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Forbes Describes the Experience of UOB In BlockChain Technology as Pioneering

In an Article on Its Website

Forbes Describes the Experience of UOB In BlockChain Technology as Pioneering

 

Forbes magazine praised the pioneering of the University of Bahrain (UOB) in the application of BlockChain technology.

The famous magazine published an article on its website entitled “The Saudi Central Bank Leads the Way with BlockChain Supported Transfer,” described the experience of the University of Bahrain (UOB) as a pioneer in the Middle East region and called for the world to pay attention to it and benefit from it.

The article was published on Wednesday (8 June 2020) and stated that the Kingdom of Bahrain was a forerunner in the application of the BlockChain technology and is a pioneer in this field. As the regulators in the Kingdom of Bahrain were quick to introduce a new system for crypto-assets and work closely with the financial services sector and the government to attract BlockChain expertise from around the world. Also, the article pointed out that UOB took advantage of this technology by issuing notarized diploma certificates.

Moreover, in April of last year 2019, UOB celebrated the delivery of more than 100 digital certificates issued by the BlockChain platform to students inside and outside of UOB.

As UOB has adopted blockchain technology and became one of the first educational bodies regionally to issue certificates to its graduates through this technology, which strengthened the University's leadership and reflected its adoption of modern technologies in various aspects of its operations and academic programs.

Also, it is now possible to achieve greater safety and verify the authenticity of academic certificates granted by UOB via the Internet in an easy and accessible way, and from anywhere in the world, without the need to refer to the University or any other party to verify its credibility. As this technology guarantees the issuance of notarized digital academic certificates that are unfraudulent and can be easily sent and shared with employers and universities, which provides institutions and individuals with lifetime ownership of their certificates, without the need for a program from the supplier that requires registration and verification.

These steps come within the framework of the digital transformation witnessed by the institutions of the Kingdom of Bahrain, as it attaches great importance to technology and its role in enhancing its economic growth, creating quality job opportunities, and raising human development rates for a better life for everyone.

Sustainable Development Goals :

4 Quality Education

17 Partnerships for The Goals

Key Words

Forbes Magazine, BlockChain, crypto-assets, digital certification, notarized digital academic certificates that are unfraudulent, digital transformation, better life for everyone

2025-04-24T18:45:07+03:00June 24, 2020|e-learning center, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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UOB Organizes Six Scientific Conferences in The Coming Semester

UOB Organizes Six Scientific Conferences in The Coming Semester

Prof. Hamzah: Modern Visual Communication Programs Help in Stimulating Scientific Research

 

The President of the University of Bahrain (UOB), Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah, confirmed that the National University continues its scientific and research output and holds sober scientific conferences in cooperation with various organizations, noting that the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic have not prevented the University from proceeding with its plans to revitalize scientific research and hold virtual local and global conferences through electronic communication.

Prof. Hamzah indicated that national and regional research priorities are of interest and they consist most of the topics of University conferences and seminars, such as renewable energy research, water and food security, smart sustainable cities, artificial and information intelligence, and e-learning.

Also, the University President stated that "The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research is preparing to organize six scientific conferences in the next semester of the academic year 2020-2021 in cooperation with colleges and several international professional organizations" noting that such conferences are held in cooperation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Moreover, the University President urged all its affiliates to keep pace with the scientific developments and methods of research fields that provide solutions to industrial processes and daily life problems and contribute to innovations and creations.

For his part, the Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, Dr. Mohammed Redha Qadir, explained that the first of the six events that the University is organizing will be in September, which is when the “Smart Cities Forum” will be held, followed in October by the “International Conference on Business and Industrial Data Analysis... Towards a Sustainable Economy ".

He further stated that “while in November the “International Conference on Decision Aid Applications” will be held, followed by two conferences in December, one of which is the “International Conference on Innovation, Information Intelligence, Computing and Technologies,” and the other is the “Sixth International Conference on E-learning.” Noting that all these conferences will be held through visual communication and will be indexed scientifically, as the number of participants in one conference will not be less than 120 participants.

