Head of The Department of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies At UOB

Head of The
Department of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies At UOB:

Plans to Establish
Research Partnerships with Prestigious Universities and To Attract Visiting
Professors

 

The head of the Department of Arabic Language and Islamic
Studies at the College of Arts at the University of Bahrain (UOB) stated that
the Department is planning to conclude research partnerships between its
professors and their counterparts in Arab and regional universities, expressing
her hope to benefit from the cooperation agreement between the College of Arts
at UOB and the College of Arts at King Saud University, which is currently
underway, in order to initiate visits and critical scientific research.

Also, Dr. Al-Ka’abi further stated that “The Department
has a future vision for offering a bachelor’s degree in Arabic language for
non-native speakers and creating partnerships with Middle Eastern studies departments
in some foreign universities that has a solid international reputation.”

Noting that the Department of Arabic Language and Islamic
Studies is also looking forward to attracting visiting professors who
contribute to stimulating the research and scientific movement and achieving further
scientific diversity, as UOB hosted many major critics at the level of the Arab
world in the nineties of the last century.

Furthermore, she said: “With the start of the activation of
the cooperation agreement between the College of Arts at UOB and its
counterpart at King Saud University, we will work to attract visiting professors,
as we can now host them in light of the Corona pandemic remotely
(electronically),” noting that “the Department discussed three master’s thesis at
the end of the last semester by remote (virtual) hosting of three external
examiners from prestigious Arab universities.

It is worth noting that the number of students in the
Department of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies at the undergraduate level is
approximately 1,500 students, which are divided into two divisions: the Arabic
Language Division and the Islamic Studies Division.

The Department was established in the year 1978 and in
addition to the Bachelor of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, it provides
university requirements for all University students, including a course on
language skills (Arabic 110) and Islamic culture (Islam 101). Also, it’s worth
mentioning that the number of students in postgraduate studies at higher
diploma and masters in Arabic language and literature reaches about thirty
students, including students from GCC countries.

 

Sustainable Development Goals:

4 Quality education.

17 Partnerships for the goals.

 

key words:

University of Bahrain, College of Arts, University of
Bahrain, Department of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, Bachelor of Arabic
Language for Non-Native Speakers, Research Partnerships