Ahlia University

Ahlia University is a private not-for-profit university in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, owned by the Arab Academy for Research and Studies, a holding company held by companies and individuals from the Gulf Cooperation Council, and it is placed in the 701-710 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.阿赫利亚大学是一所位于巴林首都麦纳麦的私立非营利大学，其所有者为由海湾合作委员会成员国企业与个人持股的阿拉伯研究与学术院控股公司，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 701-710 区间。

It became the first private university licensed in Bahrain when the Cabinet Decision No. 03-1626 was issued in March 2001, and it was ranked in the world's top 300 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2027.当 2001 年 3 月内阁第 03-1626 号决议颁布时，该校成为巴林第一所获许可办学的私立大学，并在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位列全球前 300。

Its founder and chairman of the board of trustees is Prof. Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj, and its OpenAlex record lists 2,013 research works and 32,998 citations across five colleges.其创办人兼董事会主席为 Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj 教授，其 OpenAlex 记录显示该校在五个学院范围内共有研究成果 2,013 项、被引 32,998 次。

History

• Ahlia University was created to establish a private institution of higher education in Bahrain at a time when university education in the kingdom was provided only by the state.阿赫利亚大学创办的目的，是在巴林国内高等教育尚仅由国家提供的年代，建立一所私立高等教育机构。

• The project became a legal reality when the Government of Bahrain issued Cabinet Decision No. 03-1626 in March 2001, which licensed the institution as the first private university in the country.该项目在巴林政府于 2001 年 3 月颁布内阁第 03-1626 号决议后成为法律事实，该决议许可该校为该国第一所私立大学。

• The university is owned by the Arab Academy for Research and Studies, a private holding company whose shareholders are companies and individuals from across the Gulf Cooperation Council.该校由阿拉伯研究与学术院持有，后者是一家私立控股公司，其股东为来自海湾合作委员会各成员国的企业与个人。

• Prof. Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj, an academic trained at the University of Manchester, serves as the founding president and chairman of the board of trustees of the university.曾在曼彻斯特大学接受学术训练的 Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj 教授，担任该校的创办校长兼董事会主席。

• Al-Hawaj has also served as the founding president of the Bahrain Association for Academics and as a member of the Supreme Committee for the National Charter of Bahrain.Al-Hawaj 还曾担任巴林学术协会的创会主席，并担任巴林《民族宪章》最高委员会成员。

• In 2017 the institution counted about 2,038 students on its programmes and students of 28 nationalities, together with 53 training companies and employers at its careers day.2017 年，该校各课程共有约 2,038 名学生，学生来自 28 个国籍，其职业发展日活动有 53 家培训企业与雇主参加。

• Its programme range has grown from an initial narrow offering to twelve bachelor's programmes and more than 300 individual courses, according to the university's own prospectus.据该校招生简章所述，其课程范围已从最初有限的项目扩展至十二个学士学位项目与 300 余门单个课程。

• In 2021 Ahlia University partnered with Huawei to establish the Huawei ICT Academy, together with a research organisation focused on the Internet of things.2021 年，阿赫利亚大学与华为合作建立华为 ICT 学院，并设立一个专注于物联网的研究机构。

• The relationship with Huawei continued, and in 2024 the university's founder and president received Huawei Bahrain officials to extend cooperation on its digital infrastructure.与华为的合作持续进行，2024 年该校创办人与校长接待了华为巴林办事处官员，以扩展在数字基础设施方面的合作。

• The institution has been assessed under the Bahrain Quality Assurance review framework, and its programme reviews for management and information technology specialisms have been noted in its own reporting.该校受巴林质量保障评审框架评估，其管理与信息技术专业方向的课程评审情况记入了学校自身的报告。

• In 2026 the university announced that its new campus in Salman City was on schedule to open in the final quarter of the year, extending its teaching space beyond the Manama site.2026 年，该校宣布位于萨勒曼城的新校区按计划于当年第四季度启用，把教学空间扩展至麦纳麦校区之外。

• The announcement of the Salman City campus was made at the general assembly of the Arab Academy for Educational Services and Research, the academy that owns the university and also owns Ahlia School and the Bahrain Institute of Technology.萨勒曼城校区的消息是在阿拉伯教育服务与研究学术院股东大会上公布的，该学术院拥有这所大学，并同时拥有阿赫利亚学校与巴林技术学院。

• Hala Farooq Al-Moayyed, chairwoman of the academy's board, said construction of the new campus was proceeding on schedule and credited support from the King of Bahrain and the government.学术院董事会主席 Hala Farooq Al-Moayyed 表示新校区施工按计划推进，并归功于巴林国王与政府的支持。

• The university aligns its strategy with Bahrain's Economic Vision 2030 and takes part in national work on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including policy consultation and reporting.该校把自身战略与巴林「2030 经济愿景」对齐，并参与联合国可持续发展目标的国家层面工作，包括政策咨询与报告。

