UoB's Sustainability Impact Report: 2018-2019
UoB's efforts and progress towards the SDGs
University of Bahrain 2018 – 2019 Impact Report
At University of Bahrain, we believe that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires a collective collaborative effort. We view the SDGs as a blueprint to achieving a better and sustainable future for all and leave no one behind. Each of the 17 goals address a specific global challenge that we face. Over the past year we have questioned the role, the play and contribution we make when it comes to the progress of the 17 goals. Read our Impact report highlighting an accumulation of our current efforts and progress.
WORLD CLASS PARTNERSHIPS
0101, 1970
The University of Bahrain joins the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
The College of Business Administration announced that the University of Bahrain is now a member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This accomplishment represents the commitment of the University of Bahrain towards offering quality business education by following best international practices and enabling Bahraini students to be highly [...]
0101, 1970
University of Bahrain Partners with National Oil and Gas Authority, Tatweer Petroleum, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Electricity and Water Authority
University of Bahrain Partners with National Oil and Gas Authority, Tatweer Petroleum, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Electricity and Water Authority on a project with the aim of developing an ESCO market in the Kingdom based on best international practices. The university will also carry out [...]
0101, 1970
UOB Contributes to Bahrain’s Third National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The University of Bahrain’s team for Green House Gas (GHG) prepared a national report: “Bahrain’s Third National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. This report was prepared as part of the collaboration between the Supreme Council for Environment and the UNDP. The team was formed in 2017 and includes academics from [...]
OUR POLICIES
Food Choices for all on Campus
The university promotes nutrition and wellness to the students and faculty on campus. The university food courts and restaurants have a variety of healthy food options which also cater to vegetarian and vegan options.
University Fee Support
As the government of Bahrain considers higher education a central player in economic growth, investment and innovation as well as facing the challenges of the future. The government supports students’ accessibility to higher education and through fee subsidy. All national students receive 90% fee subsidy, and all international students receive [...]
Faculty Grievance Policy
The policy outlines the mechanisms and conditions to be followed by the faculty grievances committee in terms of the formation and procedures that a faculty member must follow to submit a grievance against administrative decisions that affect his career and academic rights Purpose This policy aims to provide a [...]
OUR RESEARCH
The GCC human rights declaration: An instrumentation of cultural relativism
For the first time the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) adopted a regional human rights declaration that codifies the relevant States’ commitment to human rights. The Declaration illustrated the content and scope of such a collective regional pledge to protect and respect fundamental rights and freedoms. Although a soft-law instrument, the [...]
Corporate governance and the level of Bahraini corporate compliance with IFRS disclosure
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between corporate governance (CG) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) disclosure one year before the issuance of the first Corporate Governance Code (CGC) in Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach: The CG is measured by board composition, audit committee characteristics, and ownership structure [...]
Money, conventional monetary system and possibility of monetary reform
This paper examines the various causes of the financial and economic crises experienced by the world’s countries and shows that the dilemma is not in the money used, whatever its name is or value, but that the dilemma and the resulting problems and financial and economic crises lies in the [...]
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801, 2020
University of Bahrain wins “Best University of the year 2020-2021” for implementing INJAZ Bahrain programs
With the participation of more than 2 thousand students University of Bahrain wins “Best University of the year 2020-2021” for implementing INJAZ Bahrain programs Sakhir – University of Bahrain (Khadijah Abdusalem) 23 September 2021 The University of Bahrain won the “Best University of the year 2020-2021” Award for implementing INJAZ [...]
801, 2020
Evidence-based refining of clinical skills and accuracy for nursing students through the Establishment of a Clinical Simulation Laboratory
The University of Bahrain establishes a Clinical simulation laboratory. Prof Hamzah stated that “This project is a new and qualitative leap in the process of teaching and learning in nursing sciences and keeps pace with the development witnessed by this sector, pushing the wheel of nursing in the Kingdom of [...]
801, 2020
Community contributions to the ‘Genome screening’ national campaign
The University of Bahrain took part in the national ‘Genome screening’ campaign by providing 116 laboratory samples to the Genome Biobank taken from the University’s staff volunteers. Hamad Abdul Jabbar Hassan, the coordinator of the University of Bahrain Health Center, said: “The participation of the University of Bahrain in this [...]
Past Events
‘She Leads’ programme in Bahrain gives women in leadership roles platform to thrive
Programme delivered at the University of Bahrain explored the challenges that women leaders in higher education face and how they can be overcome. Advance HE recently delivered a remote ‘She Leads’ programme to female academics at the University of Bahrain which saw female leaders from across the Kingdom join together [...]
Princess Sabeeka: Bahraini Women’s Day is a national memorial for honoring and appreciating the sincere giving of the nation’s women
Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the wife of the His Majesty The King, President of the Supreme Council for Women, expressed her sincere pride and appreciation for the continuous efforts and successive achievements of Bahraini women in the service of their country and worthy partners [...]
University of Bahrain offers Free Training Programs for all in Collaboration with Google Developers Group (GDG) Manama
The university partners with Google Developers Group (GDG) Manama to offer free training programs to students across the country. The training programs were offered via UoB’s Coding Academy and were available for students from multiple backgrounds from the Kingdom’s universities. The initiative aims to familiarize students with emerging disruptive [...]