Applied Science University (Bahrain)

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| name = Applied Science University

| native_name = جامعة العلوم التطبيقية

| image_name = Applied_Science_University,_Bahrain.jpeg

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| image_alt = View of the main entrance

| caption = Evening view from outside the front main entrance looking up at the clock tower of the ASU building in Sitra

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| established = {{Start date and age|September 2004|df=yes}}

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| type = Private

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| president = Hatim Masri{{cite web| title=Message from the President | url=https://www.asu.edu.bh/about-asu/governance-2/senior-management-group/president-2/president-message/ | publisher=Applied Science University | location=Bahrain | access-date=13 April 2023}}

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| city = Building 166 Road 23 Al Ekir 623

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| province = Capital

| country = Bahrain

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| students = 3,254 (2019){{cite web| url=https://www.asu.edu.bh/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AR-18-19-Final.pdf|title=2018-2019 Annual Report| publisher=Applied Science University | location=Bahrain |date=21 November 2019|access-date=3 September 2020}}

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| website = [http://www.asu.edu.bh www.asu.edu.bh]

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The Applied Science University (ASU, جامعة العلوم التطبيقية) is a university in Al Ekir, south of Manama within the Kingdom of Bahrain.{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com.bh/maps/place/Applied+Science+University/@26.143286,50.614545,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3e49ab9664ce4241:0x1b9e8dd6d436d088?hl=en | title=ASU Google Map | website=Google Maps }}

Founded by Bahraini academic Waheeb Al-Khaja, ASU was licensed by the Ministry of Education in 2004.{{cite web| url=http://www.asu.edu.bh/about-asu/history-of-the-university/ | title=History of the University | publisher=Applied Science University | location=Bahrain | access-date=16 April 2016 }} Gulf Education Project W.L.L. Company, based in Bahrain, owns the university.{{cite web| url=http://moedu.gov.bh/hec/UploadFiles/Inst-Review-En/ASU-EN2.pdf | title=Institutional Follow-Up Review Report: Applied Science University | publisher=Higher Education Review Unit, Ministry of Education | location=Bahrain | format=PDF | page=2 | date=25 January 2012 | access-date=25 August 2018}} It was one of the first private universities in Bahrain to teach in both Arabic and English.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

ASU publishes an open access, peer reviewed journal on risk management called Applied Science Journal under the auspices of the Institute of Risk Management.{{cite web| url=https://www.theirm.org/media-centre/latest-news-and-views/call-for-papers-applied-science-university,-kingdom-of-bahrain.aspx | title=Call for Papers: Applied Science University, Kingdom of Bahrain | publisher=Institute of Risk Management | access-date=20 August 2018}}