The College of Information Technology was established in 2003 and since then it pursues to be known as a world-class college that excel in learning, research and entrepreneurship in information technology.
The College of Information technology seeks to contribute directly to the economic growth and development of Bahrain by preparing graduates that are internationally recognized and are regionally competitive within their field of specialization, supported by leading edge learning and teaching, research with national and regional impact, local engagement and international reputation.
The College of Information Technology started offering its programs in the early 1990s. Currently, the college offers six BSc programs, which are BSc in the Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Science-Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, and Information Systems. All those programs are designed to be aligned and benchmarked with the curricula recommendations of professional societies in IT such as the ACM, IEEE, and AIS.
The BSc program in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org. Similarly, the BSc program in Information Systems is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org. Moreover, the College programs have undergone continuous improvements and reviews through several programs including the UNDP program in 2003 and received a full confidence from the Education and Training Quality National Authority for all its undergraduate programs in 2014 and 2020. Furthermore, the Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Information Systems programs were placed successfully on the National Qualifications Framework. It is worth mentioning that the Computer Science Program was among the first batch in Bahrain to be placed on the National Qualifications Framework.
To be in lined with the changing needs of the labor market, the College of Information Technology continuously updates its programs and offer new programs. In has 2017, the college offered BSc programs in Network Engineering and Software Engineering. In 2020, the BSc in Computer Science-Cloud Computing was offered with partnership with AWS.
The College of Information Technology offers three Master programs which are MSc programs in Information Technology, Cyber Security, and Software Engineering. The MSc programs target IT professionals and provide advanced topics in the field of IT.
Moreover, the College of Information Technology offers a PhD program in Computing and Information Sciences.
Furthermore, the College provides leadership in research and innovation locally and regionally through its applied research and engagement with the IT industry in Bahrain. Several research groups work within the College and they serve the community through contractual research, consulting services, and application and software development. These include groups in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Mobile Computing, and Applied Data Science.