• Its growth from a licensed start-up in 2001 into a ranked university is presented by the institution as evidence of the maturation of private higher education in Bahrain.它从 2001 年获许可起步到跻身排行榜，被学校视为巴林私立高等教育走向成熟的一个例证。

• The university describes itself as the first private university in Bahrain and, in 2027, as the first Bahraini private university to enter the global top 300.该校自称巴林第一所私立大学，并在 2027 年成为首所进入全球前 300 的巴林私立大学。

• It has been covered in the Bahraini press, with interviews of its founder appearing in newspapers such as Al-Ayam and Al-Watan.其创办人曾接受《Al-Ayam》与《Al-Watan》等巴林报纸采访，学校因此见诸当地媒体。

• Visiting delegations have also linked the university to Chinese higher education, including a 2019 visit by a delegation from Beijing Language and Culture University to Bahrain.来访代表团也把该校与中国高等教育联系起来，其中包括 2019 年北京语言大学代表团访问巴林。

• The licence issued in March 2001 permitted the institution to award its own degrees and opened the way for a private university sector in Bahrain, then served only by the state university.2001 年 3 月颁发的许可，使该校得以自主授予学位，并为当时仅有一所国立大学服务的巴林私立大学领域开辟了道路。

• By 2017 the university had grown roughly forty-fold from the initial cohort of about fifty students, a growth of scale that its founding president has cited as evidence of demand for private higher education.到 2017 年，该校相对最初约五十名学生的规模已扩大约四十倍，创办校长以此作为私立高等教育需求旺盛的证据。

• In 2021 the institution entered its third decade with five colleges, a graduate studies deanship and a growing portfolio of accredited bachelor's and master's programmes.2021 年，该校以五个学院、一个研究生事务处以及不断增多且经认证的学士与硕士项目，步入其第三个十年。

• By the mid-2020s the institution combined its original Manama site with a planned Salman City campus and a portfolio of five colleges and several centres.到 2020 年代中期，该校已形成以麦纳麦校区为基础、另在萨勒曼城规划新校区的格局，并拥有五个学院与若干中心。

Academics

• The university is organised into five colleges, namely the College of Arts and Science, the College of Business and Finance, the College of Engineering, the College of Information Technology and the College of Medical and Health Sciences.该校设五个学院，分别为文理学院、商业与金融学院、工程学院、信息技术学院以及医学与健康科学学院。

• Business and finance is the best-known field, and Ahlia has been ranked by QS within the 201-250 band globally in accounting and financial science.商业与金融是其最知名的领域，阿赫利亚在 QS 会计与金融学科排名中位列全球 201-250 区间。

• Twelve bachelor's programmes are offered across its colleges, supported by more than 300 individual courses, according to the university's published prospectus.据该校公开的招生简章，其各学院共开设十二个学士学位项目，配套课程超过 300 门。

• Postgraduate provision is coordinated by a deanship of graduate studies and research, separate from the deanship of student affairs that handles student services.研究生教育由研究生与研究事务处统筹，与学生事务处所负责的学生服务相区分。

• The institution also operates a number of centres, including units focused on research, quality assurance and community engagement.该校还设有若干中心，包括聚焦研究、质量保障与社区参与的单位。

• The university's research output is modest in scale for a young private institution, with 2,013 works and 32,998 citations recorded by OpenAlex.作为一所年轻的私立院校，其科研体量有限，OpenAlex 记录有 2,013 项成果与 32,998 次被引。

• The Huawei ICT Academy provides certification-oriented training in networking and information technology, giving students industry credentials alongside their degrees.华为 ICT 学院提供面向认证的网络与信息技术培训，使学生除学位之外还能获得产业界资质。

• The Internet of things research organisation created with Huawei gives the engineering and information technology colleges a platform for applied work on connected devices.与华为共同设立的物联网研究机构，为工程与信息技术学院提供面向联网设备的应用研究平台。

• In 2024 the institution secured software donations and technology support from companies in the sector, which it uses in its computing and engineering teaching.2024 年，该校获得业界企业的软件捐赠与技术支援，并用于其计算与工程类教学。

• Programmes are delivered in English, and the curriculum combines coursework with an internship requirement that the university tracks through a satisfaction survey.课程以英语授课，教学中将课堂学习与实习要求相结合，学校通过满意度调查跟踪实习效果。

• The careers day held on campus links employers with students, and 53 training companies and employers took part in the 2017 edition of the event.校园职业发展日把雇主与学生对接，2017 年那一届有 53 家培训企业与雇主参加。

• Some 28 nationalities were represented among its students in the 2017 data, reflecting the university's recruitment across the Gulf and beyond.2017 年的数据中，其学生来自 28 个国籍，反映该校在海湾地区及更广范围的招生。

