Arabian Gulf University

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name =Arabian Gulf University
native_name =جامعة الخليج العربي
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country =Bahrain
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Arabian Gulf University also known as AGU is a university in Al-Manāmah, Bahrain, accredited by the Ministry of Education, Bahrain, and governed by Gulf Cooperative Countries, and is a member of Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. [cite web | url = http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/dec03/viewpoint.htm | title = Viewpoint: Crossing Boundaries with International Medical Education | author = M. Brownell Anderson | work = Association of American Medical Colleges | date = December 2003 | accessdate = 2007-04-07 ] [cite web | url = http://www.fuiw.org/univdetails.php?id=BH2&l=1 | title = Arabian Gulf University | work = Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World | accessdate = 2007-04-07 ] cite news|last=Jehl|first =Douglas|title=In Changing Islamic Land, Women Savor Options|work=New York times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=1997-06-20|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E0DA173BF933A15754C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2|accessdate=2008-04-08]

The current president of the Arabian Gulf University is Rafia Obaid Ghubash.cite news|last=Aljarbou|first =Reem|title=Women’s Forum Underlines Power of Networking|work=Arab News|publisher=Arab News|date=2007-03-24|url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=94108&d=24&m=3&y=2007|accessdate=2008-04-08]

Along with Professor Moiz Bakhiet, the Arabian Gulf University owns patent rights to a new polypeptide (ISRAA) designed to help the immune system fight AIDS and other diseases.cite web |last=Grewal|first=Sandeep Singh|title=Breakthrough in AIDS and Cancer research|work=EarthTimes|date=2008-03-13|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/breakthrough-in-aids-and-cancer-research,314300.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-08] cite news|first=Mandeep Singh|title=Bahrain breakthrough in cancer research|work=Gulf Daily News|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=211362&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30359|accessdate=2008-04-08]

The Arabian Gulf University publishes original research in the field of pure and applied sciences in it's journal. the "Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research".cite web |title=Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research|work=Arabian Gulf University website|publisher=Arabian Gulf University|url=http://www.agu.edu.bh/en/magazine/index3.asp|accessdate=2008-04-08]

The Arabian Gulf University also hosts the French Arabian School of Management and Finance, created in 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.agu.edu.bh/ Arabian Gulf University website]
* [http://www.4icu.org/reviews/190.htm Review on 4icu.org]
* [http://www.agu.edu.bh/en/french/ French Arabian School of Management and Finance]