It is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Bahrain, and governed by Gulf Cooperative Countries, and is a member of Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World.

[4] The concept of the university was established after the fourth meeting of the General Convention of Arab Education for the Gulf, in 1979.

The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Medical City is currently being built in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain and covers up to 1 million square metres of land personally donated by the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The facilities include a 288-bed hospital, numerous outpatient clinics, and medical research centres.

[10] The program is divided into three phases:[11] Graduate programs include a Diploma and Master of Science in:[11] and a doctorate in molecular medicine The College of Graduate Studies was established in 1994 as a result of a merger between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Education.

[12] The college primarily focuses on special education training and technology as well as technical studies.

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[19] The Arabian Gulf University publishes original research in the field of pure and applied sciences in its journal.

[20] Along with Professor Moiz Bakhiet, the Arabian Gulf University owns patent rights to a new polypeptide (ISRAA) designed to help the immune system fight AIDS and other diseases.