and Finance, Information Technology, Arts and Science, Law, Graduate Studies. English-medium for most programmes. Strong international academic partnerships including with UK universities for double-validated degrees. Sister-name institution to Al-Ahliyya Amman University Jordan (UNI in earlier Jordan batch) — both private, both meaning 'national/civic', though no formal institutional relationship.

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