Accreditation

All nursing education programmes are accredited by RCSI Bahrain, the National University of Ireland (NUI) and licensed by the Higher Education Council Bahrain. The programmes also have been granted full confidence from Bahrain Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA).

Quality Assurance

The School of Nursing and Midwifery is listed on the approved schools of the EMRO, WHO. All programmes meet education standards specified by the Ministry of Health in Bahrain, Nursing Standards for GCC Countries, and those of the EU Bologna Accord. It is also mapped against the Bahrain National Qualification Framework (NQF) and the Irish and European Qualifications Framework (ECTS). In fulfilling the requirements for the BSc (Hons) award, the programme incorporates 240 ECTS credits / 480 NQF credits (4 year BSc (Hons) Nursing. The BSc (Hons) Nursing Bridging Programme incorporates 60 ECTS credits / 120 NQF credits. The MSc Nursing incorporates 120 ECTS/240 NQF credits.