• The university reports that most of its graduates are in work or further study, based on its own alumni survey data.依据学校自身的校友调查数据，其多数毕业生已就业或继续深造。

• Medical and health science teaching gives the institution a clinically oriented stream alongside its business, engineering and computing programmes.医学与健康科学教学使该校在商业、工程与计算类课程之外，拥有临床导向的培养方向。

• Research collaborations with government and non-governmental organisations support its work on the sustainable development goals, which the institution presents as a policy contribution.与政府及非政府组织的研究合作支撑其在可持续发展目标方面的工作，学校将其表述为一项政策贡献。

• The College of Arts and Science supplies the general education core that underpins the specialist teaching of the four professional colleges.文理学院提供通识教育核心课程，为其余四个专业学院的专业教学提供基础。

• Master's provision is concentrated in management, information technology and health-related fields, and is administered through the deanship of graduate studies and research.其硕士教育集中于管理、信息技术与健康相关领域，由研究生与研究事务处负责管理。

• Quality assurance is handled internally through programme review, and the institution reports its outcomes under the Bahrain Quality Assurance framework.质量保障通过课程评审在校内完成，学校按巴林质量保障框架报告其结果。

Campus

• The university's main campus lies in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, at approximately 26.2279 degrees north and 50.5857 degrees east.该校主校区位于巴林首都麦纳麦，坐标约为北纬 26.2279 度、东经 50.5857 度。

• A new campus in Salman City was scheduled to open in the final quarter of 2026, adding capacity for the growth of its five colleges.位于萨勒曼城的新校区计划于 2026 年第四季度启用，为其五个学院的扩张增加容纳能力。

• The Salman City project is presented by the institution as a milestone in the expansion of Bahrain's private higher education sector.学校把萨勒曼城项目描述为巴林私立高等教育扩张中的一个里程碑。

• Teaching facilities in Manama include lecture halls, computing laboratories and specialist rooms for engineering and health science practical work.麦纳麦校区的教学设施包括讲堂、计算实验室，以及供工程与健康科学实践使用的专用房间。

• The institution describes itself as linked to and recognised by a network of universities worldwide, which supports student exchange and graduate recognition.该校自称与全球多所大学建立联系并获其认可，这为学生的交流与学历承认提供支持。

• Its location in the capital places the campus within reach of Bahrain's financial district, where many of its business graduates find internship placements.其位于首都的区位使校园便于通达巴林金融区，该校许多商科毕业生在此获得实习岗位。

• Campus life is concentrated on a compact urban site rather than a residential campus, and students typically live with families in Manama and the surrounding governorates.校园生活集中于紧凑的城市型校区而非寄宿式校园，学生通常与家人在麦纳麦及周边省区居住。

• The university's student services include a careers office, counselling and student activities coordinated by the deanship of student affairs.该校的学生服务包括由学生事务处统筹的职业办公室、心理咨询与学生活动。

• Technology partnerships have added digital infrastructure to the campus, including advanced meeting and teaching equipment supplied under its cooperation with Huawei.技术合作也为校园增添了数字基础设施，包括在与华为合作下提供的先进会议与教学设备。

• The Manama campus is served by the capital's road network and lies within easy reach of the ministries and financial institutions where many students take internships.麦纳麦校区依托首都道路网络，距各政府部门与金融机构近便，许多学生在此类机构实习。

• As the university expands to Salman City, the two sites are expected to operate together, with the newer campus carrying a larger share of science and health teaching.随着学校向萨勒曼城扩展，两处校区预计将协同运作，新校区将承担更大份额的理科与健康类教学。

Reputation

• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings the university was placed among the world's top 300, reported as a band of 299.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列全球前 300，报告区间为 299。

• That result made Ahlia University the first private Bahraini university to enter the global top 300, a claim highlighted by its founding president.这一结果使阿赫利亚大学成为首所进入全球前 300 的巴林私立大学，其创办校长特别强调了这一点。

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the university is placed in the 701-710 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校处于 701-710 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• Its strongest disciplinary ranking is in accounting and financial science, where QS has placed it within the 201-250 band worldwide.其最突出的学科排名在会计与金融领域，QS 将其列于全球 201-250 区间。

• The university is not placed in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities or in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by ShanghaiRanking.该校未进入 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名，也未列入软科发布的 2026 年世界大学学术排名。

• OpenAlex attributes 2,013 works and 32,998 citations to the institution, giving a high average citation rate for a comparatively small research output.OpenAlex 记录该校 2,013 项成果与 32,998 次被引，相对于较小的科研体量而言篇均被引较高。

