Higher Education Council Licence
Institutional accreditation recordedInstitutional accreditation recorded
Checked 26 July 2026
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Campus Dossier
University College of Bahrain
PrivateEstablished 2002Saar, Northern GovernorateSelf-awarding; historic affiliation American University of Beirut; QAA (UK) international accreditation (IQR/IPA for MBA)
Not-for-profit; founded by Sh. Prof. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. Also operates a Manama campus.
Key Facts
Checked 26 July 2026Location
Saar
Northern Governorate
Established
2002
Not-for-profit; founded by Sh. Prof. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. Also operates a Manama campus.
Language of Instruction
Not published on ucb.edu.bh
Approximate Enrolment
Not published on ucb.edu.bh
Accreditation & Recognition
1 of 3 sourcedBQA Institutional Review
Not published on BQA as of 26 July 2026
Institutional judgement not captured; MBA NQF “Adequate progress” Dec 2025 is programme-level (later pillar).
National Qualifications Framework
Not published on National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as of 26 July 2026
Institution-level NQF listing not fully captured in research pass.
These are separate recognitions readers often conflate. A licence is permission to operate and award degrees in Bahrain. BQA reviews quality. NQF listing places qualifications on the national framework.
Rankings
Verified at each ranking bodyNo ranking rows yet
When QS, THE or other edition rows are checked, they will appear here with sources.
Ranking systems measure different things and disagree. We show every system this institution appears in, labelled by body and edition, and never combine them into a single position of our own making.
Sources
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