A medical university built around MENA students

More than half of our international intake comes from the Middle East and North Africa — Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Iraq, Egypt and beyond. Our admissions desk works in Arabic, our campus is a direct flight from the Gulf, and our official regional representative sits in Amman.

Why the Middle East is our first priority

BAU International University Batumi was designed for students who want an internationally benchmarked medical degree taught in English, close to home, without a national seat lottery. That is exactly the position most families in the Gulf and the Levant find themselves in.

Every stage of the journey is available in Arabic: first enquiry, document review, offer explanation, family calls, arrival support in Batumi, and academic follow-up once the year starts.

MENA students at a glance

Countries represented on campus: 40+

Regional admissions office: Amman, Jordan

Language of instruction: English

Support language: Arabic and English

Flight time from the Gulf: 3–4 hours

Halal food & prayer space: On and around campus

What Arabic-speaking families ask us most

Is the degree recognised at home? The programme is WFME-accredited and WHO-listed, which is the base requirement for licensing examinations across the region.

Do I need Georgian or IELTS? Teaching is in English; an English certificate is optional and replaced by a short interview.

Is it safe for daughters studying alone? Batumi is a low-crime coastal city; we place female students in supervised housing near campus and keep parents in contact with a named coordinator.

Can fees be paid in instalments? Yes — tuition is fixed for the full programme and paid per semester.

Who do we deal with locally? Shatnawi Education in Amman, our official MENA representative, at no extra cost to the student.

Country guides

Requirements, document attestation and licensing pathways differ from one country to the next. Choose your country below for a guide written specifically for applicants there.

🇯🇴 Jordan: Our MENA admissions desk sits in Amman, so Jordanian families can meet the team in person before they commit.

🇱🇧 Lebanon: A bilingual guide to preparing your application from Lebanon, budgeting for Batumi and checking travel and professional requirements.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: Saudi applicants choose BAU Batumi for a WFME-accredited English-taught MD without an entrance lottery.

🇶🇦 Qatar: Qatari and Doha-resident students join a small English-language cohort with clinical exposure from year one.

🇰🇼 Kuwait: Kuwaiti applicants receive a full document review in Arabic before anything is submitted to the university.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: UAE-based families value transparent, fixed tuition and a campus reachable on a direct flight.

🇪🇬 Egypt & North Africa: North African applicants get help with certificate attestation, translation and equivalency paperwork.

Apply online: Four steps, documents uploaded securely.

Talk to our MENA representative: Shatnawi Education, Amman — Arabic and English.