King AbdulAziz University
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Name in Arabic:
جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز
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Country:
Saudi Arabia
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City:
grandmother
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Phone:
+966-11-695-2000
Email:
[email protected]
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Email:
[email protected]
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P.O.Box:
80200
Website:
https://www.kau.edu.sa/
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Website:
https://www.kau.edu.sa/
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Zipcode:
21589
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Founding Date:
1967
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General information
King Abdulaziz University was established in 1967 as an initiative to provide higher education in the Western Region.
The university began as a private university, then in 1974 it became a public university under state supervision. Education became free for all students, male and female. The university was named after King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, the founder of the Kingdom.
The university aims to spread higher education and promote scientific research in the western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest universities in the Middle East in terms of the number of students and faculties.
The most prominent colleges and institutes:
Applied College.
- College of Humanities and Design.
- Faculty of Tourism.
- Faculty of Economics and Administration.
- Faculty of Science.
- College of Engineering.
- College of Architecture and Planning.
- Faculty of Earth Sciences.
- College of Marine Sciences.
- College of Environmental Sciences.
- College of Computer Science and Information Technology.
- College of Maritime Studies.
- Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Institute for Moderation .
The university is a leading university in scientific research, and has several specialized research centers in fields such as medicine, environment and energy, climate change, water desalination, and Hajj research. It also conducts joint research with international institutions.
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Tareef Alaama
President
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Haifa Reda Jamalallail
Member of the Board of Trustees
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Nashwa Taher
Member of the Board of Trustees
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Adel Mohammad Abuzenadah
Professor of Hematology and Genetics at the College of Applied Medical Sciences and member of the...
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Muna AbuSulayman
Member of the Board of Advisors in the College of Arts and Humanities
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Mariam Fardous
Medicine and Surgery
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Malak Abed AlThaqafi
Medicine and Surgery