 

Sustainable Development Goals:

2 Zero Hunger

4 Quality education

7 Affordable and clean energy

8 Decent work and economic growth

9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure

11 Sustainable cities and communities

17 Partnerships for the goals

 

Key Words

Sober scientific conferences, University of Bahrain, revitalizing scientific research, renewable energy research, water security, food security, sustainable smart cities, artificial and information intelligence, e-learning, keeping pace with scientific developments

2025-04-24T18:45:08+03:00June 24, 2020|Deanship of Scientific Research, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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Congratulating Students and Professors on the End of the Second Semester

Congratulating Students and Professors on the End of the Second Semester

Dr. Hamzah: The Achievements of UOB in Digital Education Is A "Success Story"

Dr. Fay Al Khalifa: The Provision of Courses Digitally Shall Continue to Expand, And Students' Engagement is Great

 

21 June 2020

The President of the University of Bahrain (UOB), Dr. Riyad Yousif Hamzah, congratulated the University’s academics and students on the occasion of the end of the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year.

Stating that "The challenge imposed by the current circumstances witnessed by the whole world has shown many potentials and opportunities, represented in mainly examining digital education in the work of this chapter."

Also, the President of UOB indicated that what has been achieved at the University is a "success story" in which professors and students alike participated, with great support, and tireless work from the E-Learning Center which is responsible for the Black Board platform and the Information Technology Center that is in charge of the MS Teams platform.

Furthermore, Dr. Hamzah stated that "The academic staff has shown unrivaled enthusiasm for the shift from regular education to digital education, and many of them have created methods that suit the nature of the courses they present. During which, according to statistics, UOB students showed high commitment despite knowing that the atmosphere of studying in a regular classroom is different from watching lectures at home or remotely, stressing that “This experience that the education sector all over the world was forced to go through, opened wide doors for investment in digital learning and technology.”

Also, he stressed that UOB has benefited a lot from this experience, and shall continue to take steps towards enhancing digital education and continuously improving it through its interaction with the observations of professors and students.

On her part, Director of the E-Learning Center, Dr. Fay Abdullah Al Khalifa, stated that: “The statistics we obtained after the end of the second semester indicate the extensive use of many components of digital education, in terms of the number of lectures, attendance hours, creation of digital courses, exchanged messages, video hours, and other components, whether on Blackboard or MS Teams, stressing that these statistics are similar to their counterparts in the statistics of other international universities, and may sometimes surpass them.

She further added "Without going too much into the details shown by the statistics, the number of students who benefited from digital learning and interacted with it reached 22,400 students, while all the academic staff at the University of 868 professors used digital learning in various forms, including broadcasting, recording, presentations, meetings, correspondence with students, recordings and audio broadcasts, and other various means provided by the two platforms used at UOB. Also, 4,625 courses were presented during this period, and the attendance rate exceeded 90% in e-courses, with an attendance period for lectures, and an active interaction by both sides of the educational learning process. "

Moreover, Dr. Fay Al Khalifa stressed that “The E-Learning Center has expanded with the presence of digital learning for the second semester that ended days ago, as well as for the future, as it captured and documented many clinical and laboratory experiments in the Colleges of Science and the College of Engineering, and it continues to document and record what needs to be documented in the rest of the faculties and parts of the University,". Noting at the same time that the Center is in continuous contact with regional and international universities to exchange experiences and have the best implemented ones, either through individual communication or by participating in digital conferences and forums that are widely held these days to study different experiences."

Also, the Director of the E-Learning Center indicated that the experience of UOB received great praise and appreciation in the electronic workshop organized by the British Council in the middle of last month. In which many international universities participated, and the University College London - one of the oldest British universities - praised the steps taken by UOB and the results achieved by its digital education experience.

 

Sustainable Development Goals:

4 Quality Education

17 Partnerships for The Goals

Key Words:

End of the second semester, A Success Story, E-Learning, Digital Learning, The British Council, University College London, Creating Digital Courses, E-Courses, Information Technology Center

2025-04-24T18:45:09+03:00June 21, 2020|e-learning center, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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UOB Announces the Results of The Second Semester 2019/2020

UOB Announces the Results of The Second Semester 2019/2020

 

17/6/2020

The University of Bahrain (UOB) announced the results of the second semester of the academic year 2019/2020, as the results of more than 25,200 thousand students were sent by e-mail.

