University Directory
ELA Student education goes beyond the coursework. Extracurricular activities form a vital part of ELA students’ experience - creating unique opportunities for friendship and learning. Students can engage and participate in an array of activities on campus that include:
ELA Students Recreational Hall (Dahban):
ELA has an in-house Recreational Hall available to students all day long. Sports include billiards, table tennis, PS4, Football and more.
Fitness & Wellness Athletic Activities
ELA students have access to UBT’s overall fitness and wellness facilities. These facilities provide opportunities for students to exercise, manage stress, and stay healthy. They are convenient for students on campus and membership is free.
The facilities include gym, weight lifting, and lockers. There are also basketball courts, an indoor pool, a volleyball court, bowling alleys, snooker, billiards, and much more.
ELA encourages students to actively join extracurricular activities on Campus, including clubs.
1- Arts &Crafts Club:
This club aims to enhance students’ creativity through art exhibitions and workshops. Students express themselves artistically through drawing, painting and handcrafting, practicing their cognitive skills and creativity in a relaxed environment.
2- Fitness and Health Club:
This club aims to increase students’ physical activity by providing them with all facilities in the gym. Students have access to UBT facilities. The club sponsors training sessions, basketball, and volleyball games.
3- Social Activity Club:
This club aims to increase students’ physical activity by providing them with all facilities in the gym. Students have access to UBT facilities. The club sponsors training sessions, basketball, and volleyball games.
ELA’s Males Campus is located in Dahban, while the Females Campus is located at Sari in Jeddah. Dahban campus is located on a sprawling 4725 square meters of land and has its own state-of-the-art building, fully furnished with 30 classrooms, two fully equipped computer labs, and administrative facilities. Classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art educational technology – ranging from smart boards and sound systems, to highly configured computers.
ELA provides thoughtful services for special needs students. Students with special needs are furnished with accommodation plans that cater for their needs making sure they have access to quality education in coordination with student learning support center and their relevant teachers.
IT services are provided to ELA Male and Female Campuses with IT support for administrative, academic, and quality assurance operations throughout the year. Specifically, the following services are extended to ELA faculty & personnel:
Computers:
ELA provides computer facilities, software, resources and IT service to students, staff and Teachers. All classrooms are equipped with high performance desktop computers with genuine Microsoft Windows 10, User friendly Smart Board and Projector, and all the classroom-presentation-tool & software’s required for teaching purposes. This enhances the teaching and learning environment by allowing teachers, staff, and students to incorporate various types of media in the classroom.
Computer Labs:
Dhahban ELA has two computer Labs computers. Both are equipped with high performance PC’s with headphones. Microsoft Windows 10 and MS Office 365 are being used as the latest, flexible and updated software. Numerous learning applications are installed on computer lab PC’s for students’ learning purposes. The labs are also equipped with printers. ELA provides computer lab facilities for on-campus and online-learning student use. Students are allowed to access Internet or e-mail, to prepare word documents, projects, class assignments or to use other course software that is relevant to teaching at ELA.
E-Service:
Printing Services:
Printing service is provided through network Connection. IT supervisor assists teachers, staff and students with their printing needs.
Maintenance Services:
The IT support specialist provides IT maintenance in all computer labs, classrooms and administrative offices.
Opera system:
Opera is UBT’s own customized e-system; it is the main academic system used by students, faculty members and staff. It is a set of all sort of different internal applications. It combines course registration, grading, Opera online, attendance, and students’ portal. Listed below are some details.
a) Opera Admissions and Registration:
This system allows various registration and admission tasks such as calendar, admitting new students, fulfilling admission requirements and more. It involves course registration tasks such as add, drop, swap, etc.
b) Opera Students affairs:
Opera Student affairs system keeps tracks of student’s affairs activities; and monitors students, events, extra credits, activities, etc.
c) Opera Attendance:
Opera attendance allows faculty members to take the attendance of all students inside the classroom. It informs instructors about students registered in their courses, and also keeps track of their daily attendance. Faculty members have access to Opera attendance on campus, or off campus through the use of Remote Apps service. Students can keep track of their attendance and view it through Opera Online.
d) Opera Online (student’s portal):
Opera Online is the main student’s portal for accessing his/her Opera related information – e.g., registration, grades and attendance. It allows students to go online to access their academic system information – allowing them to register online for their courses; view and edit their own personal records; view their grades, study plan, transcripts, acknowledgement letter and financial statements.
Moodle: Modular Object- Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
Moodle is the open source web-based learning management system used at UBT. It is the main communication link between instructors and their students. Each registered student will have his/her course listed each academic term in Moodle. Instructors are able to use Moodle to post course materials such as presentations, handouts, projects and are able to communicate with their students using messages, chat and discussion forums. They can also assess students by administering quizzes and assignments, and using other tools.
McGraw-Hill Campus:
McGraw-Hill Campus is a Book resources tool provided by McGraw-Hill to our campuses though integration with Moodle. Students can access the customized book and the customized e-learning platform and have access to quizzes and exercises provided by the instructor.
In addition to the administration of the IELTS exam on its premises, ELA is an international Pearson VUE Authorized Testing Center. The Pearson VUE Prometric Test Center at ELA is part of Pearson VUE computer–based assessment services. Pearson is a global leader in electronic testing for information technology, academic, government and professional clients, providing a full suite of services from test development to data management.
Most Common Exams at Pearson VUE Test Center are:
The ELA has instituted the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) program to provide a preparation course intended for students as well as employees in the market place who wish to develop their professional skills in the English Language, and who need development in communication, organizational behavior and leadership skills.
