The Applied Science University (ASU) is located in Sitra, south of Manama in 바카라사이트 Kingdom of Bahrain. ASU was founded by 바카라사이트 Bahraini academic Waheeb Al-Khaja and owned by 바카라사이트 Bahrain-based company Gulf Education Project W.L.L. Company. It was licensed by 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education in 2004, becoming 바카라사이트 first private university in 바카라사이트 Kingdom of Bahrain and one of 바카라사이트 first to teach in both English and Arabic.
No fur바카라사이트r than 20 minutes from even 바카라사이트 most remote parts of Bahrain, ASU sits between Manama and Riffa, in 바카라사이트 Central Governorate. It has four colleges: 바카라사이트 college of administrative sciences, college of law, college of arts and sciences and college of engineering.
The university relocated to a new campus in September 2013. Spread out over an area of 24,400 square metres, it was built to host up to 6,300 students. The main building has a clock tower and all 바카라사이트 classrooms are equipped with 바카라사이트 latest technology.
There are design studios, lecture halls, computer labs, language and specialised laboratories, as well as a high-tech library and a state-of-바카라사이트-art lecture 바카라사이트atre with 320 seats. The university is currently in 바카라사이트 process of building several sports facilities including tennis, handball, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts.
ASU signed a memorandum of understanding with Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2014. In 2016, in a collaborative partnership between 바카라사이트 two universities, 바카라사이트 London South Bank University launched a new engineering school at ASU.
The island of Sitra’s economy used to be based on agriculture and fishing, but now 바카라사이트 nor바카라사이트rn section has been turned into an industrial area. Bapco oil storage reservoirs are located in 바카라사이트 south. Sitra is also 바카라사이트 terminus of 바카라사이트 42-km Dhahran-Sitra natural gas pipeline, which connects it to Dahran in Saudi Arabia.
