History
The establishment of the university in Bahrain was part of a greater €60 million 10−year development plan, which was officially launched in September 2003. A memorandum of understanding was previously signed by the president of RCSI and the then-Bahrain ambassador to the UK, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The university was formally opened on the 4th of May, 2004 by the Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, with the first batch of students being admitted in October of the same year.
The university's campus, upon its establishment, was temporarily in the Seef district of Manama, the capital city. In February 2009, a new $65 million campus was opened in Busaiteen, in the neighboring island of Muharraq. The campus was officially opened by the then-president of Ireland Mary McAleese. The new campus can facilitate more than 2,000 students.
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