All degrees studied at BUB are awarded by the University of Salford in the UK. The degrees available at BUB are identical to those offered on the University of Salford’s UK campus in Manchester, with the addition of the Foundation Year for students who have completed 12 years of school education.
Yes, in principle any student who has completed at least one year of study at BUB can transfer to the same programme at the University of Salford in the UK. Under some circumstances, it might be possible to transfer to a different programme if you meet the necessary pre-requisites. Such requests will be considered on a case by case basis.
Yes. All degree programmes offered at BUB are recognised by the Higher Education Council of Bahrain and students who meet HEC’s requirements will be eligible to have their degrees attested when they graduate.
To view the letter from the Higher Education Council in Bahrain, click here.
BUB students pay an annual fee (payable by the semester) which covers all tuition, use of the University facilities and registration with the University of Salford, UK. Applicants will also be asked to pay a one-off application fee and a registration fee once they accept the offer of a place. Please see the Fees and Scholarship page of this website for details of current fees and scholarships.
BUB is committed to rewarding academic excellence and is keen to attract the most able students from Bahrain and the GCC. For that reason we have introduced our Academic Bursary Scheme whereby students can obtain reductions in fees of up to 30%. Academic Bursaries will be awarded on the basis of performance in our Academic Bursary Examination. To see the page on Academic Bursaries on this website, click here.
BUB has an open-door policy and any one is welcome to visit our campus. Kindly visit Contact Us page to view our office timings.
Yes, Ministry of Education offers scholarships for BUB. Kindly contact the Ministry of Education for more information.
You can either apply online by clicking here or visit our campus to fill out the application form.
BUB will be accepting applications till August 31st. If you are planning to study at BUB, we recommend applying as soon as possible to ensure your placement with us.
If you’ve already applied at BUB, you would be receiving an acknowledgement letter along with an invoice for the application fee. On the payment of the application fee, you would be receiving the conditional / unconditional offer letter along with an invoice for the registration fee. Once the registration fee is paid, your place would be confirmed at BUB.
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