Acting Dean of Admission and Registration Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al-Ansari stated that the process of sending the results was successful, and a large number of students were able to view their results as soon as they were announced, while a small number of students needed technical assistance in reactivating their official e-mail accounts, to obtain the results, which can also be viewed through UOB’s application.

Also, he indicated that students who want their results to be reviewed can apply for that from 17 to 23 June 2020, as the results of the grievance will be announced later this month.

Furthermore, Dr. Al-Ansari stressed the importance of the student’s communication with the “Student Service Center”, which started its service in September 2019, as it actively helps students in their observations and inquiries that are related to a large percentage of them on admission and registration processes, announcing results and receiving other services from the Deanship through various ways of communication, and answer them in record time.

 

Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality education

Key Words

University of Bahrain, second semester results, Student Service Center, admission and registration processes

2025-04-24T18:45:11+03:00June 17, 2020|Deanship of Admission and Registration, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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Al-Maliki: Activities to Reduce Stress and Encourage Students to Stay at Home

Al-Maliki: Activities to Reduce Stress and Encourage Students to Stay at Home

Student Affairs at UOB Launches A Package of Remote Programs and Events

11/5/2020

The Deanship of Student Affairs at the University of Bahrain (UOB) announced the launch of a package of remote programs and events presented by specialists and mentors in several fields, noting that it has updated its website to include new services and programs.

The Dean of Student Affairs at the University, Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Maliki, stated that “The Deanship is keen to continue providing the services and programs that it has always provided throughout the academic year, and it has worked to contain the student from all psychological, social, cultural, sports and artistic aspects, by organizing a package of activities and programs.".

Moreover, Dr. Al-Maliki indicated that these programs come as well within the framework of encouraging students to commit to staying at home and helping them to make the most of their time, in light of the current health conditions, and in adherence to the directives of the National Task Force for Combating the Coronavirus for distance work and learning and the commitment to stay at home.

According to the Dean, the programs included a set of counseling and awareness lectures (psychological and social) provided by social specialists and workers in the Guidance and Counseling Department at the Deanship, in addition to sports, cultural and artistic courses, lectures, and workshops.

The Deanship organized a course entitled: “Mental Training and the Mindset of a Sports Champion” presented by the Director of the Sports Development Department at the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Dr. Nabeel Taha, and a lecture entitled: “Skills of Dealing with the Psychological Effects of the Coronavirus Crisis” presented by Director of Guidance and Counseling Department, Sameera Ahmed Al-Bastaki.

Also, it organized a set of artistic competitions, such as drawing, calligraphy, painting, and photography competitions for the fine arts club and the photography club, and a chess competition for the chess club.

In addition, the Deanship of Student Affairs launched a competition entitled: "Your Home ... The World's Studio", which includes a set of competitions in the fields of theater, visual arts, and music, as well as cultural and sports competitions that were presented throughout the current month of Ramadan, and a number of artistic training courses for the music club, the fine arts club and the theater club, in addition to virtual art exhibitions such as the Photography Club Gallery and the Fine Arts Club Gallery, and other student programs that contribute to containing students during this crisis, reducing their psychological stress, and enabling them to invest their time in what supports their academic achievement.

Furthermore, Dr. Al-Maliki mentioned that the Deanship of Student Affairs launched its new website, which contains all the offered programs, recorded lectures, and daily competitions, to let students to view them in an easy and accessible manner, calling on all students to benefit from its services and programs, and to participate in the competitions and events.