• The institution presents its national standing through Bahrain Quality Assurance reviews and its alignment with national policy, including Economic Vision 2030.该校通过巴林质量保障评审以及与包括「2030 经济愿景」在内的国家政策的对接，来呈现其国内地位。

• Its business college reputation, corporate partnerships and graduate outcomes are used as evidence of quality in its own reporting to prospective students.其商学院声誉、企业合作与毕业生去向，在其面向潜在学生的介绍中被用作质量证明。

• As the first private university licensed in Bahrain, it is often cited in national discussion of the growth of private higher education in the kingdom.作为巴林第一所获许可的私立大学，该校常被引用于本国关于私立高等教育发展的讨论中。

Student life

• Students are drawn from about 28 nationalities, and the institution promotes itself as an internationally oriented campus within the Gulf region.该校学生来自约 28 个国籍，学校把自身推介为海湾地区具有国际取向的校园。

• More than seventy activities are offered each year, spanning student clubs, cultural events and community service, according to the university's prospectus.据该校招生简章，学校每年提供七十余项活动，涵盖学生社团、文化活动与社区服务。

• The careers day is a recurring feature of the academic calendar, bringing employers and training companies onto campus to meet students.职业发展日是学年日程中的固定环节，邀请雇主与培训企业进校与学生见面。

• An internship course forms part of many programmes, and the university surveys student satisfaction with the workplace placement element.实习课程是许多项目的组成部分，学校会就职场实习环节调查学生满意度。

• Student affairs staff coordinate counselling, activities and welfare, while academic support is organised through the colleges and the graduate studies deanship.学生事务人员统筹心理咨询、活动与福利，学术支持则由各学院与研究生事务处组织。

• Because the university is a city institution, students take part in the wider cultural life of Manama, including its museums, markets and waterfront.由于该校是城市型院校，学生也参与麦纳麦更广泛的文化生活，包括博物馆、市集与滨海地区。

• The institution links its student experience to Bahrain's national development agenda, encouraging participation in sustainability and community programmes.学校把学生体验与巴林的国家发展议程相联系，鼓励学生参与可持续发展与社区项目。

• Ahlia's graduates join an alumni body used by the university for careers events and for tracking employment and further study outcomes.阿赫利亚的毕业生进入校友群体，学校借助校友网络开展职业活动并跟踪就业与深造情况。

• Student activities are funded and organised by the deanship of student affairs, which coordinates clubs, cultural events and community service across the colleges.学生活动由学生事务处提供经费并组织，该处统筹各学院的社团、文化活动与社区服务。

Notable people

• Prof. Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj is the founding president and chairman of the board of trustees of Ahlia University, described in Bahraini media as a pioneer of private education in the kingdom.Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj 教授是阿赫利亚大学的创办校长兼董事会主席，巴林媒体称他为该国私立教育的先驱。

• Al-Hawaj trained at the University of Manchester and has received an honorary doctorate of science from Brunel University London.Al-Hawaj 曾在曼彻斯特大学接受训练，并获得伦敦布鲁内尔大学授予的名誉理学博士学位。

• He has held public roles including membership of the Supreme Committee for the National Charter of Bahrain and the founding presidency of the Bahrain Association for Academics.他还担任过公共职务，包括巴林《民族宪章》最高委员会成员以及巴林学术协会创会主席。

• Prof. Mansoor Alaali serves as president of Ahlia University and has represented it in meetings with technology partners such as Huawei Bahrain.Mansoor Alaali 教授担任阿赫利亚大学校长，并在与华为巴林等科技伙伴的会谈中代表该校。

• Hala Farooq Al-Moayyed chairs the board of the Arab Academy for Educational Services and Research, the owner of the university, and announced its Salman City campus project.Hala Farooq Al-Moayyed 担任该校所有者阿拉伯教育服务与研究学术院的董事会主席，并公布了萨勒曼城校区项目。

• Prof. Bakr Hassan has served as a senior academic adviser to the university, and Thaira Al Shirawi as an assistant to the president.Bakr Hassan 教授曾担任该校高级学术顾问，Thaira Al Shirawi 则担任校长助理一职。

• The institution's partnerships have brought corporate figures onto campus, including Eric Lee, managing director of Huawei Bahrain, who presented equipment during a 2024 visit.该校的伙伴关系把企业界人士引到校园，其中包括华为巴林董事总经理 Eric Lee，他在 2024 年访问时赠送了设备。

• Its graduates are found in Bahrain's banking, auditing, engineering and health sectors, and the university tracks those outcomes for its own quality reporting.其毕业生分布于巴林的银行、审计、工程与医疗等行业，学校跟踪这些去向以用于自身质量报告。

• Visiting delegations have included Chinese academics, such as the 2019 group from Beijing Language and Culture University led by its vice-president Zhang Baojun.来访者中包括中国学者，例如 2019 年由副校长张宝钧带队的北京语言大学代表团。