Alumni Affairs Directorate

Mr. Mahmood Ali Al Haiky
Director of Alumni Affairs

Welcome to the Alumni Affairs Directorate

At the Alumni Affairs Directorate, we aim to empower students and graduates for professional and personal success by building a dynamic, sustainable relationship. We adopt a strategic approach built upon five main pillars: Preparation, Training, Employment, Tracking, and Relations.

Through the Internship and Career Guidance Department and the Alumni Affairs Follow-up Department, in cooperation with all relevant parties, we seek to prepare a generation equipped with 21st-century skills. This qualifies them for the labor market and enhances their career opportunities, thereby fostering institutional loyalty toward the University, and increasing the satisfaction of labor market institutions and partners with the University and its outcomes.

This collaboration ensures the alignment of our educational outcomes with labor market demands, contributing to a positive and lasting impact on national development.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The key responsibilities of the Alumni Affairs Directorate at the University of Bahrain are as follows:

Designing and implementing comprehensive career guidance and mentorship programs, specialized workshops, scientific and practical field visits, and activities aimed at honing students’ essential, technical, and 21st-century skills, connecting them with the realities of the job market.

Effectively coordinating with labor market institutions and internship coordinators in colleges to secure training opportunities that enable students to apply their knowledge and gain the necessary practical experience

Contributing to the employment of new graduates and facilitating their integration into the labor market through managing the alumni database, smart CV building, effective nomination services, and organizing various employment events and career fairs

Monitoring the career and academic paths of graduates, collecting data on employment rates and the relevance of specializations, and providing these data to the responsible bodies within the university for use in developing educational programs and ensuring they meet labor market requirements

Building and strengthening strategic partnerships with students, graduates, various labor market institutions, and relevant internal and external entities, to ensure continuous mutual support and he provision of ongoing development opportunities

SERVICES

The Alumni Affairs Directorate’s services are built upon five main pillars, designed to support students and graduates at every stage of their journey

This service aims to equip students with essential, personal, and 21st-century skills, connecting them with the realities of the job market.

Programs and Activities under this service:

  • Career Guidance and Mentorship Programs: Intensive workshops covering career planning, networking, professional CV writing, job interview preparation, and instilling sound work ethics.
  • Mentorship Program: Aims to foster effective communication between students (Mentees) and faculty members or specialists (Mentors), by providing academic, professional, and personal guidance. The program contributes to guiding students, helping them overcome academic challenges, developing their skills, and achieving their academic and career goals with confidence and competence.
  • Entrepreneurship Program: Aims to educate and empower students with the skills and fundamentals of starting small and medium-sized enterprises, connecting them with specialists and experts in the business world.
  • Field Visit Program: Coordinates scientific and practical visits for students to various sectors, aiming to deepen their understanding of theoretical knowledge through practical application and direct observation of projects.

Provides practical experiences for students before graduation, linking theoretical knowledge with practical application and equipping them with experience.

Programs under this service:

  • Mandatory Internship Program: A fundamental academic course, conducted in cooperation with employers, providing students with a real-world work experience for two months, to apply knowledge and acquire cognitive, technical, ethical, and social skills.
  • Voluntary Internship Program: Offers additional training opportunities for students and graduates wishing to deepen their practical experiences, thereby enhancing their specialized skills and increasing their readiness for the job market.

Contributes to the employment of new graduates and facilitates their integration into the labor market.

Programs and Activities under this service:

  • CV Submission Service: Allows graduating students and alumni to submit their CVs for review and inclusion in the Directorate’s database, facilitating their nomination for job opportunities.
  • Nomination Service: Nominates graduating students and new graduates and sends their data to various labor market sectors based on job vacancy requirements.
  • On-Campus Recruitment Program: Allows labor market institutions to conduct personal interviews on campus, facilitating the nomination and scheduling of qualified students and graduates for these interviews.
  • Annual Career Fair: An annual exhibition connecting students and graduates with the labor market, providing a platform to learn about the latest job and training opportunities offered by participating companies and institutions.

This service aims to monitor the career paths of graduates to assess the success of academic and training programs in preparing them for the labor market and improving the quality of outcomes.

Key Components of this service (which function as procedures to achieve the service’s objectives):

  • Alumni Database: Establishing and updating a comprehensive database for students and graduates to enable continuous tracking of their academic and professional data, including employment information and career paths.
  • “Get Involved” Form: A comprehensive online form designed to collect updated and accurate information from alumni about their professional and academic journey, supporting continuous tracking efforts and identifying their needs.
  • Direct Communication with Students and Graduates: To strengthen relationships and ensure their active participation in updating their data in the database, which supports accurate tracking and continuous development of our services.
  • Media Scan: Monitoring and tracking the professional developments of our graduates through official news, promotion decrees, and their achievements in various media outlets, to document their successes and update their professional records.
  • Communication with Government and Relevant Entities: Building effective communication channels with official bodies related to the labor market (such as the Ministry of Labor, Civil Service Bureau, Higher Education Council, Social Insurance Organization) to obtain statistical data and comprehensive information that supports tracking and analysis operations.

This service aims to build and strengthen strategic partnerships with all relevant entities to support the Directorate’s and University’s objectives.

Programs and Key Initiatives to achieve this service:

  • Satisfaction Surveys: Measuring the satisfaction of students and graduates with labor market institutions and vice versa, as well as measuring their satisfaction and the satisfaction of labor market institutions with the Alumni Affairs Directorate’s services, for continuous improvement.
  • Partners Meeting: Organizing periodic meetings that bring together the University administration, outstanding students and graduates, and active partners from labor market institutions, to enhance communication, and the exchange of expertise.
  • Alumni Gathering: Social and professional events bringing together alumni by cohorts, specializations, or achievements (such as award winners or those holding senior positions), to strengthen bonds among them and with the University.
  • “We Are Proud of You” Initiatives: Publishing news and achievements of alumni who have held senior positions by royal or ministerial decree, achieved prestigious awards, or accomplished distinctive scientific/practical feats, through the University’s official social media accounts.
  • “Share Your Achievements” Initiative: Providing an opportunity for all students and graduates to share their achievements through a dedicated form, and displaying them on the Alumni Affairs Directorate page on the official University of Bahrain website.

CONTACT US

Director Office

Mahmood Al-Hayki                     Tel: 17435009                    E-mail: malhaiki@uob.edu.bh

Abeer Al-Showaikh                      Tel: 17438865                    E-mail: aad@uob.edu.bh

Internship and Career Guidance Division:

Abeer Salman Al-Faqawi            Tel: 17437437                  E-mail: asalman@uob.edu.bh

Graduate Affairs Follow-up Division:

Abbas Matar AlMahari                 Tel: 17438304                  E-mail: aalmahhari@uob.edu.bh

Career Guidance and Counseling Program Services:

Nasreen Madan                             Tel: 17438287                  E-mail: nmadan@uob.edu.bh

Internship Program Services:

Salah Khonji                                    Tel: 17438238                  E-mail: skhonji@uob.edu.bh

Employment Support Program Services:

Ahmed Mirza                                  Tel: 17438885                 E-mail: ahmirza@uob.edu.bh

Field Visit Program Services:

Yousif Al-Jaber                                Tel: 17438158                 E-mail: yaljaber@uob.edu.bh

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