Arab Open University
الجامعة العربية المفتوحة | |
Other name | AOU |
|---|---|
| Motto | Towards a promising future |
| Type | Non-profit university |
| Established | December 2000 |
| Founder | Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Academic affiliation | Open University |
| Budget | $144,091,194 (2024) |
| Chairman | Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud |
| President | Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Zakri |
| Vice-president | Naif Almutairi, Omar Al-Jarrah |
Total staff | 1031 |
| Students | 62,612 |
| Undergraduates | 61,886 |
| Postgraduates | 742 |
| Location | 29°16′56.6″N 47°54′46.4″E / 29.282389°N 47.912889°E |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Website | Headquarters |
Arab Open University (AOU) (Arabic: الجامعة العربية المفتوحة) is a non-profit university system in the Arab world. Headquartered in Kuwait, the system is composed of 16 campuses across 9 countries: Ardiya in Kuwait, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Madinah, Ḥail, Al-Ahsa in Saudi Arabia, Seeb in Oman, A'ali in Bahrain, Amman in Jordan, Al-Bireh in Palestine, Beirut, Antelias, Tripoli in Lebanon, El-Shorouk in Egypt and Khartoum in Sudan.
The university has a combined student body of 62,612 students, 61,886 of which are postgraduates while 742 of which are postgraduates, 1031 staff members and 77,037 living alumni.
The headquarters of the university is located in Kuwait, designated in 2000. The university has a long-standing academic partnership with the United Kingdom's Open University.