 

Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality education

11 Sustainable cities and communities

17 Partnerships for the goals

 

Key Words

Deanship of Student Affairs at the University of Bahrain, distance learning, social workers, sports courses, art workshops, music club, fine arts club, theater club

2025-04-24T18:45:14+03:00May 11, 2020|Deanship of Students Affairs, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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UOB Introduces Faculty Members to the Latest Question Formulation Techniques

UOB Introduces Faculty Members to the Latest Question Formulation Techniques

5 February 2020

The Unit for Teaching Excellence and Leadership (UTEL) at the University of Bahrain (UOB) started a week of intensive workshops for faculty members at the E-Learning Center on the University's campus in Sakhir, where a number of academics from various colleges of the University participate in the Unit's workshops within the program of the Certificate of Academic Practice, which is under the umbrella of international partnership with the Academy of Higher Education in the United Kingdom, which are the Post Graduate Certificate for Academic Practice Program (PCAP), the Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD), the Flipped Learning program, and the Team Education Program, in addition to a workshop to learn about the latest developments in teaching in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Hayat Abdullah Yousif, stated that “Participants in PCAP will be able to design and select the best student activities that are most appropriate with the requirements of the curricula and their outputs, in addition to learning about students’ evaluation methods, exams planning methods, and questions formulation technique consistent with the level of students and the nature of the courses.”

Furthermore, she indicated that the annual intensive workshop provides faculty members with practical and applied examples of the basic principles that would lead to achieving the objectives of the workshop, and which ultimately aim to raise the quality of education in the University.

It is worth noting that PCAP, which is offered by UTEL at UOB, is part of the University’s initiatives for faculty development since 2006, as well as the implementation of the University’s strategic plan.

Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality education

17 Partnerships to achieve the goals

Key words

University of Bahrain Unit for Teaching Excellence and Leadership, Certificate of Academic Practice, Higher Education Academy in the United Kingdom, Post Graduate Certificate for Academic Practice Program (PCAP), Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD), Flipped Learning Program, Team Education

2025-04-24T18:35:00+03:00February 5, 2020|SDG 17, SDG 4|
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UOB Students Participate in the Gulf Theater Festival in Jeddah

UOB Students Participate in the Gulf Theater Festival in Jeddah

 

With the participation of nine universities from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to the University of Bahrain (UOB) and universities from the State of Kuwait and the Sultanate of Oman, students of the Theater Club at UOB participated in the fifth Gulf Theater Festival for Universities and Higher Education Institutions in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, during the period from the 2nd to the 7th of February 2020.

The students of UOB performed a theatrical work entitled "Al-Qadem", directed by the Artist Ebrahim Khalfan, written by Waleed Ikhlasi, and performed by the students: Ali Hussain, Hamad Al-Haddad, Ali Hassan and Ja’afar Al-Bannai.

In this context, the Dean of Student Affairs at UOB, Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Malki, who headed the student delegation, stated: “The Theater Festival for Universities of the Arab Gulf states provides an opportunity for students in these universities to exchange experiences and expertise, and represents an opportunity for university students to participate and show their experiences, ideas and expertise.". Furthermore, Dr. Al-Malki expressed her happiness at the participation of UOB students in the Theater Festival.

Participants in the Festival will perform 12 student plays, practical seminars, theater acting training courses, and a mask-making course.

UOB delegation consisted of Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Fatima Al-Malki, Instructor of Theater Club Shaikha Bukamal, the theatrical work director Ebrahim Khalfan, and club students Ali Hussain, Hamad Al-Haddad, Ali Hassan, and Ja’afar Al-Bannai.

2025-04-24T18:35:03+03:00February 3, 2020|Deanship of Students Affairs, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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English Language Students at UOB Revitalize the Shakespearean Theater in a Modern Language

English Language Students at UOB Revitalize the Shakespearean Theater in a Modern Language

 

On Monday. 23rd of December 2019, Students of the English Language Center at the University of Bahrain (UOB) revitalized the Shakespearean theater using simple language by performing his famous comedy play "Much Ado About Nothing".

As the students of the University's English Language Center were used to end each semester with a theatrical performance that attracted hundreds of students in the Shaikh Abdulaziz Hall on the University campus in Sakhir.

The theatrical performance was attended by the President of UOB Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah, and several faculty members, along with a large number of male and female students.

The Director of the English Language Center, Dr. Ghada Ahmed Jassim, affirmed, "The Center is keen to continue to support student entertainment, educational, and theatrical projects, in order to provide an appropriate and creative environment, as activities are the only outlet through which students can show their potential away from the pressure of study."

