Annual Report of the Higher Education Council (Achievements and Development) 2015 – Congratulations from the President
Assessment of the general situation of the Private Higher Educational Institutions during the year 2015
I am pleased to announce that HEC have ranked all private universities in Bahrain according to various performance criteria, including teaching and research, and ASU came in the top performing private universities in Bahrain. It is great to see ASU in the top performing private universities in the Kingdom, with the highest number of refereed publications and a significant investment in research.
I am full of joy for this recognition, as it comes with evidence from the HEC. I would like to congratulate all staff for their hard work and commitment for this achievement and Professor Waheeb Alkhaja in particular, for his great vision and continuous support. Let’s all work together to make ASU one of the best universities in the region.
The General Secretariat of the Higher Educational Council reviewed the Private Higher Educational Institutions according to the listed criteria. The purpose is to shed light on some performance aspects in these institutions and exert all possible efforts to develop them and accordingly improve the standards of higher education in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The indicators that were used are as follows:
Governance
Qualifications of academic staff
Current Postgraduate Programmes
International partnership in the programs offered by the institutions
Job stability at the institutions
Recognition from international bodies
Financial conditions of the institutions
Ratio of academic staff to students
Quality of buildings and facilities and learning resources
Spending on scientific research
Spending on the development of academic and administrative staff
Assessment: Rating
Four institutions: Good
Four institutions: Average
Three institutions: Weak
Medical University of Bahrain: Good
Royal University for Women: Good
Applied Science University: Good
Bahrain institution of Banking and Finance: Good
AMA University: Average
Arab Open University: Average
Kingdom University: Average
Ahlia University: Average
University College of Bahrain: Weak
Gulf University: Weak
Talal Abu Ghazala College: Weak
Average Spending on Scientific Research 2014 and 2015:
Higher Educational Institutions: 2014 2015
Arab Open University 0 4,618
Ahlia University 175,411 94,241
Medical University of Bahrain 205,000 184,000
Royal University for Women 74,386 77,316
Applied Science University 89,403 174,703
Kingdom University 61,070 53,967
University College of Bahrain 93,628 74,516
Gulf University 1,512 203,271
AMA University 141,164 153,967
Talal Abu Ghazala College 300 300
Total 841,874 817,628
Published Research in Refereed Journals of the private Educational Institutions:
Higher Educational Institution 2014 2015
Arab Open University 0 8
Ahlia University 63 41
Medical University of Bahrain 36 26
Royal University for Women 8 6
Applied Science University 37 42
Kingdom University 39 22
University College of Bahrain 11 14
Gulf University 12 8
AMA University 49 28
Talal Abu Ghazala College 2 1
Total 257 196
50 percent of the Private Higher Educational Institutions have increased their spending on scientific research for the year 2015 and there was a decrease in the publication of research (70%). Accordingly, the Higher Education Council urges all private institutions to increase their spending on scientific research and get more research published.
