King Faisal University

King Faisal University is a public university in Dammam, Saudi Arabia founded in 1975.

The university is best known for its medical program, although engineering and other majors are offered as well. The teaching hospital, the King Fahd University Hospital, is in Khobar, although a newer hospital is currently under construction near the main campus of the university.

Has been by Royal Decree No. H / 67 1395 e, Judge founded the university in the eastern region greatest impact in the hearts of citizens and laying the scientific and give hope to aspiring students from the strength of this country paid their hopes about scientific investigation as outstanding in essence for belonging to the university and moved them motivated and construction of the region, and from the outset the university acquired a special effort from our government gave them the opportunity of good growth.

The university in its first year in 1395/1396 e, some leased buildings, and in subsequent years has used some prefabricated buildings venue for colleges in each of Hofuf and Dammam, were initially four scientific colleges are: College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine and wealth Animal and Headquarters Faisal University, the College of Architecture, Planning and the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences section Dammam.

As confidence in the ability of extensive knowledge to contribute to the education lies behind the formation of a new college after completion and integration of colleges that existed, as though the decision to establish another university faculties to meet the future needs of the kingdom, which the College of Education in the year 1401/1402 e, and the Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Planning year e 1404/1405, at the University King.

In e in 1415, issued guidance Royal No. 7 / b / 11155 and date 26/7/1415 e, with the consent of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Chairman of the Board of Higher Education to transform Sections dental and technical laboratories of the college of medicine and medical science in Dammam to Klitin using separate possibilities available to the University, namely : Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences.

Nor is the march at this point Yesterday near and on the seventh of the month of Shawwal, the year 1418 H, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General of laying the cornerstone of the first phase of the city university of the University of King Faisal remain this university will of God as planned thanks to the support given to the rank of the sponsor Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and his crown Secretary of His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a monument and a beacon flag stand on the banks of the Gulf of high standing close to the heart of society, which has generated and the focus people of this area of students equipped with a weapon of science and knowledge and depend by their specialties in different areas to meet the expectations of their nation them.

It convinced the University of conferences and symposia in scientific and cultural enrichment of knowledge and community service, the university has paid special attention these conferences, where the number of conferences organized by the university in this period of more than 66 conferences and local and global symposium held in Rehab King Faisal University, in addition to participation University of many conferences and seminars at the local level and external faculty members represented by the more than 300 scientific conference and a symposium at home and abroad.

In the area of scientific research, which is aimed main goals of the University for being one of the basic requirements to address the problems of society, the university has, since its inception and through years of development to revitalize and strengthen scientific research in various fields and disciplines, through intensive activity carried out by colleges and research centers specialized university Apart coordination with other parties from outside the university, the university has managed thanks to God and to reconcile to complete more than forty national research project related production problems and the need of the environment, adding that it had been published more than 2000 scientific research in scientific journals domestic and international .

Confirming that established the University during that period many centres of scientific and specialized research, which seeks to achieve goals set under the command and supervision of several national experiences scientifically highly qualified (see centres and pillars)

This has also evolved Rules university beneficiaries Computer Applications and expanding uses at the administrative and academic to contribute to automate and streamline the administrative and academic management decisions, including through the use of the following regulations: automated information system at the university level, students record system, the system stores procurement, Finance system, a patient care system, architectural designs, and there are currently three university centres of sophisticated computers, which contribute in every previous work, and includes most of the university colleges Personal Computer labs available for student and faculty member.

The period witnessed the development and modernization of all curricula and study plans, and educational programmes in all faculties of the university even consistent with the requirements of the Saudi society, and cope with the latest scientific and technical developments on the other, has been developing educational university regulations when new regulation issued in 1405 developed in e, as well as regulations Internal colleges that were issued in 1407 e, as the development of these regulations as allowing flexibility in the application and align with the development and aspirations of Colleges Under regulations issued by the higher education system and universities.

ee also

* List of universities in Saudi Arabia

External links

* [http://www.kfu.edu.sa/ King Faisal University]