In 2021, Esol Education acquired a strategic stake in the American University of Bahrain (AUBH). As part of the AUBH Board of Directors, the Esol Education team supports the University’s growth and development in various ways, including through academic partnerships with American-based academic institutions.
Through this new partnership Esol Education seeks to provide an attractive regional higher-education pathway for students enrolled in its K-12 schools across the Middle East and internationally. It also intends to leverage its established network in the development of new educational partnerships for AUBH, as it has most recently done with the introduction of California State University Northridge (CSUN) as a proposed academic partner to AUBH, providing AUBH students with opportunities to study abroad in the United States of America and complete their studies in the State of California.
AUBH is the first comprehensive, purpose-built, American-model co-educational University in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is supported by the Elm fund. The University offers a holistic journey for students and unique approach to education that fosters interaction and collaboration between students, faculty, and the professional community.
The contemporary, 75,000 square meter campus is located in Riffa, Bahrain. The innovative and high-tech campus enhances the teaching and learning experience for both faculty and students. Along with classrooms, library and labs, the campus includes a Sports Center with indoor and outdoor courts and fields, vast Student Commons, and an Auditorium for special events.
AUBH curricula is built by experts and specialists to equip students with the knowledge and soft skills to succeed in a rapidly ever-changing environment. The AUBH quality of American-style education mirrors that of the best universities in the United States. The University’s unique academic structure enables students to find their real passions and allows them to develop their abilities, leading to long successful careers in their chosen industry.
AUBH is licensed by the Higher Education Council of the Ministry of Education in Bahrain, the national regulator for the Kingdom’s Higher Education Institutions, and is a CIQG Member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the U.S. AUBH has also received U.S. accreditation through the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), one of the seven best known accrediting agencies in the USA. This makes AUBH among only a handful of other universities accredited by this world-renowned commission in the GCC and MENA region. The Commission awarded AUBH accreditation for upholding the highest international academic standards for educational quality and effectiveness. AUBH has also recently achieved official recognition by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
