Arab Open University

The Arab Open University (AOU) is a distance-teaching university operating across seven countries in the Middle East. It is a non-profit private university founded in 2002 in Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. One year later it opened in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt - and recently in Oman.

The AOU is affiliated with the UK Open University (UKOU). Agreements with the UKOU cover three major areas: licensing of materials, consultancies, accreditation, and validation.