Administrative staff 2,000 Number of students 52,308 Postgraduates 777 | Established 1970; renamed 2008 Phone +966 11 822 0000 Founded 1970 Academic staff 3,767 | |
Rector Huda bint Mohammad Al-Ameel Vice Rector Fawzia bint Mohammed Abalkhail Address Al Imam Abdullah Ibn Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz Road، King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh Saudi Arabia Similar Imam Muhammad ibn Saud, King Saud University, Saudi Electronic University, King Abdulaziz University, King Khalid University Profiles | ||
Princess nora bint abdul rahman university
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU; Arabic: جامعة الأميرة نورة بنت عبد الرحمن) is a public women’s university located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest university for women in the world.
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- Princess nora bint abdul rahman university
- Princess nora bint abdul rahman university ksa project
- History and Name
- Colleges and Departments
- Campus services and facilities
- Sustainable Design
- Central Library
- Research Centers
- University Hospital KAAUH King Abdullah bin Abdul aziz University Hospital
- Student Support Centers
- Convention center
- Transportation
- International partnerships
- Memberships in Regional and International Associations
- References
The university offers diplomas, bachelor and postgraduate degrees. It has over 60,000 students in 34 colleges in the city of Riyadh and in the neighbouring cities, a preparatory year program for all first year undergraduate students, an Arabic Language Institute (for non-speakers of Arabic), a Deanship of Community Service and Continuous Education, and a Community College. It has more than 5000 academic and administrative staff.
Princess nora bint abdul rahman university ksa project
History and Name
The university first existed in 1970 as the first College of Education for women in the Kingdom. Within the following 25 years, there were 102 similar colleges in 72 cities around the country, accommodating 60,000 students. There were 6 colleges in the city of Riyadh alone in the fields of education, social service, science, arts, and home economics.
In 2004, the birth of the first all-women university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was announced: Riyadh University for Women and unified all 6 of the original colleges in the city of Riyadh. Other colleges around the Kingdom were unified and expanded in their respected regions into independent universities.
In 2008, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud inaugurated the campus and changed the university’s name to “Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University” after Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman, the sister of the country’s first king and leader, King Abdulaziz. Nourah in Arabic means "light." With this launch was the building of the world's largest and most modern women's institution of higher education in a self-contained higher education city.
On June 12, 2011, the new campus was opened in an official ceremony by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, during which he said:
"Women carry a responsibility that is more than a duty, to maintain the stability of society and contribute to building the economy of the nation, and to represent the community and the nation to the highest standards, outside and inside the country. To be the caring mother, exemplary citizen and productive employee. Outside the nation, to be the ambassador of her country and community, and to represent well her religion, faith and our values."
Colleges and Departments
Health Colleges
Science Colleges
Humanities Colleges
The Deanship of Community Service and Continuous Education offers various diploma options. The Arabic Language Institute (for non-speakers of Arabic) offers grant scholarships to non-speakers of Arabic from different countries. The institute has over 350 students from more than 40 countries.
Preparatory Year Program (PYP):
To ensure quality and a smooth transition into university life, PNU students are required to enroll in a two-year preparatory program of necessary skills, such as:
Campus services and facilities
The campus was constructed in a record time of two years, supported by 75,000 construction workers and the latest building machinery and methodologies. It is 8 million square meters in size, with a maximum capacity of 60,000 students. The campus has 600 high-tech, smart buildings, large-capacity student dormitories, various models of faculty residence units, and three spacious, state-of-the-art recreation centers. In addition, it has pre-schools, primary schools, intermediate and secondary schools. It also has an elegant central library, research centers, a university hospital, student support centers, sport facilities that students can use, a convention center and an automated metro system.
Sustainable Design
38 of the university’s buildings, totaling a million square meters, have been submitted for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating and the library has applied for the second highest LEED "Gold" rating.
Central Library
The library holds over 2 million books in both Arabic and English with a maximum capacity of 5 million, in addition to numerous journal subscriptions, government publications, dissertations, databases, and manuscripts.
Research Centers
Social Research and Women's Studies
Aljazeera Chair
Academic Societies Established
University Hospital (KAAUH) King Abdullah bin Abdul-aziz University Hospital
The hospital has 300 beds, the largest simulation center in the Middle East, and research centers and laboratories in the fields of Nanotechnology, Information Technology and Biosciences.
Student Support Centers
Convention center
Transportation
Due to the physical size of the campus, an efficient means of transporting students needed to be developed. To this end, a 11.5 km automated guideway transit system, the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University Automated People Mover (PNU-APM), was constructed. The network, built to light metro standards, opened in 2012 and has 4 lines and 14 stations. It has 22 two car AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro trains, each having a maximum capacity of up to 110 passengers and a maximum speed of 60 km/h. The driverless technology used in the trains is the same as that of the Copenhagen Metro.