Arabian Gulf University

Arabian Gulf University
جامعة الخليج العربي
Established 1981
President Khalid A. N. AL Ohaly
Principal Khalid A. N. AL Ohaly
Location Manama, Bahrain
Campus Urban
Website www.agu.edu.bh

Arabian Gulf University (AGU) is a university in Al-Manāmah, Bahrain, accredited by the Ministry of Education, Bahrain, and governed by Gulf Cooperative Countries, and is a member of Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World.[1][2][3]

The current president of the Arabian Gulf University is Khalid A. N. AL Ohaly. Along with Professor Moiz Bakhiet, the Arabian Gulf University owns patent rights to a new polypeptide (ISRAA) designed to help the immune system fight AIDS and other diseases.[4][5]

The Arabian Gulf University publishes original research in the field of pure and applied sciences in its journal. the Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research.[6]

The University's campus is in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. It is located within the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), together with the College of Health Sciences and the Salmaniya Hospital.[7]

AGU also hosts the French Arabian School of Management and Finance, created in 2007.

References

  1. ^ M. Brownell Anderson (December 2003). "Viewpoint: Crossing Boundaries with International Medical Education". Association of American Medical Colleges. Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20061014203229/http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/dec03/viewpoint.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-07. 
  2. ^ "Arabian Gulf University". Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. http://www.fuiw.org/univdetails.php?id=BH2&l=1. Retrieved 2007-04-07. 
  3. ^ Jehl, Douglas (1997-06-20). "In Changing Islamic Land, Women Savor Options". New York times (The New York Times Company). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E0DA173BF933A15754C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  4. ^ Grewal, Sandeep Singh (2008-03-13). "Breakthrough in AIDS and Cancer research". EarthTimes. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/breakthrough-in-aids-and-cancer-research,314300.shtml. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  5. ^ "Bahrain breakthrough in cancer research". Gulf Daily News. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=211362&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30359. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  6. ^ "Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research". Arabian Gulf University website. Arabian Gulf University. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080320202508/http://www.agu.edu.bh/en/magazine/index3.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
  7. ^ College Campus and Facilities, College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.

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