Five-year transformation plan on track: UoB President
Manama : The University of Bahrain has made significant strides after it began implementing the five-year Transformation Plan beginning 2016, UoB President Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah told DT News in an exclusive conversation on the sidelines of the 8th QS-MAPLE Annual Strategic Summit for the Advancement of University Excellence.
Immense progress has been made in the past two years with improving the registration system for students, launching a new culture of research and new academic programs tailored to the needs of the labour market. With a focus on entrepreneurship opportunities, UoB students are participating in the ongoing Startup Bahrain Week activities.
“We are working with some of the leading universities in the world and our students are the number one choice for employers says Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah while explaining how far the University has come in its pursuit of the Transformation Plan targeting 2021. He said the university saw record enrolment in 2017.
“Next week, we start a new program with UNDP to train female computer programmers,” the UoB President DT News.
In the coming months, UoB is planning to host two research events with the Oxford University and Loughborough University on water security and renewable energy respectively.
UoB’s Unit for Teaching Excellence and Leadership (UTEL) became the first institution in the region to become a global partner with the Higher Education Academy in UK, aimed faculty development programs within UoB and other a universities in Bahrain. Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah said that the UoB co-hosting the QS-MAPLE education shows how far the higher education sector in the country has developed. “It is a significant boost for the country and the economy,’’ he added.
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