University of Bahrain is a public university in Sakhir, Bahrain, founded in 1986.
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The University of Bahrain (UoB) is the national public university of the Kingdom of Bahrain, established in 1986 by merging the University College of Arts, Science and Education and the Gulf Polytechnic.
Its main campus is in Sakhir, with a further campus in Isa Town. UoB's colleges cover engineering, information technology, business administration, science, arts, law, education, health and sport sciences, and applied studies, offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Teaching is in English and Arabic depending on the programme, with English used widely in engineering, IT, business and science. Bahraini students benefit from subsidised fees.
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University of Bahrain was founded in 1986.
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