UBT International Advisory Board

UBT is committed to develop globally relevant partnerships to advance UBT’s mission and foster an international learning culture for the development of faculty and students, research and curriculum.

At UBT we are proud that we have a diverse student and faculty body that comes from more than 40 nationalities (Europe, North America, Africa, Middle East and Asia). More than 80% of UBT faculty members have gained their postgraduate degrees from non-Saudi educational institutions, and many have gained their PhD degree from leading American, European and Australian Universities. Given this international exposure, will add value to the overall education experience of UBT students.

UBT curriculum is mainly conducted in English, and as part of the design of curriculum international dimension is maintained through specific courses (For example, International Business is a Core subject for CBA programs). Additionally, the majority of the textbooks assigned to courses are from prominent publishers such as PEARSON, John Wiley, McGraw Hill, who all provide rich examples of international application of concepts related to the field of study.


Additionally UBT students are encouraged to participate in Study Abroad Summer Programs and Field Trips, which are held through collaboration with international universities and institutions, which included:


· Summer Courses in Catalonia Univeristy – Italy
· Summer Courses in Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Spain
· Summer Courses in Yalova University – Turkey
· Traioning Courses in London School of Business and Finance – UK
· Internship Program to IEMN, Lile - France
· Field Trips to France visiting key institutions: Renault, Safran, and Soget
· Many Others

UBT is committed to extend its reach beyond the national boundaries by establishing partnerships that advance the university’s mission. UBT has already developed significant regional and international partnership covering Egypt, France, UAE, UK, USA, and many others.

The scope of such cooperation ranges from:


· Student exchange programs
· Joint scholarship projects
· Consultations in academic affairs and development
· Joint research projects and publications.

Some of these partnership/collaboration include:

· Agreement with Higher Education Academy – UK
· Agreement with Glasgow University – UK
· Agreement with Western Michigan University – USA
· Agreement with AASBC – USA
· Agreement with Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI)
· Agreement with Digital Marketing Institute (DMI)
· MOU – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – Sole Registered Learning Partner in Saudi Arabia
· MOU – Hamline University - USA
· MOU – Rochester Institute of Technology – UAE Branch
· MOU – University of Sharjah - UAE
· MOU – Cisco
· Many Others