Council to seek British expertise for assessing credibility of universities

Bahrain will use the expertise of British Accreditation Council to assess the credibility of higher education institutions operating in the Kingdom, Dr Abdul Ghani Al Shuwaikh, the Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council, said yesterday.

Mr Al Shuwaikh said that the council is preparing to implement the third phase of the academic accreditation programme in coordination and cooperation with the British Accreditation Council with the start of the new academic year 2018-2019. He said that all academic institutions will be assessed to ensure that they meet all required standards.

He pointed out that a team of experts has been hired, from the British Accreditation Council, to assess the credibility of higher education institutions.