Furthermore, she stated: "Student activities contribute to refining students' skills, and encourage them to work, produce, and to apply the theoretical materials they have studied on the ground."

Both students and professors of the English Language Center participated in the play, which is one of the most famous comedies by the English writer and poet William Shakespeare.

The play revolves around several themes, including lying, friendship, and justice. On stage, the actors showed the effect of lying on humans, even if it’s for good reasons.

Moreover, Dr. Jassem said: "The play was performed in simple and clear English, taking into account the levels of all students, in order to be able to communicate the objectives and significance of this play to them."

2025-04-24T18:35:05+03:00December 25, 2019|English Language Center, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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UNDP and UOB Hold a Joint Cooperation Program to Support the SDGs

In line with the initiatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain to support innovation as a source of sustainable development, the President of the University of Bahrain (UOB) Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah signed a joint cooperation program with Mr. Stefano Pettinato, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which will provide support for the sustainable development goals.

Under this joint cooperation, UNDP shall provide technical support to develop the University's capabilities, by providing local and international information, studies and skills, and trying to build upon them and benefit from them in establishing sustainable development values ??and achieving their goals.

On this occasion, Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah affirmed that the joint cooperation maintained by UOB with UNDP is one of the essential steps towards integrating sustainable development into university education, and he stated: “UOB attaches great importance to achieving and promoting the sustainable development goals, and the University shall continue to include these goals in most of its scientific activities such as the conferences and seminars it holds, in addition to the student projects and activities organized by the University, in conformity of the National University with government initiatives and directions.

For his part, Mr. Stefano Pettinato said: “UNDP is pleased to sign the project document for the sustainable development goals with our partner UOB and in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And through this cooperation, we hope to consolidate and strengthen the principles of sustainable development among university students, and to mainstream these principles among staff and faculty.”.

Pettinato further stated: "Through this cooperation, which will be based on the principles of innovation, knowledge sharing and capacity development, the vision set by the University leadership shall be further implemented, with the aim of achieving three general objectives: First, to mainstream the principles of sustainable development among students, faculty members and employees of UOB, secondly, establishing a unit dedicated to the sustainable development goals; and thirdly, encouraging the role of UOB as a stimulus for the advancement of sustainable development inside and outside of Bahrain.

“The World Human Development Report issued by UNDP for the year 2019, which was published recently, assumes that higher education institutions play a major role in achieving equality and overcoming differences, driven significantly by digital transformation and climate change, and providing opportunities for a better and more sustainable future for societies. In realizing how schools, universities and the education sector play a major role in contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, we shall bring those principles to Bahrain and we trust that this project will help UOB cover this role while the student body, faculty and staff will learn, share ideas, and innovate in an inclusive environment".

Furthermore, Pettinato added: "I am confident that this cooperation between the UNDP and UOB, which relies on ongoing initiatives between our institutions, will ultimately support UOB as a supporter of sustainable development for everyone within the Kingdom of Bahrain".

The meeting was attended by the joint working team of UOB, UNDP, and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2025-04-24T18:35:06+03:00December 24, 2019|SDG 17, SDG 4|
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Music Students Play Musical Compositions for their Classmates on Musical Event

Music Students Play Musical Compositions for their Classmates on Musical Event

Students of the Music Club in the Artistic Activities Division of the Deanship of Student Affairs presented a group of musical compositions on the piano, as part of a musical event held by the students for their classmates.

The event aimed to present a musical performance that suits different artistic tastes, to enhance the musical confidence of the students of the University of Bahrain, and to focus on the creativity of students in musical pieces in general and their musical compositions in particular.

Furthermore, a specialist at the Music Unit, Saleh Isa, stated that what distinguishes the event is the musical pieces that some students have composed, and the event presented musical pieces from different eras such as: the music of the new age school, the classical, the music of the romantic era, in addition to the diversity of the musical pieces, among which were the blues and pop. Also, some students played some of the old and modern Arabic, Gulf, English and French songs, and the soundtracks of famous movies.

2025-04-24T18:35:07+03:00November 18, 2019|Deanship of Students Affairs, SDG 17, SDG 4|
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