UCB took part of an external Review by QAA’s peer reviewers following the 3 stages:

Stage 1: UCB applied for External IQR and IPA review on 13 April 2023.

Stage 2: UCB had a scoping visit by QAA on 19-20 September 2023.

Stage 3: UCB submitted self-evaluation documents for IQR/IPA to QAA on 24 January 2024 respecting the 10 standards of ESG (European Standards Guide)

A visit of 4 days by QAA peer reviewers to UCB to check UCB approaches to QA against UCB SED:  from 15 to 18 April 2024

• Outcomes of the review: As by QAA reports for IQR & IPA on 18 July 2024
• UCB meets all the standards for IQR & IPA subject to meeting specific conditions.

UCB Actions plans (APs): UCB prepared actions plans for both IQR and IPA to meet the specific conditions. These APs had been adopted by UCC on 5 September 2024.

The action plans were submitted to QAA on 18 September 2024 and UCB got the approval to publish both Aps on UCB website:

In July 2025, the University College of Bahrain (UCB) successfully underwent the International Quality Review (IQR) and was awarded global quality accreditation by the UK  Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). QAA has also published the outcomes of an International Programme Accreditation (IPA) review of UCB’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme.

The QAA review panel confirmed that UCB meets the standards required for the International Quality Review and is therefore eligible for QAA’s global accreditation. The panel also concluded that UCB’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme meets the required benchmarks and may be granted QAA’s International Programme Accreditation.