Baku:Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Higher Education Council, participated in the graduation ceremony at the Arab Open University (AOU) in Bahrain. The event celebrated 399 graduates from the university's 18th bachelor's degree cohort and eighth master's degree cohort at Exhibition World Bahrain.
According to Bahrain News Agency, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Open University, and Professor Mohammed Al Zakari, President of the Arab Open University, were also in attendance.
Dr. Juma took the opportunity to express gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their unwavering support and patronage of education in the kingdom. He congratulated the graduates and their families, wishing them success in future endeavors and commended the Arab Open University for its academic contributions in Bahrain.
The minister emphasized the ongoing support from the Higher Education Council for all higher education institutions and its commitment to attracting more students from the region to study in Bahrain by encouraging investment in the education sector.
HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal praised the support provided to the university by Bahrain's leadership, which has been instrumental in the institution's success and its mission to achieve educational and development objectives. He underscored the university's significant role in broadening access to higher education, fostering development, and community building, highlighting that AOU has served over 400,000 students and graduated more than 90,000 individuals from various nationalities.
His Royal Highness stressed the importance of graduates continuing their pursuit of learning and excellence while contributing to their countries and communities.